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Troops board a C-130J Hercules aircraft to support a field exercise at Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., Oct. 11, 2012. The exercise prepares and educates service members in a simulated combat environment.

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Troops board a C-130J Hercules aircraft to support a field exercise at Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., Oct. 11, 2012. The exercise prepares and educates service members in a simulated combat environment.

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