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U.S. Marines fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter and secure the flight deck of the USNS Matthew C. Perry during a certification exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is the only continuously forward-deployed Marine unit and the nation's force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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U.S. Marines fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter and secure the flight deck of the USNS Matthew C. Perry during a certification exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is the only continuously forward-deployed Marine unit and the nation's force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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