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Sgt. 1st Class Averty N. Brisco, Maryland Army National Guard, teaches a soldier from Japan's northern army how to operate the tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided missile weapon system. Photo by Master Sgt. Ronald Pitts, USA

Sgt. 1st Class Averty N. Brisco, Maryland Army National Guard, teaches a soldier from Japan's northern army how to operate the tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided missile weapon system. Photo by Master Sgt. Ronald Pitts, USA

Sgt. 1st Class Averty N. Brisco, Maryland Army National Guard, teaches a soldier from Japan's northern army how to operate the tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided missile weapon system. Photo by Master Sgt. Ronald Pitts, USA

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