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Combat Engineers prepare to deploy

Published: June 6, 2012

Sgt. Bruce McCracken gets a kiss from his wife Raelynn after the ceremony. About 100 members of the Army's 23rd Engineer Company (Airborne) were recognized at a deployment ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The unit of combat engineers, or "sappers", will deploy to Afghanistan for a 9-month tour later this month. Their duties typically include construction and demolition to assist the movement of US forces as well as clearing improvised explosives.

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Members of the company gather for a picture. About 100 members of the Army's 23rd Engineer Company (Airborne) were recognized at a deployment ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The unit of combat engineers, or "sappers", will deploy to Afghanistan for a 9-month tour later this month. Their duties typically include construction and demolition to assist the movement of US forces as well as clearing improvised explosives.

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