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U.S. Marines participate in a demolitions and breaching course in Djibouti, March 15, 2010. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 1, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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U.S. Marines participate in a demolitions and breaching course in Djibouti, March 15, 2010. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 1, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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