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U.S. Army soldiers load into their zodiac boat after extracting a simulated casualty from the beach at Mott Lake during their waterborne operations training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 26, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

U.S. Army soldiers load into their zodiac boat after extracting a simulated casualty from the beach at Mott Lake during their waterborne operations training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 26, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

U.S. Army soldiers load into their zodiac boat after extracting a simulated casualty from the beach at Mott Lake during their waterborne operations training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 26, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

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