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Marines maneuver to a defensive fighting position after conducting air assault training.

Fighting Position

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Hodges maneuvers to a defensive fighting position after conducting air assault training during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 29, 2017. Hodges is a rifleman assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 8. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza

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