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U.S. Marines prepare to hook a support network system to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2009. The Marines transported the system to Combat Outpost Payne to provide the Marines there with enhanced communications capabilities.

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U.S. Marines prepare to hook a support network system to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2009. The Marines transported the system to Combat Outpost Payne to provide the Marines there with enhanced communications capabilities.

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