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Taking Aim

A soldier takes aim firing an M240B machine gun during the 254th Regiment’s Infantry Advanced Leader Course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 2, 2018. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht

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Tags: National Guardsmen, Northcom, Northern Command, Soldiers, Army, training
Credit: Master Sgt. Matt Hecht VIRIN: 180502-Z-NI803-1325A.JPG

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