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U.S. Air Force basic trainees, equipped with combat gear, march in two columns from a mock air base where they practiced a defensive scenario during basic military training on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, May 27, 2009.

BASIC MARCHING

U.S. Air Force basic trainees, equipped with combat gear, march in two columns from a mock air base where they practiced a defensive scenario during basic military training on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, May 27, 2009.

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