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Army Pfc. Marcus Figueroa, lying down, throws a practice hand grenade as Army Spc. Michael Gaffney seats a new fuse in another practice hand grenade for the next soldier on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Figueroa and Gaffney are assigned to 545th Military Police Company.

Army Pfc. Marcus Figueroa, lying down, throws a practice hand grenade as Army Spc. Michael Gaffney seats a new fuse in another practice hand grenade for the next soldier on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Figueroa and Gaffney are assigned to 545th Military Police Company.

Army Pfc. Marcus Figueroa, lying down, throws a practice hand grenade as Army Spc. Michael Gaffney seats a new fuse in another practice hand grenade for the next soldier on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Figueroa and Gaffney are assigned to 545th Military Police Company.

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