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A Marine Corps crew chief arms a machine gun on the rear of an MV-22 during a flight from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2007. The MV-22 carried Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and USO entertainers to multiple stops in Iraq.

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A Marine Corps crew chief arms a machine gun on the rear of an MV-22 during a flight from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2007. The MV-22 carried Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and USO entertainers to multiple stops in Iraq.

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