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U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal (right) speaks to Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lehman (left) and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Milner (center) during the I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise 16 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 19, 2016. Kasal is the I MEF sergeant major, Lehman is the 1st Marine Logistics Group G-4 facilities chief, and Milner is the 1st MLG G-4 Delta TAMCN commodity manager. LSE 16 tests I MEF’s ability to plan, deploy, and command and control a force of more than 50,000 Marines and Sailors against a near-peer enemy force. The exercise tests 1st MLG’s ability to provide sufficient, agile, flexible and responsive tactical level logistics to I MEF forces in support of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Sgt. Laura Gauna/ released)