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U.S. Marine Corps Captain James Geiger, center, explains his expectations and command philosophy to a group Marines at the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 14, 2014. Geiger commands Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Captain James Geiger, center, explains his expectations and command philosophy to a group Marines at the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 14, 2014. Geiger commands Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Captain James Geiger, center, explains his expectations and command philosophy to a group Marines at the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 14, 2014. Geiger commands Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

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