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U.S. Marines use an M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle to reinstall the engine into an M1A1 Abrams tank on Combat Outpost Shir Gazay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 4, 2012. The Marines are mechanics assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion. The mechanics can rapidly replace a malfunctioning engine to ensure continued mission readiness.

U.S. Marines use an M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle to reinstall the engine into an M1A1 Abrams tank on Combat Outpost Shir Gazay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 4, 2012. The Marines are mechanics assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion. The mechanics can rapidly replace a malfunctioning engine to ensure continued mission readiness.

U.S. Marines use an M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle to reinstall the engine into an M1A1 Abrams tank on Combat Outpost Shir Gazay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 4, 2012. The Marines are mechanics assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion. The mechanics can rapidly replace a malfunctioning engine to ensure continued mission readiness.

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