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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment load onto an MV-22 Osprey aircraft at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., on June 19, 2009. The Marines are training during Mojave Viper for an upcoming deployment.

U.S. Marines load onto an MV-22 Osprey aircraft .

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment load onto an MV-22 Osprey aircraft at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., on June 19, 2009. The Marines are training during Mojave Viper for an upcoming deployment.

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