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U.S. Marines return to Forward Operating Base Jackson during a patrol with a female engagement team and Afghan Uniform Police through the southern bazaar in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2010. The battalion conducted counterinsurgency operations in Helmand province's Sangin valley with Afghan Security Forces during its deployment.

U.S. Marines return to Forward Operating Base Jackson during a patrol with a female engagement team and Afghan Uniform Police through the southern bazaar in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2010. The battalion conducted counterinsurgency operations in Helmand province's Sangin valley with Afghan Security Forces during its deployment.

U.S. Marines return to Forward Operating Base Jackson during a patrol with a female engagement team and Afghan Uniform Police through the southern bazaar in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2010. The battalion conducted counterinsurgency operations in Helmand province's Sangin valley with Afghan Security Forces during its deployment.

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