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A U.S. soldier shoots targets with an M2 machine gun during exercise Rock Proof V at Bac Range, Postonja, Slovenia, Oct. 15, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, stationed in Vicenza, Italy. Exercise Rock Proof V is a training exercise between U.S. soldiers and the Slovenian armed forces, focusing on small-unit tactics and building interoperability between these allied forces. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo

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A U.S. soldier shoots targets with an M2 machine gun during exercise Rock Proof V at Bac Range, Postonja, Slovenia, Oct. 15, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, stationed in Vicenza, Italy. Exercise Rock Proof V is a training exercise between U.S. soldiers and the Slovenian armed forces, focusing on small-unit tactics and building interoperability between these allied forces. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo

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