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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Stalnaker, center left, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Gilberto Sanchez, center right, check and compare the coordinates given to their unit's gunnery sergeants during the squadron's preparation for a demonstration of the XM1156 Precision Guidance Kit fuse near Rose Barracks, Germany, July 24, 2015. Stalnaker is a first fire direction officer and Sanchez is a gunnery sergeant assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment's Field Artillery Squadron.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Stalnaker, center left, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Gilberto Sanchez, center right, check and compare the coordinates given to their unit's gunnery sergeants during the squadron's preparation for a demonstration of the XM1156 Precision Guidance Kit fuse near Rose Barracks, Germany, July 24, 2015. Stalnaker is a first fire direction officer and Sanchez is a gunnery sergeant assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment's Field Artillery Squadron.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Stalnaker, center left, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Gilberto Sanchez, center right, check and compare the coordinates given to their unit's gunnery sergeants during the squadron's preparation for a demonstration of the XM1156 Precision Guidance Kit fuse near Rose Barracks, Germany, July 24, 2015. Stalnaker is a first fire direction officer and Sanchez is a gunnery sergeant assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment's Field Artillery Squadron.

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