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A member of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon inspects a rifle while fellow members stand in formation in ceremonial uniform as an airborne aircraft approaches them.

Fat Albert and Friends

Marine Corps Cpl. Gerald Wells III, a member of the Silent Drill Platoon, conducts a rifle inspection during a flyover of the Navy's Blue Angels C-130 Super Hercules aircraft, nicknamed "Fat Albert," at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2024.

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