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Marines observe a range in preparation for a live-fire exercise during Intrepid Maven 23.4 in Jordan, July 7, 2023. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between the Marine Corps and the Jordanian armed forces designed to improve interoperability, strengthen partner-nation relationships in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, and improve both individual and bilateral unit readiness.

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