Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Cassie Arredondo, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Civil Affair and Psychological Operations Command, pulls the charging handle of an M2 .50 caliber machine gun while completing primary marksmanship instruction during Operation Cold Steel at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the Army Reserve's crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure that America's Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and our j

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Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Cassie Arredondo, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Civil Affair and Psychological Operations Command, pulls the charging handle of an M2 .50 caliber machine gun while completing primary marksmanship instruction during Operation Cold Steel at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the Army Reserve's crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure that America's Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world. ( Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best, 84th Training Command)

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