U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Machello, a paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, places his weapon into operation during a joint forcible entry exercise at Malemute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 23, 2016, as part of Exercise Spartan Agoge. Spartan Agoge is a brigade-level field training exercise that began Aug. 15, focused on an array of combat-related tasks from squad live-fire exercises to helicopter air insertion and airborne training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Javier Alvarez) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dvidshub.net">www.dvidshub.net</a>
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