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A U.S. Marine provides security for fellow Marines during a patrol through a town in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2010. The Marines, assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, are searching for Taliban forces as part of Operation Swift Change.

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A U.S. Marine provides security for fellow Marines during a patrol through a town in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2010. The Marines, assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, are searching for Taliban forces as part of Operation Swift Change.

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