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Cpl. Dennis Cox, a New York City native and scout sniper with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regional Command (Southwest), uses his rifle scope to scan distant buildings during an interdiction operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2013. Cox has been in the Marine Corps for 5 years and is on his third deployment.

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Drill instructors of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, march off the main parade deck with their platoons’ guidons during the companies’ graduation ceremony Dec. 6, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The guidons represent teamwork, cohesion and unit identity for each platoon, and are retired during the ceremony. (Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)

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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Helmand Province, Afghanistan – Lance Cpl. Brett Cowles, a machine gunner serving with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fires his M240B machinegun during unknown distance live-fire training here, Nov. 24. The Marines familiarized themselves with their weapon systems and escalation-of-force procedures. Cowles is a19-year-old native of Racine, Wis.

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Marine Corps Mortarmen - Lance Cpl. Dale Parrott, a mortarman serving with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fires a 60mm mortar while Lance Cpl. Nathanial Sui holds the mortar tube steady during unknown distance live-fire training at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24, 2013. Parrott is a 22-year-old native of Humble, Texas. Sui is a native of Hayward, Calif.

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10 Nov 1775 - 10 Nov 2013. 238 years and still going strong. Happy Birthday Marines!

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Lance Cpl. Christopher Yudin, a machinegunner with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, looks through the sights of his M240 machinegun, May 30, 2012.

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Marines with a Marine Special Operations Team (MSOT) engage Taliban forces from inside/behind a Kawasaki LTATV-2 vehicle while on patrol with Afghan Police in Farah province, Afghanistan, December 2012. MSOTs are made up of around 15 Critical Skills Operators (CSOs) (MOS 0372), organized into 3 4-man fire teams plus a Team Leader (Captain), Radio Operator and a Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman. MSOTs are part of Marine Special Operations Battalions, which are a component of MARSOC. MSOTs have been working in concert with Afghani forces as part of Special Operations Task Force West’s counter insurgency (COIN) campaign.

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Marines clear buildings, detain prisoners, establish action drills - Lance Cpl. Cameron D. Barr motions for a hostile role player to turn around during military operations on urban terrain training Jan. 16 at combat town in the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. The Marines rehearsed clearing buildings of enemies, interacting with the local populace, and providing security in urban terrain during the training. Barr is an AAV crewman with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald T. Peterson by III Marine Expeditionary Force/MCI Pacific http://flic.kr/p/dPt8fA

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To Corps and Country — New Marines of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, recite the oath of allegiance during their naturalization ceremony held at Parris Island’s All-Weather Training Facility on Jan. 17. Weekly naturalization ceremonies are now held regularly to allow graduates of Parris Island to leave not only as Marines, but as U.S. citizens as well. From right, Pfc. Atmar Zadran, 19, from Kabul, Afghanistan; Pvt. Felipe Mangabeira, 19, of Feira de Santana, Brazil; Pvt. Nouel Cuison, 24, of Pangasinan, Philippines; Pvt. Abner Corona Aguilera, 19, of Guadalajara, Mexico; and Pfc. Alwyain Carter, 21, of Kingston, Jamaica. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Octavia Davis)

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Pvt. Tatiana N. Rosa, November Company high shooter of Platoon 4003, earned a rifle score of 324 out of 350. Rosa, a native of Wellington, Fla., graduated Jan. 18, 2013.