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Ruby Santos, right, a role-player, meets 1st Lt. Nikolas Gillespie, left, survey team officer-in-charge with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, while functioning as a mayor for an area in need of humanitarian assistance as part of CLB-15’s pre-deployment training with the Special Operations Training Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2014. The exercise took place over the course of three days and provided CLB-15 with a realistic and immersive experience. The fog of war, language barriers and logistical issues were just a few of the problems the Marines and sailors faced. CLB-15 is slated to deploy with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.