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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Dixon, center, talks to Afghan military policemen and soldiers during infantry tactics and techniques training on Afghan Military Police Guard Compound in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 5, 2015. Dixon is assigned to the Georgian Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Dixon, center, talks to Afghan military policemen and soldiers during infantry tactics and techniques training on Afghan Military Police Guard Compound in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 5, 2015. Dixon is assigned to the Georgian Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Dixon, center, talks to Afghan military policemen and soldiers during infantry tactics and techniques training on Afghan Military Police Guard Compound in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 5, 2015. Dixon is assigned to the Georgian Deployment Program.

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