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U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Fox secures his sector of fire during a key leader engagement in Qalat city, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2011. Fox is an automatic rifleman assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, and deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard. Team members visited a local village and the Qalat prison to conduct key leader engagements.

SECTOR OF FIRE

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Fox secures his sector of fire during a key leader engagement in Qalat city, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2011. Fox is an automatic rifleman assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, and deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard. Team members visited a local village and the Qalat prison to conduct key leader engagements.

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