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U.S. Marines fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during operations on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 28, 2010. The Marines are assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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U.S. Marines fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during operations on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 28, 2010. The Marines are assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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