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Marines prepare to light a fire during a controlled burn training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., Feb. 17, 2016. The exercise involved burning jet fuel around a model jet to give Marines a realistic experience of putting out an aircraft fire. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy

Before the Blaze

Marines prepare to light a fire during a controlled burn training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., Feb. 17, 2016. The exercise involved burning jet fuel around a model jet to give Marines a realistic experience of putting out an aircraft fire. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy

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