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A cratering charge is denotated in a field after being placed by U.S. soldiers and Australian combat engineers during Talisman Sabre 2011 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia, July 15, 2011.

A cratering charge is denotated in a field after being placed by U.S. soldiers and Australian combat engineers during Talisman Sabre 2011 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia, July 15, 2011.

A cratering charge is denotated in a field after being placed by U.S. soldiers and Australian combat engineers during Talisman Sabre 2011 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia, July 15, 2011.

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