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U.S. Marines engage targets with their pistols, May 24, 2008, in the Mojave Desert, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, based on Camp Pendleton, Calif., is currently working through Mojave Viper, a Marine training package to prepare for combat.

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U.S. Marines engage targets with their pistols, May 24, 2008, in the Mojave Desert, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, based on Camp Pendleton, Calif., is currently working through Mojave Viper, a Marine training package to prepare for combat.

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