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U.S. Army Spc. Adam Greiger, an infantryman, fires an tube-launched, optically-tracked and wire-guided missile at a target while U.S. Army Cpl. Christopher Parker and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Farrar observe on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, August 14, 2013. Greiger 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 Spc. Adam Greiger, an infantryman, fires an tube-launched, optically-tracked and wire-guided missile at a target while U.S. Army Cpl. Christopher Parker and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Farrar observe on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, August 14, 2013. Greiger 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 Spc. Adam Greiger, an infantryman, fires an tube-launched, optically-tracked and wire-guided missile at a target while U.S. Army Cpl. Christopher Parker and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Farrar observe on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, August 14, 2013. Greiger 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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