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Marines and sailors take cover behind a pile of rocks while yellow smoke billows.

Sunlit Smoke

Marines and sailors simulate a live-fire platoon attack during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 16, 2025. The exercise provides a challenging, realistic training environment that produces integrated, capable and combat-ready forces.

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