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Soldiers fire an M199 105 mm howitzer during a demonstration as part of the Arctic Thunder Open House on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2014.

Soldiers fire an M199 105 mm howitzer during a demonstration as part of the Arctic Thunder Open House on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2014.

Soldiers fire an M199 105 mm howitzer during a demonstration as part of the Arctic Thunder Open House on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2014.

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