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A U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the opposing force, fires an M249 squad automated weapon during exercise Combined Resolve at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 15, 2013. The soldier is assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

A U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the opposing force, fires an M249 squad automated weapon during exercise Combined Resolve at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 15, 2013. The soldier is assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

A U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the opposing force, fires an M249 squad automated weapon during exercise Combined Resolve at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 15, 2013. The soldier is assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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