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    82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan 2017 [Image 31 of 31]

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    A nighttime military scene showing a silhouetted soldier in a prone or crouched firing position behind what appears to be a machine gun mounted on a bipod. An illumination flare is visible in the sky to the right, casting ambient light across the scene. The image is predominantly dark with the flare serving as the primary light source.

    ACHIN DISTRICT, NANGARHAR, AFGHANISTAN

    10.09.2017

    Photo by Cpl. Matthew DeVirgilio 

    55th Public Affairs Company (Combat Camera)   

    U.S. Army Sgt. James Mangino, assigned to D Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, operates an M2A2 machine gun at an observation post in Pekha Valley, Achin District, Nangahar Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 09, 2017. Mangino was part of a team that provided base defense. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Matthew DeVirgilio)

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    Date Taken: 10.09.2017
    Date Posted: 03.05.2018 14:06
    Photo ID: 4187233
    VIRIN: 171009-A-NU064-0900
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 3.5 MB
    Location: ACHIN DISTRICT, NANGARHAR, AF
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