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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Shon S. Belcher talks to role players acting as a village elder and sub governor during the Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2 at Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 6, 2010. Marines interacted with Afghani role players and helped them return to a village the Marines had cleared of insurgents the day before.

CLEAR, HOLD, BUILD

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Shon S. Belcher talks to role players acting as a village elder and sub governor during the Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2 at Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 6, 2010. Marines interacted with Afghani role players and helped them return to a village the Marines had cleared of insurgents the day before.

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