Soldiers of the 251st Engineer Company, Maine Army National Guard in Norway, Maine, practice hand-held mine sweeping patterns during the Route Reconnaissance Clearance Course at the Counter Explosive Hazards Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. March 19. The 67 Maine soldiers, mostly combat engineers, or "sappers," are attending the two-week course in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan. ( Army photo by Spc. Adam J. Simmler, 121st Public Affairs Detachment, MEARNG) Maine sappers learn and excel 130319-Z-UR570-042

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