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An Afghan National Army soldier peers through the firing tube during a hands-on training session on the M198 Howitzer, Jan. 28, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Kalagush in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.

HANDS-ON TRAINING

An Afghan National Army soldier peers through the firing tube during a hands-on training session on the M198 Howitzer, Jan. 28, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Kalagush in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.

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