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    Troopers shoot for gold [Image 3 of 4]

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    Two military personnel are crouched on a gravel surface examining a rifle together. One soldier wears a US Army uniform with an American flag patch, while the other wears a German Bundeswehr uniform with a German flag patch. They appear to be engaged in a joint training or weapons familiarization exercise.

    KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN

    03.01.2013

    Photo by 1st Lt. John Bonds 

    3rd Squadron, 7th United States Cavalry Regiment

    U.S. Army Spc. Adam Tracy, left, assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, receives instruction from a German soldier on the MG3 machine gun while attempting to earn the Schutzenschnur, the German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship, in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, March 1, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. John Bonds/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.01.2013
    Date Posted: 03.07.2013 13:07
    Photo ID: 881302
    VIRIN: 130301-A-JB123-003
    Resolution: 4955x3307
    Size: 661.37 KB
    Location: KUNDUZ, AF
    Hometown: SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, US
    Web Views: 156
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    A U.S. Army soldier identified by the name tape 'FENWICK' is in a kneeling firing position aiming a rifle, likely an HK G36 or similar bullpup-style weapon with an optic mounted on top. The soldier is wearing MultiCam (OCP) camouflage uniform, a PASGT/ACH-style helmet, body armor, and tactical gloves. The setting appears to be a sandy/dirt training range or field environment.
    The image shows a military training exercise on an open dirt range with multiple soldiers in different roles. At least two distinct national uniforms are visible: German Bundeswehr (Flecktarn pattern) and what appears to be US Army (MultiCam/OCP pattern). Soldiers are practicing prone firing positions while an instructor observes.
    Two military personnel are crouched on a gravel surface examining a rifle together. One soldier wears a US Army uniform with an American flag patch, while the other wears a German Bundeswehr uniform with a German flag patch. They appear to be engaged in a joint training or weapons familiarization exercise.
    Two military personnel are at an outdoor firing range, with one soldier in prone position operating a belt-fed machine gun while a second individual in German Flecktarn camouflage pattern uniform provides instruction or oversight. Spent brass casings and linked ammunition are scattered across a wooden firing platform. The setting appears to be an arid, desert-like environment consistent with a forward operating base or training range.

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