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N.J. female combatives instructor started on gridiron

New Jersey Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Heather Perez stands for a portrait in front of an F-84F Thunderstreak static display aircraft at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 1, 2018. Perez is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a combatives instructor. New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht

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