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An Afghan police trainee identifies an improvised explosive device as a U.S. Marine watches during a training scenario with Marines on Forward Operating Base Musa Qa'leh in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 4, 2012.

IDENTIFYING EXPLOSIVES

An Afghan police trainee identifies an improvised explosive device as a U.S. Marine watches during a training scenario with Marines on Forward Operating Base Musa Qa'leh in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 4, 2012.

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