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A soldier uses a sledge hammer to break down a door to gain entry to a building after breaching an enemy compound during rotation 14-10 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014.

A soldier uses a sledge hammer to break down a door to gain entry to a building after breaching an enemy compound during rotation 14-10 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014.

A soldier uses a sledge hammer to break down a door to gain entry to a building after breaching an enemy compound during rotation 14-10 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014.

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