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A U.S. Marine with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducts amphibious training at Salinas, Peru, on July 9, 2010. The unit is embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in support of Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange 2010, a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, and Colombia.

A U.S. Marine conducts amphibious training at Salinas, Peru.

A U.S. Marine with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducts amphibious training at Salinas, Peru, on July 9, 2010. The unit is embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in support of Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange 2010, a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, and Colombia.

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