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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Troy Bloom, left, and Travis Howell use a litter to carry a simulated casualty during firefighting training on Forward Operating Base Shukvani in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 7, 2013. Bloom and Howell, aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists, are assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Troy Bloom, left, and Travis Howell use a litter to carry a simulated casualty during firefighting training on Forward Operating Base Shukvani in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 7, 2013. Bloom and Howell, aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists, are assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Troy Bloom, left, and Travis Howell use a litter to carry a simulated casualty during firefighting training on Forward Operating Base Shukvani in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 7, 2013. Bloom and Howell, aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists, are assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing.

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