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Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Thompson and Sgt. Matthew Bagley use the “buddy” system to ensure proper seals as they don their chemical warfare protective gear during the first 20th Support Command's competition for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Year on Fort Knox, Ky., Aug. 14, 2012. Thompson, a team leader, and Bagley are assigned to the 663rd Ordnance Company, 242nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.

'BUDDY' SYSTEM

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Thompson and Sgt. Matthew Bagley use the “buddy” system to ensure proper seals as they don their chemical warfare protective gear during the first 20th Support Command's competition for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Year on Fort Knox, Ky., Aug. 14, 2012. Thompson, a team leader, and Bagley are assigned to the 663rd Ordnance Company, 242nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.

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