{"id":7730,"date":"2017-07-20T18:56:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T18:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-may-17-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:33:22","slug":"frontline-photos-may-17-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-may-17-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: May 17, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15797\" data-id=\"15797\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849082536252-may-17-frontlines-1jpg-rotated.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849082536252-may-17-frontlines-1jpg-rotated.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849082536252-may-17-frontlines-1jpg-rotated.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849082536252-may-17-frontlines-1jpg-rotated.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849082536252-may-17-frontlines-1jpg-rotated.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849082536252-may-17-frontlines-1jpg-rotated.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849082536252-may-17-frontlines-1jpg-rotated.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marines jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 11, 2016, during Jump Week. The Marines were from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force and the C-130 was assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota AB. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo\/Yasuo Osakabe)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2647\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15809\" data-id=\"15809\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849110148429-may-17-frontlines-2jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849110148429-may-17-frontlines-2jpg.jpg 3500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849110148429-may-17-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849110148429-may-17-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=768,581 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849110148429-may-17-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1024,774 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849110148429-may-17-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1162 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849110148429-may-17-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1549 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3500px) 100vw, 3500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Army Sgt. Elizabeth Marks pets Bugsy, a military working dog, while U.S. wheelchair basketball team members celebrate their gold medal win at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Fla., May 12, 2016. DoD photo by Roger Wollenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15821\" data-id=\"15821\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849104532393-may-17-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849104532393-may-17-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849104532393-may-17-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849104532393-may-17-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849104532393-may-17-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849104532393-may-17-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849104532393-may-17-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">IWO TO, Japan (May 11, 2016) An F\/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, practices a touch-and-go landing during field carrier landing practice at Iwo To, Japan. Formerly known as Iwo Jima, Iwo To is an island roughly 750 miles south of Tokyo used by CVW 5 to conduct yearly fighter pilot training and qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III\/Released)160511-N-BB269-074 \rJoin the conversation:\rhttp:\/\/www.navy.mil\/viewGallery.asp\rhttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USNavy\rhttp:\/\/www.twitter.com\/USNavy\rhttp:\/\/navylive.dodlive.mil\rhttp:\/\/pinterest.com\rhttps:\/\/plus.google.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5248\" height=\"2912\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15834\" data-id=\"15834\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849149304680-may-17-frontlines-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849149304680-may-17-frontlines-4jpg.jpg 5248w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849149304680-may-17-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=300,166 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849149304680-may-17-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,426 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849149304680-may-17-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1024,568 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849149304680-may-17-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1536,852 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990849149304680-may-17-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1136 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5248px) 100vw, 5248px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Coronado Police and California Highway Patrol officers lead the funeral for Navy SEAL Charles Humphrey Keating IV, killed in action on May 3, during an Islamic State attack near the city of Irbil in Iraq, as it  travels down Sixth Street in Coronado, Calif., Friday, May 13, 2016. (Howard Lipin\/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15850\" data-id=\"15850\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851408043159-may-17-frontlines-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851408043159-may-17-frontlines-5jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851408043159-may-17-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851408043159-may-17-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851408043159-may-17-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851408043159-may-17-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851408043159-may-17-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Soldiers demonstrate hand-to-hand combat during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion\u00d5s open house at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 7, 2016. During the event, members of the public could view equipment and learn how Rangers train. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15866\" data-id=\"15866\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851450475431-may-17-frontlines-6jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851450475431-may-17-frontlines-6jpg.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851450475431-may-17-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851450475431-may-17-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851450475431-may-17-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851450475431-may-17-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851450475431-may-17-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, center, arrives at the Fort Bragg courtroom facility for an arraignment hearing on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 on Fort Bragg, N.C. The hearing could result in his court-martial being moved until after this fall&#8217;s elections.  (Andrew Craft\/The Fayetteville Observer via AP) MAGS OUT, NO SALES<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1692\" height=\"1128\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15873\" data-id=\"15873\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851448291417-may-17-frontlines-7jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851448291417-may-17-frontlines-7jpg.jpg 1692w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851448291417-may-17-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851448291417-may-17-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851448291417-may-17-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990851448291417-may-17-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1692px) 100vw, 1692px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Air Force Col. Doug Schwartz gets a champagne shower upon landing from his last flight as commander of the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., May 13, 2016. Schwartz retired after 35 years of military service. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3929\" height=\"2563\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15888\" data-id=\"15888\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854269413501-may-17-frontlines-8jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854269413501-may-17-frontlines-8jpg.jpg 3929w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854269413501-may-17-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854269413501-may-17-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=768,501 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854269413501-may-17-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1024,668 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854269413501-may-17-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1002 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854269413501-may-17-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1336 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3929px) 100vw, 3929px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A member of US Army shows a gun to a young boy during the Armed Forces and Public Unity Day celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania,  Saturday, May 14, 2016. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1939\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15898\" data-id=\"15898\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286573611-may-17-frontlines-9jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286573611-may-17-frontlines-9jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286573611-may-17-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286573611-may-17-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=768,496 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286573611-may-17-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1024,662 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286573611-may-17-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1536,993 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286573611-may-17-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1324 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">LOUISVILLE, KY &#8211; MAY 06:  A view of presentation of colors by US Army Recruiters during the 2016 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 6, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky.  (Photo by Nicholas Hunt\/Getty Images for Churchill Downs)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2886\" height=\"3408\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15905\" data-id=\"15905\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286729612-may-17-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286729612-may-17-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 2886w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286729612-may-17-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=254,300 254w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286729612-may-17-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,907 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286729612-may-17-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=867,1024 867w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286729612-may-17-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1301,1536 1301w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990854286729612-may-17-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1734,2048 1734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2886px) 100vw, 2886px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Oregon Army National Guard specialist Aleksander Reed Skarlatos waves to the crowd during a tribute in the fourth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros in Boston, Friday, May 13, 2016. Skarlatos and two fellow Americans stopped a gunman on a train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris in August 2015. (AP Photo\/Michael Dwyer)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5375\" height=\"3583\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15916\" data-id=\"15916\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855628182211-may-17-frontlines-11jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855628182211-may-17-frontlines-11jpg.jpg 5375w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855628182211-may-17-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855628182211-may-17-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855628182211-may-17-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855628182211-may-17-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855628182211-may-17-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5375px) 100vw, 5375px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marine Corps veteran Jorge Salazar, center left, wins the tipoff during the gold medal wheelchair basketball match at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Fla., May 12, 2016. The U.S. team went on to win the match. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1987\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15937\" data-id=\"15937\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855598230019-may-17-frontlines-12jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855598230019-may-17-frontlines-12jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855598230019-may-17-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855598230019-may-17-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855598230019-may-17-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855598230019-may-17-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1017 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635990855598230019-may-17-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1356 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">ARLINGTON, VA &#8211; MAY 06:  A bugler plays &#8216;Taps&#8217; during the funeral of Army Corporal David J. Wishon at Arlington National Cemetery May 6, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Corporal Wishon was assigned to a medical unit in the 7th Infantry Division when he went missing after an attack on Dec. 1, 1950 in the Korean War.  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