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Sailors tend to a campfire at night during a military exercise.

Fireside Techs

Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians tend a campfire during arctic survivability training as part of exercise Snow Crab in Little Falls, Minn., Jan. 24, 2024. The annual exercise tests and evaluates the sailors’ capabilities in a simulated Arctic environment.

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