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U.S. Marines unload supplies in preparation for a 32-hour combat logistics patrol on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15. The convoy delivered food, water, construction materials and surveillance equipment to Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines spread across three forward operating bases in Helmand province.

U.S. Marines unload supplies in preparation for a 32-hour combat logistics patrol on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15. The convoy delivered food, water, construction materials and surveillance equipment to Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines spread across three forward operating bases in Helmand province.

U.S. Marines unload supplies in preparation for a 32-hour combat logistics patrol on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15. The convoy delivered food, water, construction materials and surveillance equipment to Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines spread across three forward operating bases in Helmand province.

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