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U.S. Air Force basic cadet trainee Savior Stephens crosses a rope station on the assault course in Jacks Valley on the U.S. Air Force Academy's training grounds in Colorado on July 18, 2007. The assault course teaches hand-to-hand combat skills and rifle fighting techniques while allowing basic cadets to practice these elements in controlled scenarios, in a mentally and physically challenging environment.

U.S. Air Force basic cadet trainee Savior Stephens crosses a rope station.

U.S. Air Force basic cadet trainee Savior Stephens crosses a rope station on the assault course in Jacks Valley on the U.S. Air Force Academy's training grounds in Colorado on July 18, 2007. The assault course teaches hand-to-hand combat skills and rifle fighting techniques while allowing basic cadets to practice these elements in controlled scenarios, in a mentally and physically challenging environment.

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