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U.S. Marines watch as CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters land in a field during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2014. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marines watch as CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters land in a field during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2014. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marines watch as CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters land in a field during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2014. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

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