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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert J. Beck, left, prepares to fire a M2 .50 caliber machine gun while Sgt. Jose M. Jimenez-Baez, both with the 50th Chemical Company, New Jersey Army National Guard, indicates which targets to fire at during the unit’s annual training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 1, 2019. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

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