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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn McKinney, attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, climbs the bank after crossing a river during a patrol in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 30, 2009. The battalion is a combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn McKinney climbs the bank after crossing a river during a patrol.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn McKinney, attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, climbs the bank after crossing a river during a patrol in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 30, 2009. The battalion is a combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.

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