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A U.S. paratrooper, left, explains to an Indonesian army paratrooper, right, how to sight through a sniper’s rifle scope during exercise Garuda Shield 2013 at 1st Kostrad headquarters in West Java, Indonesia, June 10, 2013.

A U.S. paratrooper, left, explains to an Indonesian army paratrooper, right, how to sight through a sniper’s rifle scope during exercise Garuda Shield 2013 at 1st Kostrad headquarters in West Java, Indonesia, June 10, 2013.

A U.S. paratrooper, left, explains to an Indonesian army paratrooper, right, how to sight through a sniper’s rifle scope during exercise Garuda Shield 2013 at 1st Kostrad headquarters in West Java, Indonesia, June 10, 2013.

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