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U.S. Marines and sailors participate in a six-mile hike on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 2, 2009. The troops, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, joined three naval officers conducting the hike to meet a requirement to earn a Fleet Marine Force officer qualification pin.

MORNING HIKE

U.S. Marines and sailors participate in a six-mile hike on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 2, 2009. The troops, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, joined three naval officers conducting the hike to meet a requirement to earn a Fleet Marine Force officer qualification pin.

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