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A mine-clearing line charge explodes as U.S. Marines aboard M1A1 Abrams tanks prepare to assault through their objective during a combined arms exercise on Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 11, 2008.

LINE CHARGE

A mine-clearing line charge explodes as U.S. Marines aboard M1A1 Abrams tanks prepare to assault through their objective during a combined arms exercise on Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 11, 2008.

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