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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Wallin, right, commanding officer for the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, passes orders to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez on the flight line in Juba, South Sudan, during an evacuation of personnel from the U.S. Embassy, Jan. 3, 2014. Rodriguez is , a team leader assigned to the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Wallin, right, commanding officer for the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, passes orders to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez on the flight line in Juba, South Sudan, during an evacuation of personnel from the U.S. Embassy, Jan. 3, 2014. Rodriguez is , a team leader assigned to the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Wallin, right, commanding officer for the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, passes orders to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez on the flight line in Juba, South Sudan, during an evacuation of personnel from the U.S. Embassy, Jan. 3, 2014. Rodriguez is , a team leader assigned to the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response.

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