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Members of the U.S Air Force Tactical Air Control Party patrol during an exercise on Wheeler Army Airfield's East Range, Hawaii, June 23, 2009. The training, which included combat lifesaver skills, convoys, air assault egression, and improvised explosive device reaction, ran from June 23-26. It was designed to give tactical air control party members a better idea of what to expect when they deploy to Afghanistan with an Army unit.

Members of the U.S Air Force Tactical Air Control Party patrol during an exercise on Wheeler Army Airfield's East Range, Hawaii, June 23, 2009. The training, which included combat lifesaver skills, convoys, air assault egression, and improvised explosive device reaction, ran from June 23-26. It was designed to give tactical air control party members a better idea of what to expect when they deploy to Afghanistan with an Army unit.

Members of the U.S Air Force Tactical Air Control Party patrol during an exercise on Wheeler Army Airfield's East Range, Hawaii, June 23, 2009. The training, which included combat lifesaver skills, convoys, air assault egression, and improvised explosive device reaction, ran from June 23-26. It was designed to give tactical air control party members a better idea of what to expect when they deploy to Afghanistan with an Army unit.

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