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Marine Corps Cpl. David Rodriguez, left, fire team leader, climbs through a hole in a wall as his fire team clears a building while conducting a platoon-sized raid on a simulated town during urban tactics training, part of the Realistic Urban Training exercise, on Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 30, 2013. Rodriguez, a fire team leader, is assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

ROOM CLEARING

Marine Corps Cpl. David Rodriguez, left, fire team leader, climbs through a hole in a wall as his fire team clears a building while conducting a platoon-sized raid on a simulated town during urban tactics training, part of the Realistic Urban Training exercise, on Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 30, 2013. Rodriguez, a fire team leader, is assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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