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A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter prepares to land during a casualty evacuation exercise at Fire Base Burt, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 22, 2015. The helicopter crew is assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote

Venom Landing

A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter prepares to land during a casualty evacuation exercise at Fire Base Burt, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 22, 2015. The helicopter crew is assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote

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