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Soldiers Conduct Weapons Qualification
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Conrad Vasquez, far right, gives commands to soldiers on the firing line of a weapons qualification range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Conrad Vasquez evaluates a fellow soldiers shot group pattern during weapons qualification at a firing range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. U.S. Army soldiers prepare to qualify at a weapons range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008. The exercise was conducted to keep U.S. troops proficient with their weapon use and to relay the same training to Iraqi security forces. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Conrad Vasquez fires his weapon during weapons qualification at a firing range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008. U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Ippel coaches a soldiers on proper firing techniques during weapons qualification at a firing range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008. Ippel is assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Ippel takes aim and fires his weapon during weapons qualification at a firing range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008.U.S. Army soldiers observe as Army Staff Sgt. Conrad Vasquez gives a lesson on how to conduct reflexive fire techniques at a weapons range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008.U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Bergmooser, performs reflexive firing techniques at a weapons range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Conrad Vasquez observes as soldiers conduct marksmanship qualification at a firing range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008. U.S. Army soldiers call it a day after conducting marksmanship qualification at a weapons range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Conrad Vasquez, far right, gives commands to soldiers on the firing line of a weapons qualification range on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera