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A soldier reattaches a scope to a machine gun.

Reattaching A Scope

A soldier reattaches a scope to a machine gun after cleaning it during weapons qualification, as part of Tropic Lightning Best Warrior Competition at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, April 9, 2018. Army photo by Sgt. Ian Ives

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