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SOFREP Pic of the Day: Paratrooper opens fire

June 24, 2018 · Alex Hollings

Army Pfc. Kevyn Jones returns fire with an M240L machine gun during Exercise Sky Soldier 16 at Chinchilla training area in Albacete, Spain, Feb. 29, 2016. Jones is a paratrooper assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Army photo by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn

Watch U.S. Army Paratroopers conduct squad live-fire exercises with M240L machine guns: