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Army Pfc. Tounn prepares to place a blasting cap into an M18A1 claymore mine during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 16, 2016. Tounn is an aviation support maintainer assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. Army photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez

Blasting Cap Connection

Army Pfc. Tounn prepares to place a blasting cap into an M18A1 claymore mine during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 16, 2016. Tounn is an aviation support maintainer assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. Army photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez

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