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U.S. Marines and sailors move to link up with Georgian soldiers while conducting Operation Northern Lion in Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013.

OPERATION NORTHERN LION

U.S. Marines and sailors move to link up with Georgian soldiers while conducting Operation Northern Lion in Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013.

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