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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, Left, the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force, reviews Cpl. Matthew A. Long’s, Right, a motor transport mechanic with Motor Transport Company, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III MEF, design for a self-aiding device to be attached to the small arms protective insert plates worn by Marines in combat on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. Long was selected as a winner in a Marine Corps wide competition for logistical innovation. Long came up with the design in attempt to save Marines’ lives in combat by minimizing the amount of time between being injuring and receiving aid.

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Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, left, commander of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, reviews a design by Cpl. Matthew A. Long, a motor transport mechanic with Motor Transport Company, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. Long won a corpswide contest for his idea to incorporate a blood clotting agent and pain killer with a Small Arms Protective Insert to minimize the time between injury and aid. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. William Hester

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