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A U.S. soldier maneuvers a Talon robot, a device designed to defeat improvised explosive devices, into position to gently pick up a baseball during training on Forward Operating Base Tagab in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Oct. 15, 2013.

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A U.S. soldier maneuvers a Talon robot, a device designed to defeat improvised explosive devices, into position to gently pick up a baseball during training on Forward Operating Base Tagab in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Oct. 15, 2013.

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