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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aaron Edwards, right, and Marine Pvt. Perry Hill practice clearing a room during urban tactics training, part of the Realistic Urban Training exercise, on Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 30, 2013. Edwards, a grenadier, and Hill, a rifleman, are assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aaron Edwards, right, and Marine Pvt. Perry Hill practice clearing a room during urban tactics training, part of the Realistic Urban Training exercise, on Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 30, 2013. Edwards, a grenadier, and Hill, a rifleman, are assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aaron Edwards, right, and Marine Pvt. Perry Hill practice clearing a room during urban tactics training, part of the Realistic Urban Training exercise, on Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 30, 2013. Edwards, a grenadier, and Hill, a rifleman, are assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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