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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.

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio (left), the Roman Catholic Archbishop for Military Services, and Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala (right), the 2nd Marine Logistics Group commanding general, stand in Ayala's office during the Archbishop's visit to Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2010. During his visit, Broglio met with leaders from all of the major commands, to include II Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Marine Division and 2nd MLG, as well as Marine Corps Air Stations New River and Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty) - Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio (left), the Roman Catholic Archbishop for Military Services, and Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala (right), the 2nd Marine Logistics Group commanding general, stand in Ayala's office during the Archbishop's visit to Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2010. During his visit, Broglio met with leaders from all of the major commands, to include II Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Marine Division and 2nd MLG, as well as Marine Corps Air Stations New River and Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty)

Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, commanding general for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), returns a salute to the 2nd MLG (Fwd) staff during a transfer of authority ceremony held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2009. Ayala transferred authority to Col. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding officer for the newly designated Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (Forward), which marks the first time in a five-year period that a regiment will take over the logistics combat element of the Marine Air Ground Task Force serving in Iraq. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick P. Evenson) - Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, commanding general for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), returns a salute to the 2nd MLG (Fwd) staff during a transfer of authority ceremony held aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2009. Ayala transferred authority to Col. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding officer for the newly designated Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (Forward), which marks the first time in a five-year period that a regiment will take over the logistics combat element of the Marine Air Ground Task Force serving in Iraq. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick P. Evenson)

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)

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)

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)

Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general, speaks to the Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd MLG (Fwd), at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, May 12, 2009. Ayala made the trip to present several awards to the Marines and sailors of CLB-4 and to tour the battalion’s assets on the base. - Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala, the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general, speaks to the Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd MLG (Fwd), at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, May 12, 2009. Ayala made the trip to present several awards to the Marines and sailors of CLB-4 and to tour the battalion’s assets on the base.

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)

Mike Dees (left), lot supervisor, Marine Corps Logistics Command (Forward) Retrograde Lot, tells a Marine where he should park his tactical vehicle during a transfer of equipment at the MCLC (Fwd) Retrograde Lot in Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 31, 2009. Dees is one of the Honeywell contractors hired to work with Marines as they undergo a responsible drawdown of their equipment in Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington) - Mike Dees (left), lot supervisor, Marine Corps Logistics Command (Forward) Retrograde Lot, tells a Marine where he should park his tactical vehicle during a transfer of equipment at the MCLC (Fwd) Retrograde Lot in Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 31, 2009. Dees is one of the Honeywell contractors hired to work with Marines as they undergo a responsible drawdown of their equipment in Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington)