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U.S. Air Force Academy basic cadets read their Contrails pocket book in the tent area of the Jacks Valley training encampment during a break from field training at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 16, 2008.

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U.S. Air Force Academy basic cadets read their Contrails pocket book in the tent area of the Jacks Valley training encampment during a break from field training at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 16, 2008.

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