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Bullet casings ejected from the rifles of the11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force litter the flight deck of the USS New Orleans during a live-fire exercise, Pacific Ocean, Oct. 1, 2011. The unit boarded the amphibious ship for its final exercise before deploying in November.

BULLET CASINGS

Bullet casings ejected from the rifles of the11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force litter the flight deck of the USS New Orleans during a live-fire exercise, Pacific Ocean, Oct. 1, 2011. The unit boarded the amphibious ship for its final exercise before deploying in November.

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