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A soldier aims a machine gun while sitting in a turret under blue skies.

Combat Support

Army Pvt. Samantha Lawton operates a mounted M240B machine gun on a HMMWV at Global Strike 2025 during the Combat Support Training Exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 5, 2025.

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