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Lance Cpl. Vernon K. Akina, a food service specialist with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, marks a notional improvised explosive device while Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Weissgerber, a compact metal detector instructor with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, watches during IED lane training at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 24. Akina located the notional IED with a compact metal detector during the practical application portion of reception staging, onward movement and integration training and integration training. Thundering Third arrives, trains to take over operations in Afghan
Lance Cpl. Vernon K. Akina, a food service specialist with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, marks a notional improvised explosive device while Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Weissgerber, a compact metal detector instructor with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, watches during IED lane training at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 24. Akina located the notional IED with a compact metal detector during the practical application portion of reception staging, onward movement and integration training and integration training. Thundering Third arrives, trains to take over operations in Afghanistan DVIDS273538
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