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A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, provides security during an anti-narcotics operation in Marjah, Afghanistan, on March 7, 2012. The operation is aimed at stopping insurgent forces from transporting arms and narcotics in the Bari desert.

A U.S. Marine provides security during an anti-narcotics operation in Marjah.

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, provides security during an anti-narcotics operation in Marjah, Afghanistan, on March 7, 2012. The operation is aimed at stopping insurgent forces from transporting arms and narcotics in the Bari desert.

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