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A new five-day deployment exercise called the Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills and Training, nicknamed BEAST, kicked off on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 15, 2008. BEAST has been added to the eight-and-a-half week Basic Military Training curriculum that began Nov. 5. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios |
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