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U.S. Navy sailors prepare a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System robot to approach a suspect vehicle during an Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2011 vehicle borne improvised explosive device drill in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 24, 2011. The weeklong series of anti-terrorism and force protection exercises involves Navy installations and activities.

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U.S. Navy sailors prepare a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System robot to approach a suspect vehicle during an Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2011 vehicle borne improvised explosive device drill in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 24, 2011. The weeklong series of anti-terrorism and force protection exercises involves Navy installations and activities.

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