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Mississippi Army National Guard Pfc. Thomas A. Hoey and Sgt. Brandon L. Kilts load a stinger ground-to-air missile into an Avenger vehicle pod during a live-fire exercise on Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 7, 2015. Hoey is an avenger gunner and Kilts is a team chief assigned to 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. Mississippi Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

Stinger Loaded

Mississippi Army National Guard Pfc. Thomas A. Hoey and Sgt. Brandon L. Kilts load a stinger ground-to-air missile into an Avenger vehicle pod during a live-fire exercise on Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 7, 2015. Hoey is an avenger gunner and Kilts is a team chief assigned to 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. Mississippi Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

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