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A soldier closes one eye and looks through the scope of a machine gun with an open eye outdoors.

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U.S. Army Cpl. Aaron Hough aims an M240B machine gun during Exercise African Lion 25 at Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, May 16, 2025. The largest annual military exercise in Africa includes more than 50 nations, seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops for training involving multiple geographic and combatant commands.

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