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U.S. Marines fast rope out of an Ch-46E Sea Knight on to the deck of the replenishment oiler USNS Yukon during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, July 30, 2009. The Marines are embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore, which is conducting a composite training exercise to prepare for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year.

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U.S. Marines fast rope out of an Ch-46E Sea Knight on to the deck of the replenishment oiler USNS Yukon during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, July 30, 2009. The Marines are embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore, which is conducting a composite training exercise to prepare for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year.

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