Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Austin Dillon and his Richard Childress Racing fueler, Tyler Rader, learn about the M249 SAW machine gun during a weapons demonstration as part of their Mission 600 visit to Fort Bragg.
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Austin Dillon (second from right) and teammate Tyler Rader pose for a photo with troops while training with paratroopers at Fort Bragg's 34-foot jump tower.
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Austin Dillon fires an M119 Howitzer during his visit to train alongside troops at Fort Bragg as part of Mission 600.
Tyler Rader (left) and Austin Dillon (second from left) participate in live fire exercises during their Mission 600 visit to Fort Bragg.
FORT BRAGG — As Charlotte Motor Speedway's Mission 600 campaign ramps up ahead of Memorial Day weekend, NASCAR driver Austin Dillon and Richard Childress Racing teammate Tyler Rader traded pit road for parachute drills Thursday, spending the day training alongside soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. The visit is part of the eighth annual Mission 600 initiative, which pairs NASCAR drivers with military units across the region to highlight the daily lives of service members while strengthening ties between the motorsports and military communities.
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Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Austin Dillon and his Richard Childress Racing fueler, Tyler Rader, learn about the M249 SAW machine gun during a weapons demonstration as part of their Mission 600 visit to Fort Bragg.
Austin Dillon (second from right) and teammate Tyler Rader pose for a photo with troops while training with paratroopers at Fort Bragg's 34-foot jump tower.
