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A soldier fires a machine gun from a military vehicle.

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Army Pvt. Anthony Balac fires an M240B machine gun at Fort Drum, N.Y., June 14, 2018. Balac is assigned to the 2nd Platoon, 206th Military Police Company, New York Army National Guard. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Andrew Valenza

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