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    Echo 2/9 Marines hone skills on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan [Image 3 of 15]

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    A silhouetted soldier in full combat gear stands at the edge of a structure observing a military helicopter flying overhead in a desert environment. The landscape is arid and flat with low-profile buildings or fortifications visible on the horizon. The scene suggests an active military operation or patrol in a desert combat zone.

    CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN

    03.03.2013

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Omar Jimenez, a radio operator with Echo company, 2nd Battalion 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, provides security during a training exercise on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 3, 2013. The Marines and Sailors of Echo company conducted the training in preparation for an upcoming combat operation in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.03.2013
    Date Posted: 03.06.2013 14:44
    Photo ID: 880565
    VIRIN: 130303-M-RO295-070
    Resolution: 4580x2989
    Size: 8.63 MB
    Location: CAMP BASTION, AF
    Web Views: 88
    Downloads: 31

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