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Marines provide security after offloading from an MV-22 Osprey during a simulation of Operation Gothic Serpent, a 1993 operation in Somalia, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 10, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson

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Marines provide security after offloading from an MV-22 Osprey during a simulation of Operation Gothic Serpent, a 1993 operation in Somalia, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 10, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson

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