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Army Spc. William Hayes checks his compass during small team training at Biathlon Training Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 14, 2013. Hayes is ssigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment.

Army Spc. William Hayes checks his compass during small team training at Biathlon Training Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 14, 2013. Hayes is ssigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment.

Army Spc. William Hayes checks his compass during small team training at Biathlon Training Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 14, 2013. Hayes is ssigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment.

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