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Marines jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft over the drop zone during Jump Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 11, 2016. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe

Airborne Marines

Marines jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft over the drop zone during Jump Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 11, 2016. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe

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