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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Michael P. Edwards pulls the lanyard on a 120-mm mortar system, causing it to fire during a training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 21, 2011. Edwards is assigned to Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.

FIRE EXERCISE

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Michael P. Edwards pulls the lanyard on a 120-mm mortar system, causing it to fire during a training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 21, 2011. Edwards is assigned to Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.

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