Army Reserve Sgt. Joshua Sturgill, primary marksmanship instructor, 89th Sustainment Brigade, based in Kansas City, Mo., demonstrates how to disassemble an M240B machine gun during Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by the 416th Theater Engineer Command at Fort McCoy, Wis., March 5, 2018. Operation Cold Steel is the Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice as part of Ready Force X and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and our

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Army Reserve Sgt. Joshua Sturgill, primary marksmanship instructor, 89th Sustainment Brigade, based in Kansas City, Mo., demonstrates how to disassemble an M240B machine gun during Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by the 416th Theater Engineer Command at Fort McCoy, Wis., March 5, 2018. Operation Cold Steel is the Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice as part of Ready Force X and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world. ( Army Reserve photo by Spc. Noel Army Reserve Command)

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