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A U.S. Marine shoots at targets on the flight deck of the USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, May 28, 2015. The Marine is assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force. The drill simulates entering a room and immediately seeing a target.

DECK DRILL

A U.S. Marine shoots at targets on the flight deck of the USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, May 28, 2015. The Marine is assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force. The drill simulates entering a room and immediately seeing a target.

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