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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Burleson, left, strikes Senior Airman Brian McLeod with a right jab during self-defense training as Col. Eric Pierce, center, observes the practice on an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia, Aug. 7, 2009. Pierce is the commander of the 380th Expeditionary Mission Support, and Burleson and McLeod are assigned to his unit.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Burleson, left, strikes Senior Airman Brian McLeod with a right jab during self-defense training as Col. Eric Pierce, center, observes the practice on an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia, Aug. 7, 2009. Pierce is the commander of the 380th Expeditionary Mission Support, and Burleson and McLeod are assigned to his unit.

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