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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon L. Crevling rappels from a helicopter parked on the USS Bonhomme Richard’s flight deck to an elevator platform three stories below, Pacific Ocean, Oct. 6, 2009. Crevling is assigned to the 2nd Battalion Landing Team, 4 Regiment, the ground combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon L. Crevling rappels from a helicopter parked on the USS Bonhomme Richard’s flight deck to an elevator platform three stories below, Pacific Ocean, Oct. 6, 2009. Crevling is assigned to the 2nd Battalion Landing Team, 4 Regiment, the ground combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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