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U.S. Air Force Airman James Lemison is all determination as he negotiates over a water obstacle by pulling himself across on a rope at the confidence course on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2006. Lemison is in his fourth week of basic military training at Lackland. DoD photo by Robbin Cresswell, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airman James Lemison is all determination.

U.S. Air Force Airman James Lemison is all determination as he negotiates over a water obstacle by pulling himself across on a rope at the confidence course on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2006. Lemison is in his fourth week of basic military training at Lackland. DoD photo by Robbin Cresswell, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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