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U.S. Marines inspect and clear a road for possible improvised explosive devices during a sweep south of Al Asad Air Base, on Iraq, on Aug. 7, 2007. The Marines are attached to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271.

U.S. Marines inspect and clear a road.

U.S. Marines inspect and clear a road for possible improvised explosive devices during a sweep south of Al Asad Air Base, on Iraq, on Aug. 7, 2007. The Marines are attached to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271.

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