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A solider provides instruction to another soldier during machine gun training.

Getting Pointers

Army Staff Sgt. David Riley, right, instructs Army Pfc. Miranda Argueta during M249 light machine gun training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 23, 2018. Riley and Argueta are assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña

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