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U.S. Marine lieutenants stand guard as perimeter security during a mock patrol operation training exercise at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain Training Center, Camp Barrett, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 4, 2010.

U.S. Marine lieutenants stand guard as perimeter security during a mock patrol operation training exercise at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain Training Center, Camp Barrett, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 4, 2010.

U.S. Marine lieutenants stand guard as perimeter security during a mock patrol operation training exercise at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain Training Center, Camp Barrett, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 4, 2010.

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