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U.S. Army Sgt. David Reeves sets up a chemical lab as part of Operation Vigilant Guard near Ponce, Puerto Rico, March 24, 2009. Reeves and other members of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team set up the lab as part of a scenario in which terrorists have acquired weapons of mass destruction, and teams from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands help civil authorities negate the threat.

CHEM LAB

U.S. Army Sgt. David Reeves sets up a chemical lab as part of Operation Vigilant Guard near Ponce, Puerto Rico, March 24, 2009. Reeves and other members of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team set up the lab as part of a scenario in which terrorists have acquired weapons of mass destruction, and teams from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands help civil authorities negate the threat.

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