Gaining experience; California Guardsman earns 'combat patch'

By Staff Sgt. Neysa CanfieldAugust 7, 2018

Gaining experience; California Guardsman earns 'combat patch' — U.S. Army Spc. Mark Ballinger, a native of Hesperia, California, assigned to the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard as a cable systems installer-maintainer poses for a photo, July 21, 2018, in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ballinger ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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