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A Marine holds a static discharge rod against the cargo hook of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as a second Marine prepares to hook up a set of sling ropes connected to a light armored vehicle during a slingload tactics exercise at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg

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A Marine holds a static discharge rod against the cargo hook of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as a second Marine prepares to hook up a set of sling ropes connected to a light armored vehicle during a slingload tactics exercise at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg

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