Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Church, a range safety with the New York Army National Guard 106th Regional Training Institute, checks a 9 mm Barretta’s chamber for any loaded ammo before allowing a Soldier onto the range to qualify at Camp Smith Training Site, September 20, 2016. The Soldiers were qualifying in order to go on State Active Duty to reinforce Joint Task Force Empire Shield, the New York National Guard security force in New York City, at the direction of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, in response to increased security concerns in the city following a Sept. 17 bomb attack there. ( Arm

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Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Church, a range safety with the New York Army National Guard 106th Regional Training Institute, checks a 9 mm Barretta’s chamber for any loaded ammo before allowing a Soldier onto the range to qualify at Camp Smith Training Site, September 20, 2016. The Soldiers were qualifying in order to go on State Active Duty to reinforce Joint Task Force Empire Shield, the New York National Guard security force in New York City, at the direction of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, in response to increased security concerns in the city following a Sept. 17 bomb attack there. ( Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Michael Davis)

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