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Smoke emanates from Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicolas Strickler’s M9 pistol during small arms training.

Smoking Gun

Smoke emanates from Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicolas Strickler’s M9 pistol during small arms training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 29, 2017. Strickler is a tactical air control party specialist assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

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