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Features<br />
28 Blast protection<br />
Afghans lead counter-IED crusade 41 51<br />
33 Role reversal<br />
Light Dragoons swap jobs<br />
36 Front-line force<br />
UK toops at Helmand's frontier<br />
41 Foxhound<br />
New patrol vehicle shows its teeth<br />
45 Mo-mentum<br />
Team GB's golden boy talks to Soldier<br />
48 Ranked<br />
Army Olympians to remember<br />
51 Urban operators<br />
New course takes training to towns<br />
87 SoldierSport<br />
Regulars<br />
5 Informer<br />
55 Talkback<br />
64 Bullet points<br />
67 Home truths<br />
75 Reviews<br />
98 Final word<br />
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