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Army Pfc. Tysheem Francis prepares his M240L machine gun to be packed in a M1950 weapons case before a combat training parachute insertion on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2013. Francis is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, Alaska.

Army Pfc. Tysheem Francis prepares his M240L machine gun to be packed in a M1950 weapons case before a combat training parachute insertion on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2013. Francis is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, Alaska.

Army Pfc. Tysheem Francis prepares his M240L machine gun to be packed in a M1950 weapons case before a combat training parachute insertion on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2013. Francis is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, Alaska.

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