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Cpl. Ramon Mendez, a warehouse clerk with Combat Service Support Group 15's Supply Management Unit, gathers gear to fill a supply request on Aug. 16, 2004, at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq. Marines with the SMU, which is part of the 1st Force Service Support Group, receive and distribute supplies for the I Marine Expeditionary Force throughout Iraq. The unit has made several improvements since last year in how supplies are moved throughout a combat zone. Mendez, 22, is from Laredo, Texas. (Photo by Sgt. Matt Epright)