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Soldiers fire a mine-clearing line charge during Decisive Action Rotation 14-09 on the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 10, 2014. Mine-clearing line charges are used to create breaches in minefields, allowing forces to travel through them.

Soldiers fire a mine-clearing line charge during Decisive Action Rotation 14-09 on the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 10, 2014. Mine-clearing line charges are used to create breaches in minefields, allowing forces to travel through them.

Soldiers fire a mine-clearing line charge during Decisive Action Rotation 14-09 on the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 10, 2014. Mine-clearing line charges are used to create breaches in minefields, allowing forces to travel through them.

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