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A soldier practices with a lensatic compass before participating in the Expert Infantryman Badge competition.

Lensatic Compass

Army 1st Lt. Jack Hughes tests a lensatic compass before participating in the Expert Infantryman Badge competition at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 7, 2017. Hughes is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team. Army photo by Gertrud Zach

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