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U.S. Marines disembark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during a ship-to-shore exercise in a combat rubber craft in the South China Sea, Oct. 14, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion Landing Team, 5th Reigment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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U.S. Marines disembark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during a ship-to-shore exercise in a combat rubber craft in the South China Sea, Oct. 14, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion Landing Team, 5th Reigment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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