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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division practice reconnaissance techniques during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 8, 2024. Reconnaissance training helps enhance a Soldier's ability to perform in various terrains and situations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ashon Calhoun)

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U.S. Airmen with the 823rd Base Defense Squadron and the 38th Rescue Squadron ground themselves as an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron hovers above during a simulated medical evacuation at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla., Dec. 12, 2012. The evacuation was part of a three-day training exercise that tested the ability of the Airmen to operate during hostile situations. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter, U.S. Air Force/Released)