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Lance Cpl. Jose Arredondo, a light armored vehicle crewman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, cleans the barrel of a 25mm Bushmaster chain gun while part of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force ASEAN, aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD-23), April 15, 2014. As part of SPMAGTF-ASEAN, 1st LAR showcased their territorial defense capabilities alongside units with 1st MLG on their mission to support the U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations press conference in Hawaii, April 1-4, 2014. SPFMAGTF-ASEAN conducted further training at sea starting April 7, 2014. Arredondo is from Reno, Nevada. - Lance Cpl. Jose Arredondo, a light armored vehicle crewman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, cleans the barrel of a 25mm Bushmaster chain gun while part of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force ASEAN, aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD-23), April 15, 2014. As part of SPMAGTF-ASEAN, 1st LAR showcased their territorial defense capabilities alongside units with 1st MLG on their mission to support the U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations press conference in Hawaii, April 1-4, 2014. SPFMAGTF-ASEAN conducted further training at sea starting April 7, 2014. Arredondo is from Reno, Nevada.

Heavy equipment operators with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, build earth-berms in the early stages of constructing an Amphibious Assault Fuel System, Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 2, 2014. The AAFS allows for the receiving, storage, and distribution of 1.3-million gallons of fuel. The system consists of a vast layout of 33 fuel bladders, each holding 20,000 to 50,000 gallons of fuel, placed inside six-foot tall earth berms, as a safety measure, to contain any spillage should a bladder rupture. - Heavy equipment operators with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, build earth-berms in the early stages of constructing an Amphibious Assault Fuel System, Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 2, 2014. The AAFS allows for the receiving, storage, and distribution of 1.3-million gallons of fuel. The system consists of a vast layout of 33 fuel bladders, each holding 20,000 to 50,000 gallons of fuel, placed inside six-foot tall earth berms, as a safety measure, to contain any spillage should a bladder rupture.

Lieutenant Col. Mark T. Donar, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Association of South East Asian Nations, briefs international media personnel on the MAGTF’s humanitarian aid and disaster relief capabilities during a static display aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in support of the ASEAN conference held by U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in Hawaii, April 2, 2014. Delegates and media personnel, from 10 Southeast Asian countries, attended the exhibit to learn more about the Navy and Marine Corps’ aid capabilities. As subject matter experts with firsthand experience on their equipment, the Marines and sailors who participated were able to increase the international public’s understanding of what the Navy-Marine Corps team can do during disaster situations, and built rapport with foreign officials and militaries. - Lieutenant Col. Mark T. Donar, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Association of South East Asian Nations, briefs international media personnel on the MAGTF’s humanitarian aid and disaster relief capabilities during a static display aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in support of the ASEAN conference held by U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in Hawaii, April 2, 2014. Delegates and media personnel, from 10 Southeast Asian countries, attended the exhibit to learn more about the Navy and Marine Corps’ aid capabilities. As subject matter experts with firsthand experience on their equipment, the Marines and sailors who participated were able to increase the international public’s understanding of what the Navy-Marine Corps team can do during disaster situations, and built rapport with foreign officials and militaries.

Brigadier Gen. Vincent Coglianese (right), commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan (left), commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, before escorting him to the Ardent Sentry brief in the command operations center in 1st MLG Headquarters aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 1, 2014. Ardent Sentry is a joint exercise program conducted primarily as a Command Post Exercise with supporting field training exercise elements focusing on Defense Support of Civil Authorities. This exercise gave Marines with 1st MLG the opportunity to practice standard operating procedures as I MEF designates it the lead unit taking action in response to a DSCA incident. - Brigadier Gen. Vincent Coglianese (right), commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan (left), commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, before escorting him to the Ardent Sentry brief in the command operations center in 1st MLG Headquarters aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 1, 2014. Ardent Sentry is a joint exercise program conducted primarily as a Command Post Exercise with supporting field training exercise elements focusing on Defense Support of Civil Authorities. This exercise gave Marines with 1st MLG the opportunity to practice standard operating procedures as I MEF designates it the lead unit taking action in response to a DSCA incident.

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