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US Marine Corps Sergeant Warren Sparks (Warren Sparks) prepares his equipment before loading into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Leserneck to conduct operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on August 18 of 2014. Sparks is the commander of the Bravo Company Detachment of the 1 Battalion 7 of the US Marine Corps. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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An Afghan soldier follows US marines while loading a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Lesernek to conduct operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 18 on August 2014. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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US marines are preparing to load a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Lesernek to conduct operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 18 in August 2014. Marines are assigned to the Bravo Company 1 Battalion 7 Regiment of the US Marine Corps. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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US marines are waiting inside the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter before starting operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on August 18 of the 2014 year. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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Junior Corporal US Marine Corps Javier Martinez (Javier Martinez) with a mine detector searches for improvised explosive devices during operations in Helmand, Afghanistan, 18-th August 2014-th year. Martinez is a sapper company Bravo 1 of the battalion 7 of the US Marine Corps. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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US Marine Corps Sergeant Warren Sparks (Warren Sparks), in the center, shows the US Marine Corps Corporal Deshaun Jackson's security position during operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 18 of August 2014. Sparks is the squad leader, and Jackson is the squadron commander of the Bravo Company 1 Battalion, 7 Battalion, US Marine Corps. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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The corporal of the US Marine Corps, Deshaun Jackson, provides security from within a position during an operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on August 18 of 2014. Jackson is the commander of the Bravo company fire group of the 1 th battalion of the US Navy 7 regiment. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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The junior corporal of the US Marine Corps, Javier Nunez, provides security around a tree line during an operation in Helmand, Afghanistan, 18 in August 2014. Núñez is a machine gunner for Bravo Company, the 1 Battalion, the US Navy 7 Regiment. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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Corporal US Marine Corps Kyle Greenwood (Kyle Greenwood) provides security units during operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 18 of August 2014 year. Greenwood is the commander of the Bravo Company Fire Group of the 1 Battalion, 7, US Marine Regiment. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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US marines and soldiers of the Afghan National Army cross open fields on their way to the action base of the intelligence unit during an operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on August 18 of the 2014 year. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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An Afghan watches as US marines and soldiers of the Afghan National Army cross open fields on the way to the base of operations of the intelligence unit during operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, 18 on August 2014. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)
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Junior Corporal of the United States Marine Corps Danny Robinson (Danny Robinson), in the foreground, carries a M240B machine gun on his back while maneuvering to a patrol base during an operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 18 of August 2014. Robinson is a machine gunner for the Bravo Company 1 Battalion of the 7 US Regiment. Photo of Sergeant US Marine Corps Joseph Scanlon (Joseph Scanlan)