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At Finland’s Arrow exercise, Marines shoot where they sleep – in their tanks
Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps
Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines withdrew tanks and weapons from storage caves in secret locations in Norway to fire tank guns and other weaponry alongside more than 3,000 Finnish servicemembers at Finland's Arrow exercise.

Lt. Col. Marcus J. Mainz.<br>U.S. Marine Corps photo
Lt. Col. Marcus J. Mainz.<br>U.S. Marine Corps photo

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte attends an Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, meeting in the Philippines, Oct. 24, 2017.<br>Amber Smith/U.S. Army
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U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House in Washington D.C., on June 30, 2017.<br>Xinhua/Yin Bogu/Sipa USA/TNS
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray at the State Department, Monday, May 7, 2018 in Washington.<br>Alex Brandon/AP
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Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps

At Finland’s Arrow exercise, Marines shoot where they sleep – in their tanks

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From left, Richard N. "Dick" Goodwin, Bill Moyers and President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office in 1965.<br>Yoichi Okamoto-Official White House photo-LBJ Library

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President Donald Trump attends a White House ceremony on May 9, 2018.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

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Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps

At Finland’s Arrow exercise, Marines shoot where they sleep – in their tanks

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Security forces run from the site of a suicide attack after a second bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 30, 2018. A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning. <br>Massoud Hossaini/AP

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Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps
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Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps
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