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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick R. White, left, and Staff Sgt. Jared G. Tape conduct Operation Aero Hunter with other Regional Command elements in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2012. The air interdiction force was used as a quick reaction force in support of counter-insurgency operations in Southern Helmand.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick R. White, left, and Staff Sgt. Jared G. Tape conduct Operation Aero Hunter with other Regional Command elements in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2012. The air interdiction force was used as a quick reaction force in support of counter-insurgency operations in Southern Helmand.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick R. White, left, and Staff Sgt. Jared G. Tape conduct Operation Aero Hunter with other Regional Command elements in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2012. The air interdiction force was used as a quick reaction force in support of counter-insurgency operations in Southern Helmand.

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