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U.S. Army paratroopers sprint to emplace an M240-B machine gun as they demonstrate crew drills to Afghan soldiers before a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 8, 2012.

U.S. Army paratroopers sprint to emplace an M240-B machine gun as they demonstrate crew drills to Afghan soldiers before a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 8, 2012.

U.S. Army paratroopers sprint to emplace an M240-B machine gun as they demonstrate crew drills to Afghan soldiers before a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 8, 2012.

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