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A soldier attempts to gain communication with the platoon fire direction center in order to receive fire missions while the rest of his crew rapidly emplaces their M777A2 howitzer during the Division Artillery Readiness Test on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 18, 2015. The soldier is a radio and telephone operator assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Joe Bush

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A soldier attempts to gain communication with the platoon fire direction center in order to receive fire missions while the rest of his crew rapidly emplaces their M777A2 howitzer during the Division Artillery Readiness Test on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 18, 2015. The soldier is a radio and telephone operator assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Joe Bush

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