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Army Sgt. 1st Class Adam James, center, gives aiming instructions to Army Spc. Scott Ault, left, and Army Pfc. Kyle Russell, right, during the M110 semi-automatic sniper system qualifications at Grezelka Range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 25, 2013. James is assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Sniper School, Fort Benning, Ga.; and Ault and Russell are assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, Airborne, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Adam James, center, gives aiming instructions to Army Spc. Scott Ault, left, and Army Pfc. Kyle Russell, right, during the M110 semi-automatic sniper system qualifications at Grezelka Range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 25, 2013. James is assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Sniper School, Fort Benning, Ga.; and Ault and Russell are assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, Airborne, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Adam James, center, gives aiming instructions to Army Spc. Scott Ault, left, and Army Pfc. Kyle Russell, right, during the M110 semi-automatic sniper system qualifications at Grezelka Range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 25, 2013. James is assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Sniper School, Fort Benning, Ga.; and Ault and Russell are assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, Airborne, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

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