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A U.S. Army soldier slithers through a sand pit on the Air Assault School obstacle course at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Sept. 19, 2013. Air Assault School is a 10-day course that consists of three phases and a 12-mile foot march that must be completed before graduation.

A soldier slithers through a sand pit on the Air Assault School obstacle course at Fort Bragg

A U.S. Army soldier slithers through a sand pit on the Air Assault School obstacle course at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Sept. 19, 2013. Air Assault School is a 10-day course that consists of three phases and a 12-mile foot march that must be completed before graduation.

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