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Runners dash toward the finish line during the 400-meter run portion of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group's Iron Man Competition on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2011. The event tested the physical resolve of troops across the base.

FLYING FINISH

Runners dash toward the finish line during the 400-meter run portion of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group's Iron Man Competition on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2011. The event tested the physical resolve of troops across the base.

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