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First Lt. Jack M. Young, the executive officer for 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, shows Argentine Marines the combat endurance course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 8, 2010. The Argentine Marines visited II Marine Expeditionary Force units as part of a theatre engagement program designed to improve military relationships around the world. - First Lt. Jack M. Young, the executive officer for 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, shows Argentine Marines the combat endurance course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 8, 2010. The Argentine Marines visited II Marine Expeditionary Force units as part of a theatre engagement program designed to improve military relationships around the world.

Cpl. Matthew Gardner (rear), a motor transport operator and Corporal of the Guard, Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, searches a Marine before entry into the Command Operations Center during the battalion's Command Post Exercise held at Camp Lejeune, N.C, March 22-25, 2010. The battalion conducted the exercise to simulate command and control operations in preparation for their future deployment to Afghanistan. - Cpl. Matthew Gardner (rear), a motor transport operator and Corporal of the Guard, Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, searches a Marine before entry into the Command Operations Center during the battalion's Command Post Exercise held at Camp Lejeune, N.C, March 22-25, 2010. The battalion conducted the exercise to simulate command and control operations in preparation for their future deployment to Afghanistan.

Lt. Col. Eric Davis (left), the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 46, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Maj. Derrick Smith (right), the CLB-46 sergeant major, case their unit’s colors during a deactivation ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2010. The all-reserve battalion, which is made up of 900 Marines from 70 reserve sites spanning across 42 states, was activated for the first time in June 2009 to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Lt. Col. Eric Davis (left), the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 46, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Maj. Derrick Smith (right), the CLB-46 sergeant major, case their unit’s colors during a deactivation ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2010. The all-reserve battalion, which is made up of 900 Marines from 70 reserve sites spanning across 42 states, was activated for the first time in June 2009 to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A Marine with Military Police Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, battles with the rain as he refills a fighting hole after finishing a four-day field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18, 2010. The purpose of the field exercise was to ensure that all of the field military policemen are prepared for possible upcoming deployments to Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - A Marine with Military Police Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, battles with the rain as he refills a fighting hole after finishing a four-day field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18, 2010. The purpose of the field exercise was to ensure that all of the field military policemen are prepared for possible upcoming deployments to Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Cpl. Amy Gentry, a military policeman with Military Police Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands in the company's vehicle compound aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2010. Gentry won the second place in the Individual Pistol portion of the Camp Lejeune 2010 Intramural Small-Arms Competition held in early March. Gentry was also nominated as CLR-27's outstanding woman in honor of Women's History Month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington) - Cpl. Amy Gentry, a military policeman with Military Police Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands in the company's vehicle compound aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2010. Gentry won the second place in the Individual Pistol portion of the Camp Lejeune 2010 Intramural Small-Arms Competition held in early March. Gentry was also nominated as CLR-27's outstanding woman in honor of Women's History Month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington)

Naval officers aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, conducted a hike led by First Sgt. Theresa G. Harris (front right), Headquarters and Service Company first sergeant and Capt. George D. Camia (front left), the company commander, as a requirement to receive their Fleet Marine Force Qualified Officer pins, Oct. 31, 2009. The hike is just one crucial step the sailors have to complete in order to receive their pin; an honor available to only those sailors who serve side-by-side with Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Naval officers aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, conducted a hike led by First Sgt. Theresa G. Harris (front right), Headquarters and Service Company first sergeant and Capt. George D. Camia (front left), the company commander, as a requirement to receive their Fleet Marine Force Qualified Officer pins, Oct. 31, 2009. The hike is just one crucial step the sailors have to complete in order to receive their pin; an honor available to only those sailors who serve side-by-side with Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Lt. Cmdr. Paul D. Sargent, psychiatrist with the Combat Stress Department at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, stands in front of his office Oct. 26, 2009. Sargent recently implemented the Combat Sleep Course to help service members and civilians improve the quality and quantity of their sleep. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington) - Lt. Cmdr. Paul D. Sargent, psychiatrist with the Combat Stress Department at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, stands in front of his office Oct. 26, 2009. Sargent recently implemented the Combat Sleep Course to help service members and civilians improve the quality and quantity of their sleep. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Ybarra, a hospital corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward)’s battalion aid station, observes as a member of the 7th Iraqi Army Division’s medical staff practices wrapping an ankle sprain aboard Camp Mejid, Iraq, Aug. 24, 2009. Corpsmen from CLB-7’s BAS have been conducting training with the IA medical staff since the battalion’s arrival in February. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Ybarra, a hospital corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward)’s battalion aid station, observes as a member of the 7th Iraqi Army Division’s medical staff practices wrapping an ankle sprain aboard Camp Mejid, Iraq, Aug. 24, 2009. Corpsmen from CLB-7’s BAS have been conducting training with the IA medical staff since the battalion’s arrival in February. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Sgt. Justin D. Toren, a driver and operator for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general’s personal security detail, poses in full personal protective equipment aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 14, 2009. Toren, who was deployed to Iraq during the invasion, joined the Marine Corps following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Sgt. Justin D. Toren, a driver and operator for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general’s personal security detail, poses in full personal protective equipment aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 14, 2009. Toren, who was deployed to Iraq during the invasion, joined the Marine Corps following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Sgt. Jeremy R. Nobels, a landing support specialist from Transportation Support Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and a student in the noncommissioned officer suicide prevention train-the-trainer course, conducts a teach-back during the course aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2009. The course, targeted towards NCOs, was developed in response to the recent increase in suicides in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Sgt. Jeremy R. Nobels, a landing support specialist from Transportation Support Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and a student in the noncommissioned officer suicide prevention train-the-trainer course, conducts a teach-back during the course aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2009. The course, targeted towards NCOs, was developed in response to the recent increase in suicides in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)