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U.S. Marines participate in a training exercise for an improvised explosive device detonation on Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center, Sept. 28, 2008, The Marines are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

IMPROVISED MANEUVER

U.S. Marines participate in a training exercise for an improvised explosive device detonation on Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center, Sept. 28, 2008, The Marines are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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