Army Reserve Soldier, Pvt. Melissa Stamey, C Company, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment, works to rebuild her firing position after the wall of sandbags around her M249 light machine gun collapsed during the Victory Forge field training exercise at Fort Jackson, , Feb. 10, 2016. Victory Forge is the culminating event just before graduation for Soldiers at Fort Jackson in Basic Combat Training. Stamey will head to Fort Lee, Va., after basic where she will attend Advanced Individual Training as a supply specialist. ( Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton) Pile the sandbags 1602

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Army Reserve Soldier, Pvt. Melissa Stamey, C Company, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment, works to rebuild her firing position after the wall of sandbags around her M249 light machine gun collapsed during the Victory Forge field training exercise at Fort Jackson, , Feb. 10, 2016. Victory Forge is the culminating event just before graduation for Soldiers at Fort Jackson in Basic Combat Training. Stamey will head to Fort Lee, Va., after basic where she will attend Advanced Individual Training as a supply specialist. ( Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton) Pile the sandbags 160210-A-OY832-004

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