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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Alamillo and Lance Cpl. Bryan Crow practice gun drills with a mortar system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 8, 2017. Alamillo and Crow are mortar men assigned to the 1st Marine Division’s 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Huffty

Mortar Setup

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Alamillo and Lance Cpl. Bryan Crow practice gun drills with a mortar system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 8, 2017. Alamillo and Crow are mortar men assigned to the 1st Marine Division’s 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Huffty

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