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U.S. Marines receive a briefing before conducting mission rehearsals on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 10, 2013.

LEATHERNECK BRIEFING

U.S. Marines receive a briefing before conducting mission rehearsals on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 10, 2013.

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