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Marine Cpl. Michael Pimenidis provides security with an M4 carbine while participating in a mechanized raid as part of the Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 16, 2017. Pimenidis is a a team leader assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise integrates aviation, ground and logistics elements to build the interoperability between the components of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal

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Marine Cpl. Michael Pimenidis provides security with an M4 carbine while participating in a mechanized raid as part of the Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 16, 2017. Pimenidis is a a team leader assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise integrates aviation, ground and logistics elements to build the interoperability between the components of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal

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