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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Shaul, left, fires blank rounds during Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on the Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 20, 2014. Shaul is assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Shaul, left, fires blank rounds during Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on the Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 20, 2014. Shaul is assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

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