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Army 1st Sgt. Gerald Eagan throws his rucksack in front of him while pulling security detail during a heliborne insertion mission as part of the Order of the Arctic Sapper competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2011. Eagan is assigned to the 6th Engineer Battalion.

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Army 1st Sgt. Gerald Eagan throws his rucksack in front of him while pulling security detail during a heliborne insertion mission as part of the Order of the Arctic Sapper competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2011. Eagan is assigned to the 6th Engineer Battalion.

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