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Army Staff Sgt. Heath Beesley, foreground, waits for the command to attack during combined arms maneuver live-fire exercise Spartan Phoenix at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 8, 2015. Beesley is a weapons squad leader assigned to the 509th Infantry Regiment's Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion.

Army Staff Sgt. Heath Beesley, foreground, waits for the command to attack during combined arms maneuver live-fire exercise Spartan Phoenix at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 8, 2015. Beesley is a weapons squad leader assigned to the 509th Infantry Regiment's Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion.

Army Staff Sgt. Heath Beesley, foreground, waits for the command to attack during combined arms maneuver live-fire exercise Spartan Phoenix at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 8, 2015. Beesley is a weapons squad leader assigned to the 509th Infantry Regiment's Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion.

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