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A soldier loads a missile into a short-range air defense missile system.

Stinger Missile

Army Pfc. Alfredo Benitez, an air and missile defense crew member with 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command, loads a Stinger missile onto an Avenger short-range air defense missile system on Shipton Kaserne, Ansbach, Germany, during training, April 30, 2020. The crews are maintaining their combat proficiency in a COVID-19 environment.

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