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A soldier sits in a Stryker vehicle gunner's seat manning a .50-caliber machine gun.

Waiting to Fire

Army Spc. Jacob Dotson sits in an M1126 Stryker vehicle gunner's seat manning a .50-caliber machine gun before participating in a mounted live-fire exercise at a range near Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 30, 2018. Dotson is assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Army photo by Spc. Andrew McNeil

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