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Marines of Jump Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment patrol down a sandy path near Mudiq, Iraq, Nov. 8. The group was there to keep insurgents out of the area with vehicle checkpoints.

JUMP PLATOON

Marines of Jump Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment patrol down a sandy path near Mudiq, Iraq, Nov. 8. The group was there to keep insurgents out of the area with vehicle checkpoints.

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