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Paratroopers move an M119 105 mm howitzer into firing position through patches of fireweed after an equipment drop and parachute assault on Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2014.

Paratroopers move an M119 105 mm howitzer into firing position through patches of fireweed after an equipment drop and parachute assault on Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2014.

Paratroopers move an M119 105 mm howitzer into firing position through patches of fireweed after an equipment drop and parachute assault on Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2014.

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