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A Marine operates a .50-caliber machine gun.

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Marine Corps Sgt. Caleb Bastille operates a .50-caliber heavy machine gun during in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Yuma, Ariz., April 2, 2018. Bastille is a crew chief. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathaniel S. McAllister

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