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Two U.S. Marines try to collapse a billowing cargo parachute at Landing Zone Albatross, Camp Lejeune, N.C., on March 23, 1998. The cargo was dropped from a helicopter during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation for the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The evaluation is designed to assess the overall readiness skills of an infantry battalion.

Two U.S. Marines try to collapse a billowing cargo parachute at Landing Zone Albatross.

Two U.S. Marines try to collapse a billowing cargo parachute at Landing Zone Albatross, Camp Lejeune, N.C., on March 23, 1998. The cargo was dropped from a helicopter during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation for the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The evaluation is designed to assess the overall readiness skills of an infantry battalion.

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