Sgt. Keana Hodgemire, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, stands outside the M109 Paladin waiting for a fire mission during the battalion-level, artillery qualification training exercise, March 8, at the Dona Ana Range Complex, New Mexico. Hodgemire is the first female noncommissioned officer to hold a Paladin crew member position in the battalion.

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