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Heroes learning from heroes: Local fire departments develop military search-and-rescue team

RALEIGH, N.C. - Soldiers from the 877th Engineer Battalion, out of Augusta, Ga., put together a tripod used for lifting people and equipment to a raised platform Aug. 31 in Raleigh, N.C. The course the Soldiers worked on is a 10,000 square-foot rubble pile used by civilian search-and-rescue teams. The Soldiers are part of a search-and-rescue unit and were working side by side with civilian firefighters from Raleigh, Fayetteville and Cary, N.C. as a part of the Vigilant Guard training exercise. The Soldiers and civilian first responders were able to learn from each other's techniques and experiences by working together during Vigilant Guard. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelsey Blankenship, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment)

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Taken on August 31, 2012