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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin Johnson sets an M240B machine gun down while getting into a fighting position during a security patrol in Washir district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2014. Johnson is a machine gunner assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. The Marines patrolled to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin Johnson sets an M240B machine gun down while getting into a fighting position during a security patrol in Washir district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2014. Johnson is a machine gunner assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. The Marines patrolled to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin Johnson sets an M240B machine gun down while getting into a fighting position during a security patrol in Washir district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2014. Johnson is a machine gunner assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. The Marines patrolled to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex.

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