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Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, walk through a village with Afghan role players during a pre-deployment exercise at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. May 15, 2011. The three-week exercise is designed to prepare MARSOC Marines for deployment to combat operations in Afghanistan by immersing them in an environment as realistic and comprehensive as possible. - Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, walk through a village with Afghan role players during a pre-deployment exercise at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. May 15, 2011. The three-week exercise is designed to prepare MARSOC Marines for deployment to combat operations in Afghanistan by immersing them in an environment as realistic and comprehensive as possible.

A jumpmaster with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, dives out of a plane during a Double-Bag Static-Line parachute course in Wendover, Utah, April 9 - 21. The course was taught by personnel from the 2nd MSOB paraloft and the Airborne Mobile Training Team, and is designed to give Marines a basic understanding of HAHO operations. - A jumpmaster with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, dives out of a plane during a Double-Bag Static-Line parachute course in Wendover, Utah, April 9 - 21. The course was taught by personnel from the 2nd MSOB paraloft and the Airborne Mobile Training Team, and is designed to give Marines a basic understanding of HAHO operations.

A Marine from 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, performs a fast rope insertion from a UH-1 Huey helicopter as part of a maritime mobility exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov 18, 2010. The maritime mobility exercise was used by the 3d MSOB commander to assess his battalion and quickly communicate his expectations of the command. - A Marine from 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, performs a fast rope insertion from a UH-1 Huey helicopter as part of a maritime mobility exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov 18, 2010. The maritime mobility exercise was used by the 3d MSOB commander to assess his battalion and quickly communicate his expectations of the command.