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Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. "Having been in COCs (command operation centers) before in Afghanistan, it is amazing how many similarities are right [in our simulated exercise]," said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va.

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Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. "Having been in COCs (command operation centers) before in Afghanistan, it is amazing how many similarities are right [in our simulated exercise]," said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va.

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Sergeant Johnny Jernigan, an Anti-Tank Missileman with 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment, fires the FGM-148 Javelin as his A–gunner, Cpl. James Darius makes sure the back blast area is clear. Although, Jernigan has fired two missiles in combat, this was the first missile that he has fired in training, although he has fired two missiles in combat.

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Marines from 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment watch the BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile as it is fired down range, August 29, 2013. There were five shooters at the live fire exercise, said Chief Warrant Officer Eric M. Brown, the battalion gunner, for 2nd Battalion 9th Marines.

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Sergeant Johnny Jernigan, an Anti-Tank Missileman with 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment, fires the FGM-148 Javelin as his A–gunner, Cpl. James Darius makes sure the back blast area is clear. Although, Jernigan has fired two missiles in combat, this was the first missile that he has fired in training, although he has fired two missiles in combat.

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Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eric M. Brown, the battalion gunner, for 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment kneels beside the Humvee as the BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile is fired, August 29, 2013. Each TOW missile is approximately $10,000, said Brown.

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Marines with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, fire a BGM-71 Tube launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile (TOW missile) during a live fire training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 29, 2013. Marines fired 19 TOW missiles and six FGM-148 Javelin missiles during the training exercise.

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Sergeant Patrick Harrington, an anti-tank missileman with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Michael Lesiewicz, also an anti-tank missileman with the unit, fire a FGM-148 Javelin missile during a live fire training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 29, 2013. Six javelins and 19 BGM-71 Tube launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missiles (TOW missile) were fired in the training exercise.

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Sergeant Johnny Jernigan, an anti-tank missileman with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, from Whiteville, N.C., and Cpl. James Darius, also an anti-tank missileman with the unit, from Rally, N.C., run to the firing line to fire a FGM-148 Javelin during a live fire training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 29, 2013. With a single missile for the javelin costing approximately $80,000, it is not easy shooting all the time, said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eric M. Brown, the battalion gunner, of Millwood, W.Va.

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Sergeant Patrick Harrington, an anti-tank missileman with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Michael Lesiewicz, also an anti-tank missileman with the unit, fire a FGM-148 Javelin during a live fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 29, 2013. Six javelins and 19 BGM-71 Tube launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missiles (TOW missile) were fired in the training exercise.

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Colonel Shafer and Col Heritage in the reviewing area for Pass and Review during the change of command ceremony.

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Marines from 6th Marine Regiment Headquarters Company S-6 in Afghanistan.

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6th Marine Regiment Headquarters Company in formation during the change of command ceremony.

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Sgt. Maj. Bio pic

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Some of the Marines with the S-1, Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 6 pose for a photo aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram II.

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Sgt. Maj. Jamie Deets (right), Regimental Combat Team 6 sergeant major, and Sgt. Maj. Rafael Rodriguez (left), 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines sergeant major, pose for a photo in Sangin, Afghanistan.

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A tank drives by to provide better security for the Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, as they prepare to search a village for Taliban fighters in the early morning, April 18, 2012. The Marines and sailors with Charlie Company took part in a month long operation where they cleared the Gostan valley of enemy forces.

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A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, looks over at a village as the sun rises on the first day of their operation, April 17, 2012. The Marines and sailors with Charlie Company took part in a month long operation where they cleared the Gostan valley of enemy forces.

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Lance Cpl. Frank Young, squad automatic weapon gunner, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provides security for the rest of the Marines in his squad as they prepare to clear a compound from enemy forces, April 17, 2012. The Marines and sailors with Charlie Company took part in a month long operation where they cleared the Gostan valley of enemy forces.

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Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, patrol through a poppy field while searching for enemy combatants, April 17, 2012. The Marines and sailors with Charlie Company took part in a month long operation where they cleared the Gostan valley of enemy forces.

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