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Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Burnett, left, outlines the safe limits of fire for a 105mm howitzer from the helmet band of Army Spc. Nathan Arthur during a safety and mission brief on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2013. Burnett is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Alaska.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Burnett, left, outlines the safe limits of fire for a 105mm howitzer from the helmet band of Army Spc. Nathan Arthur during a safety and mission brief on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2013. Burnett is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Alaska.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Burnett, left, outlines the safe limits of fire for a 105mm howitzer from the helmet band of Army Spc. Nathan Arthur during a safety and mission brief on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2013. Burnett is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Alaska.

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