Soldiers take up defensive positions before conducting a live-fire exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 15, 2018. The soldiers are assigned to the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Company C, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment. The training is part of the unit’s deployment preparations to support future missions in U.S. African Command. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen