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As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Hardeman fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon during live-fire training on the USS Gunston Hall in the Atlantic Ocean, April 5, 2012. The unit, which partnered with the Navy's Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deploying to the European and Central Command theaters to serve as a response force capable of full-scale combat operations to humanitarian missions.

NIGHT TRAINING

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Hardeman fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon during live-fire training on the USS Gunston Hall in the Atlantic Ocean, April 5, 2012. The unit, which partnered with the Navy's Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deploying to the European and Central Command theaters to serve as a response force capable of full-scale combat operations to humanitarian missions.

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