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Army Pfc. Stephen Miner performs clearing procedures on the .50-caliber M2 machine gun during weapons qualification on Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Feb. 8, 2014. Miner is assigned to Vermont National Guard's Headquarters Company, 86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Detachment 1 Military Police.

Army Pfc. Stephen Miner performs clearing procedures on the .50-caliber M2 machine gun during weapons qualification on Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Feb. 8, 2014. Miner is assigned to Vermont National Guard's Headquarters Company, 86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Detachment 1 Military Police.

Army Pfc. Stephen Miner performs clearing procedures on the .50-caliber M2 machine gun during weapons qualification on Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Feb. 8, 2014. Miner is assigned to Vermont National Guard's Headquarters Company, 86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Detachment 1 Military Police.

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