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U.S. Marines wait in R7-A1 amphibious assault vehicles before meeting offshore with the USS Essex during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Pyramid Rock Beach, Hawaii, July 12, 2012.

U.S. Marines wait in R7-A1 amphibious assault vehicles before meeting offshore with the USS Essex during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Pyramid Rock Beach, Hawaii, July 12, 2012.

U.S. Marines wait in R7-A1 amphibious assault vehicles before meeting offshore with the USS Essex during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Pyramid Rock Beach, Hawaii, July 12, 2012.

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