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A soldier conducts an inspection on a M230 automatic gun.

Gun Inspection

Army Pfc. Anthony Haines, armament electrical and avionics repairer, assigned to Bravo Company, 1-3rd Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts a biweekly inspection on the M230 automatic gun of an AH-64D Apache helicopter at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, April 3, 2022. The M230 is a single barrel, externally powered, electrically fired, chain-driven weapon. V Corps provides combat-ready forces, executes joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

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