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A soldier fires a machine gun from a tactical vehicle after contact during Decisive Action Rotation 14-10 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 13, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion 29th Field Artillery Regiment.

A soldier fires a machine gun from a tactical vehicle after contact during Decisive Action Rotation 14-10 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 13, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion 29th Field Artillery Regiment.

A soldier fires a machine gun from a tactical vehicle after contact during Decisive Action Rotation 14-10 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 13, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion 29th Field Artillery Regiment.

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