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Two soldiers run during an event to earn an expert badge as the sun glows from the horizon.

Expert Badge

Soldiers run during Objective Bull, the final event of the Expert Infantryman Badge, in Vicenza, Italy, Feb. 16, 2018. The test determines a warrior's drive and culminates with a 12-mile ruck march. The soldiers are paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Lt. Col. John Hall.

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