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U.S. Army Spc. Gereld J. Moore carefully smoothes newly poured concrete as his unit constructs a helicopter landing pad at the National Training Center in the Mojave Desert, Fort Irwin, Calif., July 21, 2009. Moore is a combat engineer assigned to the 327th Combat Engineer Company.

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U.S. Army Spc. Gereld J. Moore carefully smoothes newly poured concrete as his unit constructs a helicopter landing pad at the National Training Center in the Mojave Desert, Fort Irwin, Calif., July 21, 2009. Moore is a combat engineer assigned to the 327th Combat Engineer Company.

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