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Marine Corps Cpl. Joaquin Barrios waits for takeoff during a long-range raid at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., June 9, 2018, as part of a composite training unit exercise. Barrios is a UH-1Y Venom crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 Reinforced, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Decker

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