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U.S. Marines exit a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter on Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2014. The Marines transitioned to Kandahar Airfield following the end of Regional Command Southwest operations in Helmand province. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regional Command Southwest.

TRANSITION TO KANDAHAR

U.S. Marines exit a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter on Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2014. The Marines transitioned to Kandahar Airfield following the end of Regional Command Southwest operations in Helmand province. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regional Command Southwest.

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