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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter Lee Miller Jr., left, commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, walks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Douglas, team leader for Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, during a visit to an Afghan army base near Forward Operating Base Nolay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 28, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, right, is commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter Lee Miller Jr., left, commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, walks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Douglas, team leader for Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, during a visit to an Afghan army base near Forward Operating Base Nolay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 28, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, right, is commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter Lee Miller Jr., left, commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, walks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Douglas, team leader for Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, during a visit to an Afghan army base near Forward Operating Base Nolay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 28, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, right, is commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

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