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U.S. Marine Corps Anthony Andress, left, and Sgt. Christopher Cannella, right, conduct routine maintenance on a M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013.

U.S. Marine Corps Anthony Andress, left, and Sgt. Christopher Cannella, right, conduct routine maintenance on a M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013.

U.S. Marine Corps Anthony Andress, left, and Sgt. Christopher Cannella, right, conduct routine maintenance on a M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013.

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