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U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link stands on machine gun casings and links at a Forward Operating Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2011. He is the command sergeant major for Special Operations Task force-West.

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U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link stands on machine gun casings and links at a Forward Operating Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2011. He is the command sergeant major for Special Operations Task force-West.

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