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These images show US troops training in spaces so tight they'll make you sweat

These images show US troops training in spaces so tight they'll make you sweat

U.S. Army Reserve Pvt. Kenneth Collins, 376th Engineer Firefighter Detachment, pulls himself from a confined space familiarization tube at Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-18-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., August 13, 2018.

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U.S. Army Reserve Pvt. Kenneth Collins, 376th Engineer Firefighter Detachment, pulls himself from a confined space familiarization tube at Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-18-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., August 13, 2018.

A space is confined if it has a limited or restricted entry or exit point.

"Confined spaces include, but are not limited to, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, pits, manholes, tunnels, equipment housings, ductwork, pipelines, etc.," $4 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

And the US military trains for all different kinds of scenarios in such spaces.

Here's what they do.

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