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Pfc. John Mumpower, scout observer, C/38th (ABN) Long Range Surveillance Company, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, pulls security with his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a training event at Yakima Training Center, June 25. Mumpower, a Wingate, N.C. native, watches for enemy forces while a two-man team searches the area for any information to send back. Photo by Spc. Hannah Frenchick, 20th Public Affairs Detachment
