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On Patrol

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tristan C. Owens patrols during Mountain Training Exercise 1-18 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 3, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody J. Ohira

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