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U.S. Marines take part in the Marine Corps martial arts program on Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 3, which is deployed to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan.

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U.S. Marines take part in the Marine Corps martial arts program on Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 3, which is deployed to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan.

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