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Soldiers wait inside an M1A1 Abrams tank on the ready line for their turn to fire during the Gen. Gordon Sullivan Cup best tank crew competition at Fort Benning, Ga., May 4, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 252nd Armored Regiment. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy

Firing Line

Soldiers wait inside an M1A1 Abrams tank on the ready line for their turn to fire during the Gen. Gordon Sullivan Cup best tank crew competition at Fort Benning, Ga., May 4, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 252nd Armored Regiment. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy

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