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U.S. Army Spc. Jake Ballinger uses the optic lens on his weapon to scan his sector from atop a small hill during a mission readiness exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, March 16, 2013. Ballinger is assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

READINESS EXERCISE

U.S. Army Spc. Jake Ballinger uses the optic lens on his weapon to scan his sector from atop a small hill during a mission readiness exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, March 16, 2013. Ballinger is assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

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