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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shane A. Patterson fires his MK-11 sniper rifle from a Sea Knight helicopter while flying over the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 27, 2008. The snipers train by firing at floating targets from different places inside the helicopter.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shane A. Patterson fires his MK-11 sniper rifle from a Sea Knight helicopter while flying over the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 27, 2008. The snipers train by firing at floating targets from different places inside the helicopter.

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