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Maldivian marines practice horizontal knee strikes during U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Marines in Maafilaafushi, Maldives, Feb. 4, 2014.

Maldivian marines practice horizontal knee strikes during U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Marines in Maafilaafushi, Maldives, Feb. 4, 2014.

Maldivian marines practice horizontal knee strikes during U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Marines in Maafilaafushi, Maldives, Feb. 4, 2014.

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