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Alligator Dagger

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Smith offloads from a French landing craft during a simulated amphibious assault as part of exercise Alligator Dagger, a bilateral combat rehearsal with U.S. and French forces, on Arta Beach, Djibouti, Dec. 20, 2017. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessica Y. Lucio

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