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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael McCarthy, standing, assigned to Patrol Squad 30, asks Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a question during a town hall meeting at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., May 4, 2015. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael McCarthy, standing, assigned to Patrol Squad 30, asks Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a question during a town hall meeting at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., May 4, 2015. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael McCarthy, standing, assigned to Patrol Squad 30, asks Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a question during a town hall meeting at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., May 4, 2015. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

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