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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Mark, foreground, fires an M4 rifle at a range near Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2015. Mark is a personal security detail member assigned to the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air security forces. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook

M16 Firing

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Mark, foreground, fires an M4 rifle at a range near Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2015. Mark is a personal security detail member assigned to the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air security forces. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook

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