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Marines take cover behind a blast blanket as detonation cord ignites, blowing a door in and giving the Marines a clear passage to breach a building during an urban breaching course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 3, 2015.

Marines take cover behind a blast blanket as detonation cord ignites, blowing a door in and giving the Marines a clear passage to breach a building during an urban breaching course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 3, 2015.

Marines take cover behind a blast blanket as detonation cord ignites, blowing a door in and giving the Marines a clear passage to breach a building during an urban breaching course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 3, 2015.

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