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U.S. Marines conduct live-fire training outside Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines . They are the ground combat element for the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan.

LIVE FIRE

U.S. Marines conduct live-fire training outside Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines . They are the ground combat element for the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan.

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