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A soldier fires an FGM-148 Javelin missile during a live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 24, 2016. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner

Javelin Launched

A soldier assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fires a Javelin anti-tank missile at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 24, 2016. The proliferation of anti-tank missiles, chemical-energy munitions and shaped charges may put conventional armor at a disadvantage in the future, Army Gen. David G. Perkins, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command commander, said at the Mad Scientist Conference at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 2016. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner

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