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Army Spc. Maryi Burnside, left, and Sgt. Vic Harper prepare a piece of detonation cord with that will be attached to a block of composition C4 explosives at McCrady Training Center, in Eastover, S.C. April 10, 2016. Burnside and Harper are assigned to the Florida National Guard’s 779th Engineer Battalion. Air National Guard photo by Sgt. Brad Mincey

Preparing Detonation Cord

Army Spc. Maryi Burnside, left, and Sgt. Vic Harper prepare a piece of detonation cord with that will be attached to a block of composition C4 explosives at McCrady Training Center, in Eastover, S.C. April 10, 2016. Burnside and Harper are assigned to the Florida National Guard’s 779th Engineer Battalion. Air National Guard photo by Sgt. Brad Mincey

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