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U.S. Marine Sgt. Lonnie Smith Jr., right, observes as U.S. Marines engage targets while using night-vision goggles and advanced target pointers during night training at a range on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 19, 2014. Smith is a flight equipment technician assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Lonnie Smith Jr., right, observes as U.S. Marines engage targets while using night-vision goggles and advanced target pointers during night training at a range on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 19, 2014. Smith is a flight equipment technician assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Lonnie Smith Jr., right, observes as U.S. Marines engage targets while using night-vision goggles and advanced target pointers during night training at a range on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 19, 2014. Smith is a flight equipment technician assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366.

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