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U.S. Marines conduct routine maintenance on an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle at Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013. The Marines are assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion.

U.S. Marines conduct routine maintenance on an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle at Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013. The Marines are assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion.

U.S. Marines conduct routine maintenance on an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle at Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013. The Marines are assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion.

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