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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
Bullets holes are seen through the glass door of a cafe near Casa Nostra after the terror attack on November 14, 2015 in Paris, France. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Bullets holes are seen through the glass door of a cafe near Casa Nostra after the terror attack on November 14, 2015 in Paris, France. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
A navy soldier salutes from the Dutch-made Sea Dragon submarine during a combat skills demonstration in the watersnear the Tsoying navy base in southern Kaohsiung on January 14, 2014. (SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
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A navy soldier salutes from the Dutch-made Sea Dragon submarine during a combat skills demonstration in the watersnear the Tsoying navy base in southern Kaohsiung on January 14, 2014. (SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
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