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U.S. Marines conduct immediate-action drills after a helicopter insert during exercise Lava Viper on Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Jan. 20, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Gulf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Lava Viper is a battalion-level combined-arms training exercise to better prepare Marines for upcoming deployments.

HELICOPTER DRILL

U.S. Marines conduct immediate-action drills after a helicopter insert during exercise Lava Viper on Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Jan. 20, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Gulf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Lava Viper is a battalion-level combined-arms training exercise to better prepare Marines for upcoming deployments.

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