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A soldier from the U.S. Army's 102nd Military Intelligence Battalion marks his target during live-fire training with M-16 and M-4 rifles at the firing range near Messel, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2008.

A soldier marks his target.

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 102nd Military Intelligence Battalion marks his target during live-fire training with M-16 and M-4 rifles at the firing range near Messel, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2008.

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