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An LAV-25 armament-reconnaissance vehicle prepares to transport Marines, sailors and role players during a personnel recovery exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 4, 2012. The Marines and sailors are assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

An LAV-25 armament-reconnaissance vehicle prepares to transport Marines, sailors and role players during a personnel recovery exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 4, 2012. The Marines and sailors are assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

An LAV-25 armament-reconnaissance vehicle prepares to transport Marines, sailors and role players during a personnel recovery exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 4, 2012. The Marines and sailors are assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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