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U.S. Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter.
U.S. Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Bastion in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2008. The Marines are taking over operations in the area from Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment out of Marine Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Calif.