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1st Marine Logistics Group

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California

7th ESB Marines conduct pre-deployment training with counter-IED robots

A combat engineer from Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, checks a Foster-Miller TALON robot for functionality aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 12, 2013. The robots are used for different tasks, such as identifying objects from far distances, placing charges to blow up improvised explosive devices in place, and handling smaller objects with precision.

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez | VIRIN: 130920-M-YG378-701.JPG

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