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A service member with a rifle squats in the snow as other personnel exit a helicopter.

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Marines search for and recover a simulated isolated person for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during Exercise Alexander the Great in Volos, Greece, Jan. 7, 2019.

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Tags: Exercises, partnerships, training, Marine Corps, Alexander the Great
Credit: Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa VIRIN: 190107-M-QT322-0199E.JPG

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