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Army Sgt. Jonathan Naputi, B Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), engages targets during buddy-team level train-up and live fire exercises (LFX) at the Small Arms Complex, JBER-Richardson, May 8, 2013.

Army Spc. Erin Ngu (center), C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), prepares to fire his M4 carbine downrange to the zero target as his unit conducts buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, engage zero targets with their M4 carbines as they conduct buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Army Spc. Shane McVey (left), C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), engages targets through the nine-hole barriers as range safety, Army Sgt. Dennis Geary, looks on during the unit's buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Army Pfc. Nicolas Demetris, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), uses his M4 carbine to engage targets through the nine-hole barrier, as the unit conducts buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, engage zero targets with their M4 carbines as they conduct buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, engage targets through nine-hole barriers with their M4 carbines as they conduct buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Army Pfc. Zachary Winters, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), takes the opportunity to train setting up a M224 mortar while his unit waits to conduct buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Soldiers from C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), practice team firing and reloading techniques with their M4 carbines as they prepare to conduct buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Army Sgt. Joshua Good (left), C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), looks on as Army Pfc. Travis Brown makes windage and elevation adjustments to his M4 carbine during the weapons zero portion of buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Army Spc. Erin Ngu, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), makes windage and elevation adjustments to his M4 carbine during the weapons zero portion of buddy-team level train-up and live-fire exercises at the Small Arms Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Army Spc. Cullen Mixon, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), engages a zero target with his M4 Carbine during buddy-team level train-up and live fire exercises (LFX) at the Small Arms Complex, JBER-Richardson, May 7, 2013.

Clips of 5.56mm ammunition waits to be loaded by soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, as the unit prepares to conduct buddy-team level train-up and live fire exercises (LFX) at the Small Arms Complex, JBER-Richardson, May 8, 2013.

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins, from Sweetland, W.Va., conducts a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Antonio Rosales, from San Antonio, Texas, jumps on a suspension bridge to make it wobble while on a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. Rosales, and his platoon, was searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Rosales is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kevin Jewell, from Alamogordo, N.M., uses his rifle scope to scan the terrain while on a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Jewell is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Antonio Rosales, left, and Icar Morales jump on a suspension bridge to make it wobble while on a dismounted patrol with their platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. The Soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins, from Sweetland, W.Va., uses his rifle scope to scan the terrain while on a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Scott Walker, from Elkin, N.C., stands on a hilltop while on a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Walker is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins, from Sweetland, W.Va., conducts a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers navigate the mountainous terrain while on a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. The Soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins, from Sweetland, W.Va., conducts a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost.

U.S. Army Spc. Adrian Rosas, from Brownsville, Texas, checks his location on a map while on a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Adrian Rosas, from Brownsville, Texas, checks his location on a map while on a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers rest on a hilltop while on a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. The Soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Antonio Rosales, left, and Icar Morales jump on a suspension bridge to make it wobble while on a dismounted patrol with their platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. The Soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost.

U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Antonio Rosales, left, and Icar Morales cross a suspension bridge while on a dismounted patrol with their platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. The Soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.