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    A soldier wearing tactical gloves is operating a heavy machine gun, likely an M2 Browning .50 caliber, in an outdoor field environment. The weapon is mounted on a bipod or ground mount with an ammunition box attached on the left side and a belt of rounds visible feeding into the receiver. Smoke or haze is visible in the background, suggesting the weapon has recently been or is being fired.

    FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES

    08.02.2015

    Photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret      

    416th Theater Engineer Command

    An Army Reserve Soldier from the 346th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), of Knightdale, N.C., fires a M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun for familiarization at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 2, during Operation River Assault, a bridging training exercise involving Army Engineers and other support elements to create a modular bridge on the water across the Arkansas River. The entire training exercise lasted from July 28 to Aug. 4, 2015, involving one brigade headquarters, two battalions and 17 other units, to include bridging, sapper, mobility, construction and aviation companies. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)

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    Date Taken: 08.02.2015
    Date Posted: 08.03.2015 01:07
    Photo ID: 2101206
    VIRIN: 150802-A-TI382-0301
    Resolution: 4815x3322
    Size: 1.56 MB
    Location: FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS, US
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    Downloads: 37

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