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Army Spc. Mattew Ward arrives at a point on the land navigation course during Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2014. Ward is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The division is based in Alaska.

Army Spc. Mattew Ward arrives at a point on the land navigation course during Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2014. Ward is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The division is based in Alaska.

Army Spc. Mattew Ward arrives at a point on the land navigation course during Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2014. Ward is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The division is based in Alaska.

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