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U.S. Marines dangle from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter over Camp Margarita on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 11, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, are training with a new variant of the helicopter and faster extraction methods.

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U.S. Marines dangle from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter over Camp Margarita on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 11, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, are training with a new variant of the helicopter and faster extraction methods.

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