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Army Sgt. Mark Banks gives his troops a pre-mission brief during the react-to-contact course on Camp Atterbury, Ind., June 21, 2012. Banks, a chemical team leader, is assigned to the 438th Chemical Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard.

Army Sgt. Mark Banks gives his troops a pre-mission brief during the react-to-contact course on Camp Atterbury, Ind., June 21, 2012. Banks, a chemical team leader, is assigned to the 438th Chemical Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard.

Army Sgt. Mark Banks gives his troops a pre-mission brief during the react-to-contact course on Camp Atterbury, Ind., June 21, 2012. Banks, a chemical team leader, is assigned to the 438th Chemical Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard.

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