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U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 3 take part in the Marine Corps martial arts program at Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 18, 2009. Regimental Combat Team 3 is deployed to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan.

U.S. Marines take part in the Marine Corps martial arts program.

U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 3 take part in the Marine Corps martial arts program at Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 18, 2009. Regimental Combat Team 3 is deployed to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan.

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