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U.S. Army Sgt. Mark A. Kresge Jr. uses Vector 21 rangefinder binoculars to scan his area during a vehicle-born improvised explosive device drill on Forward Operating Base Gardez in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Aug. 29, 2013. Kresge, an infantryman, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. Mark A. Kresge Jr. uses Vector 21 rangefinder binoculars to scan his area during a vehicle-born improvised explosive device drill on Forward Operating Base Gardez in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Aug. 29, 2013. Kresge, an infantryman, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. Mark A. Kresge Jr. uses Vector 21 rangefinder binoculars to scan his area during a vehicle-born improvised explosive device drill on Forward Operating Base Gardez in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Aug. 29, 2013. Kresge, an infantryman, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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