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Pv2. Roujoeh Blackwood, an infantryman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment of the New York Army National Guard, mans an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, during exercise Talisman Saber, July 14, 2017. During the exercise Soldiers from the 69th served as the opposing force in a week-long war game against an active duty Australian Defense Force brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)