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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Travis Morris conducts preflight checks before takeoff from Isa Air Base, Bahrain, Dec. 31, 2015. Morris is a pilot assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response Central Command. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Akeel Austin

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Travis Morris conducts preflight checks before takeoff from Isa Air Base, Bahrain, Dec. 31, 2015. Morris is a pilot assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response Central Command. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Akeel Austin

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