Capt. Jason Gillespie, left, 1st Sgt. Casey McFall, middle, and 1st Lt. Maurice Coopers take part in live-fire range training with M4 carbines on Forward Operating Base Lightning in Afghanistan's Paktiya province, on Feb. 14, 2014. (Dixie Rae Liwanag/U.S. Army)

Our staff-selected photos of the week of the Army in action.

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