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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Cox shields himself from flying rocks and sand as an MV-22 Osprey aircraft prepares to take off in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2011. Cox is an armorer assigned to the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Cox shields himself from flying rocks and sand as an MV-22 Osprey aircraft prepares to take off in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2011. Cox is an armorer assigned to the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest.

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