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U.S. Marines execute squats with their partners while participating in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program grey belt course on Asad Air Base, Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462.

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U.S. Marines execute squats with their partners while participating in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program grey belt course on Asad Air Base, Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462.

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