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| Snipers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team provide overwatch for fellow paratroopers in a village below them May 19, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Troops serving in Afghanistan are outfitted with several long-range weapons to increase their combat effectiveness in the country’s wide-open spaces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod) |
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| A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team provides overwatch security to fellow paratroopers and Afghan National Security Forces after a firefight May 17, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The agricultural areas surrounding Combat Outpost Giro are a haven for insurgent activities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod) |
That is a pretty cool looking weapon in the foreground of the first pic.
ReplyDeleteIt's the new chassis the Army is using for the M24. And it's available to civilians!
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM2010_Enhanced_Sniper_Rifle