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A Thunderbolt jet sits on the taxiway outside Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 before the day's flight schedule begins at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2006. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S. C.

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A Thunderbolt jet sits on the taxiway outside Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 before the day's flight schedule begins at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2006. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S. C.

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