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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

South African army Staff Sgt. Gidion Basnere (right) instructs U. S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on correct use of the "Fixed Installation Rifle Shooting System" for the R-4 rifle Feb. 13 at "Army Gymnasium," a mid-level South African army training base. The device is designed to teach fundamentals of marksmanship before trainees go to a live range. Photo by Kathleen T. Rhem

South African army Staff Sgt. Gidion Basnere (right) instructs U. S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on correct use of the "Fixed Installation Rifle Shooting System" for the R-4 rifle Feb. 13 at "Army Gymnasium," a mid-level South African army training base. The device is designed to teach fundamentals of marksmanship before trainees go to a live range. Photo by Kathleen T. Rhem

South African army Staff Sgt. Gidion Basnere (right) instructs U. S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on correct use of the "Fixed Installation Rifle Shooting System" for the R-4 rifle Feb. 13 at "Army Gymnasium," a mid-level South African army training base. The device is designed to teach fundamentals of marksmanship before trainees go to a live range. Photo by Kathleen T. Rhem

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