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U.S. Air Force soldiers conduct a controlled detonation on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, March 3, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team.

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U.S. Air Force soldiers conduct a controlled detonation on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, March 3, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team.

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