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Celebs to perform military tests in NBC's "Stars Earn Stripes"

April 6, 2012 / 12:33 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Executive Producer Mark Burnett speaks onstage during the "The Voice" panel during the NBCUniversal portion of the 2012 Winter TCA Tour on Jan. 6, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. Getty

(CBS/AP) NBC is releasing a new TV show that tests celebrities against the demands of military exercises, with the working title "Stars Earn Stripes."

The reality competition show is to be produced by Dick Wolf, of the "Law & Order" franchises and Mark Burnett of "Survivor" and "The Voice."

Nine celebrities from music, sports and Hollywood will be paired with trainers at a "top-notch, secret training facility," the producers said in a statement Thursday.

The contestants will face weekly challenges such as hostage-rescue exercises or placing a laser target atop a mountain.

Burnett, who joined the British military at age 17 and served as a paratrooper, said celebrities and the audience will realize how "hard and scary" such tasks are.

An air date for "Stars Earn Stripes" wasn't announced.