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A soldier climbs down a ladder to get to his next firing location during the annual U.S. Army Special Operations Command Sniper Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2011. The competition, organized for the third year by members of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group, tested the skills of 32 teams of military and civilian law enforcement snipers.

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A soldier climbs down a ladder to get to his next firing location during the annual U.S. Army Special Operations Command Sniper Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2011. The competition, organized for the third year by members of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group, tested the skills of 32 teams of military and civilian law enforcement snipers.

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