FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: As U.S. troops in Afghanistan battle al Qaeda and Taliban forces, they're also fighting the harsh winter weather. Photographer Jeff Dites (ph) with Nevada affiliate KRNV gives us a look now at how Marines are preparing to fight in any environment.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At the</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How are you doing, buddy?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Fine, thank you.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You go skiing here. As soon as you get up here, the two Marines that took off, you're going straight into the fire line, which is a black</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We had the biathlon that we were running, and it teaches the Marines both mobility and then to be able to stop and quickly take a well-aimed shot while they're still</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As soon as you get it</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The three different positions we saw were the standing position, the kneeling position and then laying down in a</s>JEFF DITES, KRNV PHOTOGRAPHER (voice-over): Each position has different advantages. The prone position is more stable, but the standing position will get you off a faster shot.</s>DITES (on camera): How did they do?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh they did very well.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is a four-man</s>DITES: Is it very comfortable?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I would use those words, but they're not bad. I've slept in worse places. We put a white -- what they call fly, over to obviously blend in with the environment. And the same thing with the over whites. We've got escape hatches over here and back over here. You guys are</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You got to make a nice</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This training can be used in any type of environment and any -- anywhere that they may deploy in the world. What's great about the
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