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Soldiers provide security creating a defensive perimeter.

Defensive Perimeter

Soldiers provide security creating a defensive perimeter after uploading from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during air assault training exercise at Fort Drum, New York, Feb 21, 2018. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Avery

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