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A member of the Camp Al Taqaddum Fire Department demonstrates the proper way to employ a fire extinguisher during the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) safety fair held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2009. The purpose of the safety fair was to further Marines’ and sailors’ knowledge of general safety concerns and foster force preservation awareness. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)::r::::n::::r::::n:: - A member of the Camp Al Taqaddum Fire Department demonstrates the proper way to employ a fire extinguisher during the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) safety fair held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2009. The purpose of the safety fair was to further Marines’ and sailors’ knowledge of general safety concerns and foster force preservation awareness. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)::r::::n::::r::::n::

Iraqi army mechanics with 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, practice replacing a fuel filter after receiving a class on the fuel system of humvees at Camp Ramadi’s neighboring Iraqi Army base, Camp Ali, July 16, 2009. Marines with Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), conducts biweekly, in-depth classroom instruction, followed by practical application with the IA unit’s maintenance shop. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Iraqi army mechanics with 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, practice replacing a fuel filter after receiving a class on the fuel system of humvees at Camp Ramadi’s neighboring Iraqi Army base, Camp Ali, July 16, 2009. Marines with Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), conducts biweekly, in-depth classroom instruction, followed by practical application with the IA unit’s maintenance shop. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Airfield rescue firefighters rescue a Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, who is trapped under debris at a simulated plane crash site during an aviation mishap drill aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, July 14, 2009. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that everyone involved with responding to a plane crash on base worked together efficiently. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo) - Airfield rescue firefighters rescue a Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, who is trapped under debris at a simulated plane crash site during an aviation mishap drill aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, July 14, 2009. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that everyone involved with responding to a plane crash on base worked together efficiently. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo)

Sgt. Andrew L. Dekruiff, the security noncommissioned officer-in-charge at Al Taqaddum Surgical, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), spots his friend Petty Officer 3rd Class Korey M. Danico, a hospital corpsman with the emergency department of Al Taqaddum Surgical, during their strength workout at the gym aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 26, 2009. The two service members have been working out together since April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Sgt. Andrew L. Dekruiff, the security noncommissioned officer-in-charge at Al Taqaddum Surgical, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), spots his friend Petty Officer 3rd Class Korey M. Danico, a hospital corpsman with the emergency department of Al Taqaddum Surgical, during their strength workout at the gym aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 26, 2009. The two service members have been working out together since April 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Cpl. Chris E. Robinson, a welder with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), shows students defects to watch out for on an International Organization for Standardization container, during a container repair course held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 22, 2009. Robinson taught the five-day course as part of the effort to get all ISO containers in Iraq to a seaworthy condition for the transportation of supplies and equipment out of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo) - Cpl. Chris E. Robinson, a welder with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), shows students defects to watch out for on an International Organization for Standardization container, during a container repair course held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 22, 2009. Robinson taught the five-day course as part of the effort to get all ISO containers in Iraq to a seaworthy condition for the transportation of supplies and equipment out of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. M. M. Bravo)

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)

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)

An Iraqi soldier from the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, watches as Staff Sgt. Donald L. Marsh, a platoon sergeant with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), gives him and his fellow mechanics a class on troubleshooting a humvee’s protective control box at Camp Ali, Iraq, May 13, 2009. Marsh provided classes to the brigade to assist Military Transition Team 9999 in teaching the Iraqi soldiers maintenance and logistics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis) - An Iraqi soldier from the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, watches as Staff Sgt. Donald L. Marsh, a platoon sergeant with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), gives him and his fellow mechanics a class on troubleshooting a humvee’s protective control box at Camp Ali, Iraq, May 13, 2009. Marsh provided classes to the brigade to assist Military Transition Team 9999 in teaching the Iraqi soldiers maintenance and logistics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Bobbie A. Curtis)

Sgt. Anthony R. Tripp, a platoon sergeant with Security Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), plays the role of a lost Marine who has just been found by a convoy, during an immediate action training exercise, May 14, 2009, aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. The monthly exercise tested the Marines' immediate action skills during three scenarios; finding a lost Marine, searching for a possible improvised explosive device, and reacting to an explosion that resulted in casualties. - Sgt. Anthony R. Tripp, a platoon sergeant with Security Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), plays the role of a lost Marine who has just been found by a convoy, during an immediate action training exercise, May 14, 2009, aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. The monthly exercise tested the Marines' immediate action skills during three scenarios; finding a lost Marine, searching for a possible improvised explosive device, and reacting to an explosion that resulted in casualties.

Soldiers with the 14th Iraqi Army Division practice medical techniques they learned, on a fellow Iraqi soldier in Al Basrah, Iraq, April 27, 2009. Military Transition Team 14, who are responsible for advising the Iraqi Army on increasing their military capabilities, provided medical training to the soldiers to help them improve their lifesaving skills.(U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Cpl. Robert S. Morgan/Released) - Soldiers with the 14th Iraqi Army Division practice medical techniques they learned, on a fellow Iraqi soldier in Al Basrah, Iraq, April 27, 2009. Military Transition Team 14, who are responsible for advising the Iraqi Army on increasing their military capabilities, provided medical training to the soldiers to help them improve their lifesaving skills.(U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Cpl. Robert S. Morgan/Released)