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A paratrooper steps over the opening of the gunner’s hatch while at an M2 .50-caliber machine gun range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 26, 2016. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

Gunner's Hatch

A paratrooper steps over the opening of the gunner’s hatch while at an M2 .50-caliber machine gun range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 26, 2016. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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