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Video: Tip of the Spear

March 25, 2019
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Army Sgt. James Reynolds went from working on communications for the Marine Corps to turning wrenches on tanks for the Army. He’s always looking for the next challenge, and he’s found it as a maintainer for the Army’s main battle tank.

A tank fires.
A tank fires.
Live-Fire Accuracy
An M1 Abrams tank of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fires during a live-fire accuracy screening test at Fort Hood, Texas, June 6, 2018.
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Photo By: Army Maj. Carsen Petry
VIRIN: 180606-A-EN512-001Y
A soldier, shown from overhead, emerges from the top opening of a tank.
A soldier, shown from overhead, emerges from the top opening of a tank.
Tank View
Army Sgt. Ryan Duginski, M1 Abrams tank master gunner assigned to Task Force Raider, performs a remote-fire procedure to ensure the tank’s proper functions at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Nov. 6, 2018.
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Photo By: Army Sgt. Arturo Guzman
VIRIN: 181106-Z-PH391-082D

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