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A U.S. Marine keeps his eyes peeled during a patrol in an urban terrain training facility in Hawthorne, Nev., Feb. 9, 2008. His team, serving under 3rd Marine Division, will deploy to Afghanistan where they will train and advise the Afghan National Army to become a self-efficient military force.

TERRAIN TRAINING

A U.S. Marine keeps his eyes peeled during a patrol in an urban terrain training facility in Hawthorne, Nev., Feb. 9, 2008. His team, serving under 3rd Marine Division, will deploy to Afghanistan where they will train and advise the Afghan National Army to become a self-efficient military force.

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