A Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, climbs Castle Rock using a fixed rope on Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., July 15, 2017. The Soldiers were conducting a squad training exercise, combining patrolling, crossing vertical danger areas and squad attacks.

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