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A soldier speaks into a radio he's holding with a black-gloved hand outside in the snow.

Radio Update

Army Sgt. Christopher Maurer radios his headquarters to give an update on his platoon’s status during the Operation Punchbowl live-fire exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2018. Maurer is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña

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