Army Sgt. Eric Paredes, a gunner with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, New York Army National Guard, adjusts his M119 105 mm howitzer for a fire mission at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft. Polk, La., July 26, 2016. Approximately 3,000 Soldiers from New York joined 2,000 other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force. The Soldiers are honing their skills and practicing integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engaging in close combat with an enemy to

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Army Sgt. Eric Paredes, a gunner with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, New York Army National Guard, adjusts his M119 105 mm howitzer for a fire mission at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft. Polk, La., July 26, 2016. Approximately 3,000 Soldiers from New York joined 2,000 other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force. The Soldiers are honing their skills and practicing integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engaging in close combat with an enemy to artillery and air strikes, July 9-30, 2016. ( Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Harley Jelis)

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