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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit force reconnaissance platoon Marines flash bang enemy role players as they clear a live-fire house during close quarters combat training at Tier 1 Group in Crawfordsville, Ark., June 30, 2013. The Marines completed more than 200 hours of advanced pistol, rifle, sniper, tactical driving, breaching and close quarters combat training throughout the 18-day course. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/released) - 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit force reconnaissance platoon Marines flash bang enemy role players as they clear a live-fire house during close quarters combat training at Tier 1 Group in Crawfordsville, Ark., June 30, 2013. The Marines completed more than 200 hours of advanced pistol, rifle, sniper, tactical driving, breaching and close quarters combat training throughout the 18-day course. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/released)

Lance Cpl. Jarred Burnett, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit intelligence analyst and native of Levittown, Penn., creates an intelligence brief during the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 12, 2013. Approximately 30 intelligence Marines from the MEU’s command and support element intelligence sections trained to efficiently mesh together in the fast-paced MEU setting for the unit’s upcoming deployment. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released) - Lance Cpl. Jarred Burnett, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit intelligence analyst and native of Levittown, Penn., creates an intelligence brief during the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 12, 2013. Approximately 30 intelligence Marines from the MEU’s command and support element intelligence sections trained to efficiently mesh together in the fast-paced MEU setting for the unit’s upcoming deployment. (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)