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A soldier clears a machine gun while preparing to move during an exercise in the snow.

Arctic Aim

A soldier clears an M240B machine gun while preparing to move during exercise Operation Punchbowl at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2018. The live-fire exercise focused on arctic lethality. The soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battaltion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Combat Brigade. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña

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