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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William Byrd uses a blow torch to cut off part of a chain on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at an undisclosed location in the Middle East on July 13, 2009. Bryd, who is assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, adjusted the rear steps on the MRAP to help make it easier to exit.

BLOW TORCH

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William Byrd uses a blow torch to cut off part of a chain on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at an undisclosed location in the Middle East on July 13, 2009. Bryd, who is assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, adjusted the rear steps on the MRAP to help make it easier to exit.

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