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A U.S. Marine shields his face from flying debris kicked up by the rotor wash of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a rehearsal of the final exercise of Exercise African Lion 2012 on Cap Draa, Morocco, April 16, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

FLYING DEBRIS

A U.S. Marine shields his face from flying debris kicked up by the rotor wash of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a rehearsal of the final exercise of Exercise African Lion 2012 on Cap Draa, Morocco, April 16, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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