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A Soldier crawls under an obstacle during the Florida Army National Guard’s Air Assault Badge course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Feb. 15, 2011. More than 200 Soldiers and Airmen are participating in the physically demanding, two-week course, which is focused on teaching combat assault operations involving helicopters. Photo by Capt. Lisa Browne Banic
