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A soldier fires his machine gun under the cover of smoke during a live-fire exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 8, 2016. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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A soldier fires his machine gun under the cover of smoke during a live-fire exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 8, 2016. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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