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U.S. Marines grill hot dogs during a steel beach picnic aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 21, 2010. The Marines are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

HOT DOG DRILL

U.S. Marines grill hot dogs during a steel beach picnic aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 21, 2010. The Marines are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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