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Marines prepare for the impact from an M777A2 155-mm howitzer during Desert Scimitar 2015 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 20, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Marine Division's 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment.

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Marines prepare for the impact from an M777A2 155-mm howitzer during Desert Scimitar 2015 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 20, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Marine Division's 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment.

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