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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chad Rudisill, left, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), AH-1W Super Cobra pilot and native of Killeen, Texas, and Capt. Brett Collins, Super Cobra pilot and native of Portland, Ore., take off in support of the MEU’s Realistic Urban Training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 3, 2013. The MEU is scheduled to deploy in early 2014 to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chad Rudisill, left, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), AH-1W Super Cobra pilot and native of Killeen, Texas, and Capt. Brett Collins, Super Cobra pilot and native of Portland, Ore., take off in support of the MEU’s Realistic Urban Training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 3, 2013. The MEU is scheduled to deploy in early 2014 to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)

Lance Cpl. Dakota Robinson, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist and native of Springtown, Texas, prepares to be lowered into the confined-space trainer to search for a casualty at the Center for National Response in Gallagher, W.V., May 30, 2013. A group of 10 Marines and a corpsman from the 22nd MEU completed the 10-day course, which also covered rope rescues and rescue tactics in collapsed structures, May 30 in preparation for the unit’s deployment early next year. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Krista James/released) - Lance Cpl. Dakota Robinson, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist and native of Springtown, Texas, prepares to be lowered into the confined-space trainer to search for a casualty at the Center for National Response in Gallagher, W.V., May 30, 2013. A group of 10 Marines and a corpsman from the 22nd MEU completed the 10-day course, which also covered rope rescues and rescue tactics in collapsed structures, May 30 in preparation for the unit’s deployment early next year. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Krista James/released)

Cpl. Gernard Rathbun, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit armorer, treads water in the training pool at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., for annual swim qualification April 5, 2013. The unit is constantly training to maintain a high state of readiness. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released) - Cpl. Gernard Rathbun, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit armorer, treads water in the training pool at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., for annual swim qualification April 5, 2013. The unit is constantly training to maintain a high state of readiness. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)

Sgt. Charles Gallagher, a systems administrator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of St. Cloud, Fla., runs in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure 5k in Wilmington, N.C., March 2, 2013. Gallagher participated in the race to support his aunt, who is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released) - Sgt. Charles Gallagher, a systems administrator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of St. Cloud, Fla., runs in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure 5k in Wilmington, N.C., March 2, 2013. Gallagher participated in the race to support his aunt, who is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)