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A soldier lying down fires a machine gun in dark conditions, leaving an orange trail from the barrel of the gun.

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An Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires an M240B machine gun during a platoon live-fire exercise as part of Devil Avalanche at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 29, 2025. Devil Avalanche demonstrates the 1st Brigade’s capability to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours, maintaining the division's mission as the immediate response force of the U.S.

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