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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Monica Gonzales discards an empty magazine in the combat pistol event during the International Sniper Competition at the U.S. Army Sniper School on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 5, 2012. Gonzales is assigned to the 620th Ground Combat Training Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Monica Gonzales discards an empty magazine in the combat pistol event during the International Sniper Competition at the U.S. Army Sniper School on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 5, 2012. Gonzales is assigned to the 620th Ground Combat Training Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Monica Gonzales discards an empty magazine in the combat pistol event during the International Sniper Competition at the U.S. Army Sniper School on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 5, 2012. Gonzales is assigned to the 620th Ground Combat Training Squadron.

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