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Troops move out from the back of an aircraft as dust billows in the background.

Dusty Disembarkation

U.S. Marines and Japanese troops disembark from a MV-22 Osprey in Hokkaido, Japan, Aug. 18, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The exercise tested the interoperability of the Marines the Japanese forces. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

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