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Soldiers assigned to Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, launch a practice rocket from a range on Asad Air Base in Iraq's Anbar province, June 28, 2008.

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Soldiers assigned to Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, launch a practice rocket from a range on Asad Air Base in Iraq's Anbar province, June 28, 2008.

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