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U.S. Marines aboard a combat rubber raiding craft return to the well deck aboard USS Harpers Ferry, Feb. 3, 2008, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The Marines are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment.

RAPID RETURN

U.S. Marines aboard a combat rubber raiding craft return to the well deck aboard USS Harpers Ferry, Feb. 3, 2008, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The Marines are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment.

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