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Two Marines jump out of an Army helicopter into a body of water.

Steel Knight

Marines jump from an Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter during helocast training as part of Steel Knight, a combined arms live-fire exercise, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 2, 2022.

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