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British Royal Marine 45 Commandos stand guard as they wait for helicopter extraction during an "eagle vehicle check point" (VCP) mission for Operation Buzzard July 8, 2002 in southeastern Afghanistan. During VCPs, small groups of marines are dropped quickly by helicopters to search random vehicles on dirt roads and trails near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters freedom of movement across the region.
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