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Sailors defend their camp during a simulated firefight as part of their final evaluation problem during a training exercise on Forth Hunter Liggett, Calif., Oct. 8, 2011. The sailors are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, which participated in its final field training exercise and evaluation before its upcoming U.S. Pacific Command deployment in November.

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Sailors defend their camp during a simulated firefight as part of their final evaluation problem during a training exercise on Forth Hunter Liggett, Calif., Oct. 8, 2011. The sailors are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, which participated in its final field training exercise and evaluation before its upcoming U.S. Pacific Command deployment in November.

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