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U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Kennedy takes a position behind cover during Operation Eastern Storm in the Kajaki Sofla district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 15, 2011. Kennedy is a M240 machine gunner assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.

EASTERN STORM

U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Kennedy takes a position behind cover during Operation Eastern Storm in the Kajaki Sofla district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 15, 2011. Kennedy is a M240 machine gunner assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.

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