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DETONATION CONCENTRATION
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Cool, left, ties a detonation cord as Lance Cpl. Josh Czerepka places several blocks of explosives into an insurgent firing position at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, March 5, 2012. Cool and Czerepka are combat engineers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

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