Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Pratt, a flight engineer with the 8th Special Operations Squadron, grips a .50-caliber machine gun during a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft’s flight over Alabama, Nov. 8, 2016. The .50-caliber machine gun weighs more than 80 pounds and is capable of firing up to 850 rounds per minute with a maximum range of approximately 7,400 yards. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

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