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Marines and sailors conduct nighttime operations.

Night Ops

Marines and sailors use combat rubber raiding craft during nighttime operations in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp during Exercise Balikatan in the South China Sea, April 10, 2019. The annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focuses on humanitarian assistance and counterterrorism.

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