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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Downing scans his area while on patrol during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 3 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Sept. 21, 2011. Downing is a mortar man with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The battalion is taking part in the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise, which is the final pre-deployment training event before deploying to Afghanistan Helmand province to support Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Justin Downing scans his area while on patrol

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Downing scans his area while on patrol during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 3 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Sept. 21, 2011. Downing is a mortar man with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The battalion is taking part in the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise, which is the final pre-deployment training event before deploying to Afghanistan Helmand province to support Operation Enduring Freedom.

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