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A special operations forces soldier fires an AT-4 shoulder-fired rocket launcher at the heavy weapons firing range on a base in the Tarin Kowt district in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Aug. 22, 2012. The soldier is assigned to Special Operations Task Force Southeast.

A special operations forces soldier fires an AT-4 shoulder-fired rocket launcher at the heavy weapons firing range on a base in the Tarin Kowt district in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Aug. 22, 2012. The soldier is assigned to Special Operations Task Force Southeast.

A special operations forces soldier fires an AT-4 shoulder-fired rocket launcher at the heavy weapons firing range on a base in the Tarin Kowt district in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Aug. 22, 2012. The soldier is assigned to Special Operations Task Force Southeast.

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