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Seaman Tim J. Whelehan, builder, Naval Medical Construction Battalion 133, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, fills up a gas tank Feb. 14th as his unit works on Camp Taqaddum's aged runway. Whelehan, a native of Honeoye, N.Y., and the rest of the unti's detachment here, are working to repair damanged sections of the flightline. The 4,000 servicemembers of 1st Marine Logistics Group, along with NMCB 133, are part of the 25,000 servicemembers of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Forceâ??s forward deployed element. The 1st MLGâ??s mission is to provide sustained logistical support to I MEF and Iraqi security forces operating in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. First MLG will also support the development of Iraqi security forceâ??s logistic capabilities in order to enable independent ISF led counter-insurgency operations.