Parachute infantryman Spc. Christopher Bennett, A Company 1st Battalion (Airborne) 501st Infantry Regiment, a native of Skaneateles, N.Y., fires an M2-HB machine gun as a candidate for the Expert Infantryman Badge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 24, 2013. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War Oct. 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)