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U.S. Marines await for air transport aboard a CH-53E helicopter on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Company A, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion. The battalion serves as the quick-reaction force for Multi-National Force - West .

AIR TRANSPORT

U.S. Marines await for air transport aboard a CH-53E helicopter on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Company A, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion. The battalion serves as the quick-reaction force for Multi-National Force - West .

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