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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Roosevelt Pierre, left, and Christian Moore inspect 7.62-caliber rounds before a machine gun shoot in the Kajaki district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 6, 2013. Pierre and Moore, machine gunners, are assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The range exercise enabled the Marines to train with the weapons.

INSPECTING ROUNDS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Roosevelt Pierre, left, and Christian Moore inspect 7.62-caliber rounds before a machine gun shoot in the Kajaki district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 6, 2013. Pierre and Moore, machine gunners, are assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The range exercise enabled the Marines to train with the weapons.

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