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U.S. Air Force Academy basic cadets Bethany Blackburn, right, and Allison Ceranski fight with pugil sticks during the women's Big Bad Basic finals at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, July 26, 2008. Blackburn won, earning the title "Big Bad Basic."

U.S. Air Force Academy basic cadets Bethany Blackburn, right, and Allison Ceranski fight with pugil sticks during the women's Big Bad Basic finals at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, July 26, 2008. Blackburn won, earning the title "Big Bad Basic."

U.S. Air Force Academy basic cadets Bethany Blackburn, right, and Allison Ceranski fight with pugil sticks during the women's Big Bad Basic finals at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, July 26, 2008. Blackburn won, earning the title "Big Bad Basic."

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