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U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Grundel carries a 105-mm M119A2 howitzer round to the weapon system during a dry-fire exercise on Combat Outpost Sultan Kheyl in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Oct. 3, 2013. Grundel is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Grundel carries a 105-mm M119A2 howitzer round to the weapon system during a dry-fire exercise on Combat Outpost Sultan Kheyl in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Oct. 3, 2013. Grundel is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Grundel carries a 105-mm M119A2 howitzer round to the weapon system during a dry-fire exercise on Combat Outpost Sultan Kheyl in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Oct. 3, 2013. Grundel is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

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