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    A U.S. Army soldier in Army Combat Uniform (ACU) digital camouflage pattern is operating what appears to be a targeting or surveillance system, likely a Ground Laser Target Designator (GLTD) or similar optronic device. The soldier wears a standard ACU helmet with a NVG mount bracket and displays a U.S. flag patch and a mountain division patch on the left sleeve. Military vehicles are visible in the blurred background, suggesting a field training or operational environment.

    CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES

    04.14.2012

    Photo by Capt. Andy Thaggard 

    155th Armored Brigade Combat Team

    Spc. Jacob Sanders, West Point, Miss., of the Armory-based Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard watches for artillery rounds to impact with a lightweight laser designator rangefinder during field artillery live-fire exercises, April 14, 2012, at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center near Hattiesburg, Miss.

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    Date Taken: 04.14.2012
    Date Posted: 04.15.2012 18:00
    Photo ID: 559748
    VIRIN: 120414-A-5151T-164
    Resolution: 3000x2400
    Size: 3.08 MB
    Location: CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI, US
    Hometown: WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI, US
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