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Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Church, right, safety checks a 9 mm Beretta chamber for any loaded ammunition before allowing Army Spc. Stephanie Kultzow onto the range to qualify at Camp Smith, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2016. Church is a range safety officer assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 106th Regional Training Institute. Kultzow is a combat medic assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 107th Military Police Company. The soldiers are qualifying for assignment to reinforce Joint Task Force Empire Shield, following recent bombings in Manhattan and New Jersey. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Michael Davis

Safety Check

Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Church, right, safety checks a 9 mm Beretta chamber for any loaded ammunition before allowing Army Spc. Stephanie Kultzow onto the range to qualify at Camp Smith, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2016. Church is a range safety officer assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 106th Regional Training Institute. Kultzow is a combat medic assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 107th Military Police Company. The soldiers are qualifying for assignment to reinforce Joint Task Force Empire Shield, following recent bombings in Manhattan and New Jersey. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Michael Davis

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