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Lance Cpl. Micheal Waters, a packing specialist with the Preservation, Package, and Packaging (P3) section, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), measures a piece of wood while constructing a shipping box aboard Al Asad, Iraq, June 2, 2009. Waters is one of only five Marines assigned to the P3 section at Al Asad who are responsible for packaging gear, personal effects and equipment for shipment to locations around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington) - Lance Cpl. Micheal Waters, a packing specialist with the Preservation, Package, and Packaging (P3) section, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), measures a piece of wood while constructing a shipping box aboard Al Asad, Iraq, June 2, 2009. Waters is one of only five Marines assigned to the P3 section at Al Asad who are responsible for packaging gear, personal effects and equipment for shipment to locations around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington)

Then-Staff Sgt. Jason Eckman, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) personal security detail, stands with the 2nd MLG (Fwd) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Eckman was combat meritoriously promoted to gunnery sergeant during a ceremony aboard Camp Al Taqaddum May 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber III) - Then-Staff Sgt. Jason Eckman, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) personal security detail, stands with the 2nd MLG (Fwd) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Eckman was combat meritoriously promoted to gunnery sergeant during a ceremony aboard Camp Al Taqaddum May 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber III)

The 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, Command Master Chief Tammy Heap and the former sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Carl Green, stand with the general's Personal Security Detail, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Among the experienced 14-man team are military policemen, a Navy corpsman, a motor transportation operator, a communications specialist and infantrymen. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber) - The 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, Command Master Chief Tammy Heap and the former sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Carl Green, stand with the general's Personal Security Detail, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, May 1, 2009. Among the experienced 14-man team are military policemen, a Navy corpsman, a motor transportation operator, a communications specialist and infantrymen. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Richard McCumber)

Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Davis, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, plays a song he wrote, June 17, 2009, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Davis has been writing songs inspired by war veterans since he was 10 years old. - Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Davis, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, plays a song he wrote, June 17, 2009, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Davis has been writing songs inspired by war veterans since he was 10 years old.

Staff Sgt. Jermarcus L. Tate (left), the assistant camp commandant of Camp Korean Village, Iraq, grips the sides of a 10-pound weight plate performing an exercise the CLB-7 Marines call the NASCAR driver during a physical training session at the Cross Fit Gym located aboard Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 8, 2009. This improvised gym is made up of miscellaneous pieces of extra weight and exercise equipment as well as objects that can be found aboard any Marine Corps base, such as sand-filled ammunition cans filled (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Staff Sgt. Jermarcus L. Tate (left), the assistant camp commandant of Camp Korean Village, Iraq, grips the sides of a 10-pound weight plate performing an exercise the CLB-7 Marines call the NASCAR driver during a physical training session at the Cross Fit Gym located aboard Camp Korean Village, Iraq, June 8, 2009. This improvised gym is made up of miscellaneous pieces of extra weight and exercise equipment as well as objects that can be found aboard any Marine Corps base, such as sand-filled ammunition cans filled (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Roberts, a steelworker with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), holds up a photograph of him, his four brothers and his son, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. Roberts hopes one day to be stationed with three of his brothers since the eldest, retired in 2006. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Roberts, a steelworker with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), holds up a photograph of him, his four brothers and his son, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. Roberts hopes one day to be stationed with three of his brothers since the eldest, retired in 2006.

Cpl. Rachelle J. Fernandez, a Lioness with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, greets a local Iraqi family outside of the City of Rutbah Hospital during a civil affairs mission, June 2, 2009. Fernandez was tasked to help the Civil Affairs Group, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division gather information about the local economy using surveys and other methods of communicating. - Cpl. Rachelle J. Fernandez, a Lioness with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, greets a local Iraqi family outside of the City of Rutbah Hospital during a civil affairs mission, June 2, 2009. Fernandez was tasked to help the Civil Affairs Group, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division gather information about the local economy using surveys and other methods of communicating.

Lance Cpl. Alexander Angelikas, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), prepares a sandwich for a Marine with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, at Contingency Outpost Viking, Iraq, May 30, 2009. The six Marines from CLB-4 are able to cook one to three hot meals a day for the Marines and sailors aboard COP Viking. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Robert S. Morgan) - Lance Cpl. Alexander Angelikas, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), prepares a sandwich for a Marine with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, at Contingency Outpost Viking, Iraq, May 30, 2009. The six Marines from CLB-4 are able to cook one to three hot meals a day for the Marines and sailors aboard COP Viking. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Robert S. Morgan)

Joe Nichols and his band play to a crowd of U.S. service members and others at a concert aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 6, 2009. The show was part of the country music star's ten-day tour of the country to honor the men and women who serve in the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis) - Joe Nichols and his band play to a crowd of U.S. service members and others at a concert aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 6, 2009. The show was part of the country music star's ten-day tour of the country to honor the men and women who serve in the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis)

A child pounds knuckles with a U.S. soldier at the Ramadi General Hospital, May 18, 2009. The soldier was part of a personal security detail that escorted members of the Al Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team and Coalition medical personnel who visited the hospital to provide assistance to its mental health program. - A child pounds knuckles with a U.S. soldier at the Ramadi General Hospital, May 18, 2009. The soldier was part of a personal security detail that escorted members of the Al Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team and Coalition medical personnel who visited the hospital to provide assistance to its mental health program.