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A Marine with Ammunition Platoon, Supply Company, Combat Logistics Regiment-15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), runs a function check on a recovered AK-47 assault rifle. The team of Marines and civilians worked an assembly line and inspected the recovered weapons before redeploying them to Iraqi Army. ?We need to arm our allies,? said Warrant Officer Robert P. Smith, officer in charge of Camp Taqaddum?s Ammunition Supply Point. ?We not only need to train them on our tactics, we need to arm them with what they need to fight the insurgents.? Camp Taqaddum is not the only base contributing to the redeployment of seized weapons. The Marine Corps has also established collection points at Al Asad and Fallujah.