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A U.S. Navy CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter comes in to land after members of the Maldives National Defense Force set up a 360-degree perimeter during Exercise Coconut Grove in Maldives, Feb. 22, 2009. U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group are participating in the exercise, a bilateral, military and humanitarian civic effort to strengthen international relations.

COCONUT GROVE

A U.S. Navy CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter comes in to land after members of the Maldives National Defense Force set up a 360-degree perimeter during Exercise Coconut Grove in Maldives, Feb. 22, 2009. U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group are participating in the exercise, a bilateral, military and humanitarian civic effort to strengthen international relations.

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