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As the range safety officer, Gunnery Sgt. Rodger Hoke (left) explains the designated field of fire for the M249 Squad Automatic Rifle at Range 400 prior to a live-fire exercise for Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Aug. 7, 2008. The company is scheduled to deploy to Iraq in the fall.