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A Marine Special Operations Team member fires a M240B machine gun during night fire sustainment training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. Marine Special Operations Team members are deployed in Helmand province to train and mentor Afghan National Security Forces. (Photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

A Marine Special Operations Team member fires a M240B machine gun during night fire sustainment training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. Marine Special Operations Team members are deployed in Helmand province to train and mentor Afghan National Security Forces. (Photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/U.S. Marine Corps photo)




An MV-22 Osprey prepares to take off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Mandello/U.S. Navy photo)

An MV-22 Osprey prepares to take off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Mandello/U.S. Navy photo)




U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire M777A2 Lightweight Howitzers during exercise Steel Knight on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., December 11, 2012. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire M777A2 Lightweight Howitzers during exercise Steel Knight on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., December 11, 2012. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison/U.S. Marine Corps photo)




Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participate in an external load lifting exercise with a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 as the Helicopter Support Team aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., October 9, 2013. (Photo by Cpl. Samuel J. Nieves/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participate in an external load lifting exercise with a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 as the Helicopter Support Team aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., October 9, 2013. (Photo by Cpl. Samuel J. Nieves/U.S. Marine Corps photo)




Pfcs. Greg Zecher and Nicholas Roberts, machine gunners with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, illuminate the night sky by firing tracer rounds and then reloading their weapons during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 3 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., September 21, 2011. (Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder/Marine Corps Base Hawaii)

Pfcs. Greg Zecher and Nicholas Roberts, machine gunners with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, illuminate the night sky by firing tracer rounds and then reloading their weapons during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 3 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., September 21, 2011. (Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder/Marine Corps Base Hawaii)




Pfc. Sebastian Rodriguez, machine gunner, Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, fires an M240 machine gun during a night squad-attack exercise, here, May 22, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. Sarah Fiocco/U.S. Marines)

Pfc. Sebastian Rodriguez, machine gunner, Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, fires an M240 machine gun during a night squad-attack exercise, here, May 22, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. Sarah Fiocco/U.S. Marines)




An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to takeoff during flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), while sailing off the coast of Onslow Beach, N.C., January 29, 2013. (Photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to takeoff during flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), while sailing off the coast of Onslow Beach, N.C., January 29, 2013. (Photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone/U.S. Marine Corps photo)




A Marine Special Operations Team member fires an AK-47 during night fire sustainment training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. Marine Special Operations Team members are deployed in Helmand province to train and mentor Afghan National Security Forces. (Photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

A Marine Special Operations Team member fires an AK-47 during night fire sustainment training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. Marine Special Operations Team members are deployed in Helmand province to train and mentor Afghan National Security Forces. (Photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/U.S. Marine Corps photo)




An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter is readied for launch during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), on August 8, 2013. (Photo by Seaman Apprentice Edward Guttierrez III/U.S. Navy photo)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter is readied for launch during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), on August 8, 2013. (Photo by Seaman Apprentice Edward Guttierrez III/U.S. Navy photo)




Flames light up the sky as a Marine launches a PL-87 Stinger Missile at a flying drone over Onslow Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 16, 2013. The Marines were training for the night fire portion of the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion’s live stinger fire exercise. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Flames light up the sky as a Marine launches a PL-87 Stinger Missile at a flying drone over Onslow Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 16, 2013. The Marines were training for the night fire portion of the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion’s live stinger fire exercise. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom/U.S. Marine Corps photo)




An SM-3 Block 1B interceptor is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency test and successfully intercepted a complex short-range ballistic missile target off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, on September 18, 2013. (Photo by Department of Defense)

An SM-3 Block 1B interceptor is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency test and successfully intercepted a complex short-range ballistic missile target off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, on September 18, 2013. (Photo by Department of Defense)




Dust lights up the rotors of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as paratroopers with 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment load for an air assault mission near Combat Outpost Ab Band, May 23, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The unit is part of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, which deployed to the area in March to help bring security to the areas along the country’s main road between Kabul and Kandahar. (Photo by Sgt. Mike MacLeod/U.S. Army)

Dust lights up the rotors of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as paratroopers with 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment load for an air assault mission near Combat Outpost Ab Band, May 23, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The unit is part of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, which deployed to the area in March to help bring security to the areas along the country’s main road between Kabul and Kandahar. (Photo by Sgt. Mike MacLeod/U.S. Army)
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