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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Joseph T. Edwards Jr. gives a mission brief before his soldiers participate in zero and qualification on the M249 light machine gun and M4 carbine at Force Reno Training Area, Ravenna, Italy, Nov. 30, 2015. Edwards is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Elena Baladelli

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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Joseph T. Edwards Jr. gives a mission brief before his soldiers participate in zero and qualification on the M249 light machine gun and M4 carbine at Force Reno Training Area, Ravenna, Italy, Nov. 30, 2015. Edwards is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Elena Baladelli

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