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Soldiers draw ammunition before weapons qualifying during nuclear, biological and chemical training at the Small Arms Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 17, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, Airborne, 509th Infantry Regiment.

Soldiers draw ammunition before weapons qualifying during nuclear, biological and chemical training at the Small Arms Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 17, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, Airborne, 509th Infantry Regiment.

Soldiers draw ammunition before weapons qualifying during nuclear, biological and chemical training at the Small Arms Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 17, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, Airborne, 509th Infantry Regiment.

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