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Soldiers climb a steep cliff.

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Soldiers climb a steep cliff during Exercise Rhodope 23 in Smolyan, Bulgaria, Sept. 18, 2023. Troops from the U.S., Bulgaria, Italy and the Czech Republic participated in the exercise, which focused on tactics and survival procedures in mountainous areas.

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