Photos: Austin Dillon, fueler Tyler Rader visit Fort Bragg
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Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon visited Fort Bragg on Thursday with fueler Tyler Rader, who during his time in the United States Army was stationed at the Eastern North Carolina base.
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Austin Dillon stands with Army veteran Tyler Rader, who serves as the fueler of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
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Tyler Rader prepares to fire an M4 carbine at Fort Bragg.
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A soldier gives a tutorial to Austin Dillon about how to operate the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) on Thursday at Fort Bragg.
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Austin Dillon fires the M249 SAW at Fort Bragg.
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Tyler Rader fires the M249 SAW at Fort Bragg.
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A group including Austin Dillon and Tyler Rader pose for a photo at a Fort Bragg shooting range on Thursday.
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Austin Dillon prepares to fire the M119 Towed Light Howitzer on Thursday at Fort Bragg.
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Austin Dillon signs hats for soldiers Thursday at Fort Bragg.
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Austin Dillon and Tyler Rader pose with service members Thursday at Fort Bragg.
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Austin Dillon helps chefs cut into a cake Thursday at the Devil's Den Warrior Restaurant.
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Austin Dillon and Tyler Rader watch a demonstration inside the body of a retired C-130 at Fort Bragg.
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Tyler Rader and Austin Dillon pose with two soldiers Thursday at Fort Bragg.
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Tyler Rader suits up to jump from a 34-foot tower, simulating a paratrooper deployment Thursday at Fort Bragg.
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A soldier demonstrates jumping from the 34-foot tower Thursday at Fort Bragg.
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First Sergeant Omar Melendez toured Austin Dillon and Tyler Rader around Fort Bragg on Thursday. He also previously served alongside Rader in the 75th Ranger Regiment.
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Austin Dillon flies an Apache helicopter simulator Thursday at Fort Bragg.
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Tyler Rader and Austin Dillon pose for a photo with soldiers on the Pope Field tarmac Thursday at Fort Bragg.