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U.S. Marines take up a fighting position and set an ambush for insurgents during Operation Eastern Storm in the Kajaki Sofla district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 15, 2011. The Marines and sailors are participating in Operation Eastern Storm in part to free Route 611 from insurgents.

FIGHTING POSITION

U.S. Marines take up a fighting position and set an ambush for insurgents during Operation Eastern Storm in the Kajaki Sofla district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 15, 2011. The Marines and sailors are participating in Operation Eastern Storm in part to free Route 611 from insurgents.

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