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Airmen use their legs to hang from multiple tall wooden poles.

Pole Pals

Airmen in one of 12 cable apprentice courses practice how to safely climb wire poles at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 18, 2017. Instructors from the 364th Training Squadron taught the students. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy

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