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Cpl. Matthew J. Dombrowski, 22, from Hammond, Ind., checks his handheld radio before departing Camp Fallujah Mar. 8. He is currently deployed with Security Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and is a scout gunner with 1st Squad, 1st Platoon. The company provides security for military and civilian convoys, vehicle-recovery missions and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team operations. They also conduct mounted security patrols and have formed a personal security detachment for the battalion's commanding officer and V.I.P.'s visiting the base. A majority of the Marines and Sailors are stationed in Camp Pendleton, Calif., and are scheduled to return to the United States summer 2008.