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A U.S. Army paratrooper kneels by live artillery rounds covered in plastic while gunners prepare an M119A2 105mm howitzer to fire during a training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 13, 2011. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and the artillerymen are assigned to the division's 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper kneels by live artillery rounds covered in plastic while gunners prepare an M119A2 105mm howitzer to fire during a training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 13, 2011. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and the artillerymen are assigned to the division's 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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