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Marines work with their weapons next to a helicopter in a field.

Weapon Prep

Marine Corps’ scout snipers prepare their weapons after exiting a Norwegian-operated Bell 412 helicopter during Midnight Sun, a battalion force-on-force field exercise in Setermoen, Norway, Aug. 5, 2020.

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