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Army Staff Sgt. Otis Lee removes protective wrapping from his M4 carbine after a successful jump onto Malamute Drop Zone during Operation Spartan Reach on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 5, 2013.

Army Staff Sgt. Otis Lee removes protective wrapping from his M4 carbine after a successful jump onto Malamute Drop Zone during Operation Spartan Reach on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 5, 2013.

Army Staff Sgt. Otis Lee removes protective wrapping from his M4 carbine after a successful jump onto Malamute Drop Zone during Operation Spartan Reach on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 5, 2013.

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