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Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Link trains with the M24 Sniper Weapon System on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2014. Link is assigned to the 673rd Security Forces Squadron. The system is a military version of the Remington Model 700 7.62mm rifle.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Link trains with the M24 Sniper Weapon System on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2014. Link is assigned to the 673rd Security Forces Squadron. The system is a military version of the Remington Model 700 7.62mm rifle.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Link trains with the M24 Sniper Weapon System on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2014. Link is assigned to the 673rd Security Forces Squadron. The system is a military version of the Remington Model 700 7.62mm rifle.

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