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A U.S. Marine peers out of his amphibious assault vehicle as he prepares to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall during a composite unit training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, July 19, 2008. The Marine is assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

ATLANTIC TRAINING

A U.S. Marine peers out of his amphibious assault vehicle as he prepares to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall during a composite unit training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, July 19, 2008. The Marine is assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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