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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Russell fires the M2 .50-caliber machine gun while Army Spc. Adam Supino looks on near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2011. Russell and Supino are assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. They spent the day with fellow team members gaining valuable training time on heavy weapons like the MK-19 and the .50-caliber machine gun.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Russell fires the M2 .50-caliber machine gun while Army Spc. Adam Supino looks on near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2011. Russell and Supino are assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. They spent the day with fellow team members gaining valuable training time on heavy weapons like the MK-19 and the .50-caliber machine gun.

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