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U.S. Army soldiers from the 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command receive a mission brief during Amalgam Dart 2009 near Camp Rilea, Ore., on June 14, 2009. Amalgam Dart is a field test of the Department of Defense's ability to rapidly deploy a total air-integrated defense system.

U.S. Army soldiers receive a mission brief.

U.S. Army soldiers from the 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command receive a mission brief during Amalgam Dart 2009 near Camp Rilea, Ore., on June 14, 2009. Amalgam Dart is a field test of the Department of Defense's ability to rapidly deploy a total air-integrated defense system.

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