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U.S. Navy Seaman Chris Mesnard practices kickboxing while training in mixed martial arts inside a makeshift combat-zone gym in the Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2011.

KICKING PRACTICE

U.S. Navy Seaman Chris Mesnard practices kickboxing while training in mixed martial arts inside a makeshift combat-zone gym in the Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2011.

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