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Marine Corps Sgt. Justin R. Kelley, right, secures his PRC-152 multiband radio onto his plate carrier before conducting a patrol during a deployment exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 18, 2015. Kelley is a squad leader assigned to the 2nd Marine Division's Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. The exercise focused on stability operations and training missions.

Marine Corps Sgt. Justin R. Kelley, right, secures his PRC-152 multiband radio onto his plate carrier before conducting a patrol during a deployment exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 18, 2015. Kelley is a squad leader assigned to the 2nd Marine Division's Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. The exercise focused on stability operations and training missions.

Marine Corps Sgt. Justin R. Kelley, right, secures his PRC-152 multiband radio onto his plate carrier before conducting a patrol during a deployment exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 18, 2015. Kelley is a squad leader assigned to the 2nd Marine Division's Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. The exercise focused on stability operations and training missions.

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