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U.S. Army Pfc.. Kyle Pelham, left, clears the launcher after firing a tube-launched, optically-tracked and wire-guided missile at a target as U.S. Army Cpl. Christopher Parker, center front, calls for the next soldier to fire and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Farrar observes on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, August 14, 2013. Pelham and Parker, infantrymen, and Farrar are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Pfc.. Kyle Pelham, left, clears the launcher after firing a tube-launched, optically-tracked and wire-guided missile at a target as U.S. Army Cpl. Christopher Parker, center front, calls for the next soldier to fire and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Farrar observes on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, August 14, 2013. Pelham and Parker, infantrymen, and Farrar are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Pfc.. Kyle Pelham, left, clears the launcher after firing a tube-launched, optically-tracked and wire-guided missile at a target as U.S. Army Cpl. Christopher Parker, center front, calls for the next soldier to fire and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Farrar observes on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, August 14, 2013. Pelham and Parker, infantrymen, and Farrar are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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