New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Stephens, a mortar section sergeant with B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry, secures his area with a 240B machine gun at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., July 20, 2016. The Soldiers of the 27th IBCT joined another 2,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops to hone their skills and practice integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engaging in close combat with the enemy to artillery and air strikes, July 9-30, 2016. ( Army National Guard photo


New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Stephens, a mortar section sergeant with B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry, secures his area with a 240B machine gun at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., July 20, 2016. The Soldiers of the 27th IBCT joined another 2,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops to hone their skills and practice integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engaging in close combat with the enemy to artillery and air strikes, July 9-30, 2016. ( Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Michael Davis)


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