Army Sgt. James Mangino, assigned to D Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, operates an M2A2 machine gun at an observation post in Pekha Valley, Achin District, Nangahar Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 09, 2017. Mangino was part of a team that provided base defense. ( Army photo by Cpl. Matthew DeVirgilio)

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