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Marines take cover behind a blast blanket as a detonation cord ignites, blowing a door in and giving the Marines a clear passage to breach a building during an urban breaching course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 3, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Marine Division's Mobility Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion.

BLAZE BREACHERS

Marines take cover behind a blast blanket as a detonation cord ignites, blowing a door in and giving the Marines a clear passage to breach a building during an urban breaching course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 3, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Marine Division's Mobility Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion.

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