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As a CH-46 Sea Knight lifts off behind him, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Charles E. Weber guards the perimeter of a makeshift landing zone at Centennial Middle School in Yuma, Ariz., during a simulated evacuation exercise of U.S. citizens from a foreign country in the event of a crisis, April 17, 2009. The city of Yuma allows the Marine Corps to use local parks and school sports fields as training areas.

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As a CH-46 Sea Knight lifts off behind him, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Charles E. Weber guards the perimeter of a makeshift landing zone at Centennial Middle School in Yuma, Ariz., during a simulated evacuation exercise of U.S. citizens from a foreign country in the event of a crisis, April 17, 2009. The city of Yuma allows the Marine Corps to use local parks and school sports fields as training areas.

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