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Navy And Marine Corps Medal

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Command Sgt. Maj. Max Garcia, center, 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, reads an award citation for Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann, right, while Lt. Col. William O'Brien, commanding officer stands at attention during a ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Mann was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during the ceremony in his hometown of San Antonio for his actions while on active duty with the 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in July 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacquelyn D. Childs/Released)

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Navy And Marine Corps Medal

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann, center, stands at attention during the reading of his award at a ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Mann was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during the ceremony in his hometown of San Antonio for his actions while on active duty with the 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, in July 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacquelyn D. Childs/Released)

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Navy And Marine Corps Medal

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann, center, stands at attention while Marines from 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, parade the colors for an award ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Mann was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during the ceremony in his hometown of San Antonio for his actions while on active duty with the 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in July 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacquelyn D. Childs/Released)

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Navy And Marine Corps Medal

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Marines from 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, prepare to parade the colors for an award ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during the ceremony in his hometown of San Antonio for his actions while on active duty with the 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in July 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacquelyn D. Childs/Released)

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Navy And Marine Corps Medal

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann speaks during a ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Mann was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during the ceremony in his hometown of San Antonio for his actions while on active duty with the 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, in July 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacquelyn D. Childs/Released)

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Navy And Marine Corps Medal

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Lt. Col. William O'Brien, commanding officer, 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann during a ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Mann was awarded the medal during the ceremony in his hometown of San Antonio for his heroic actions while on active duty with the 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in July 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacquelyn D. Childs/Released)

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Annual Surf Qualification

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez)

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Annual Surf Qualification

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez)

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Annual Surf Qualification

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez)

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Annual Surf Qualification

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Annual Surf Qualification

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Annual Surf Qualification

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Annual Surf Qualification

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Annual Surf Qualification

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez)

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Annual Surf Qualification

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Annual Surf Qualification

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez)

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Annual Surf Qualification

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez)

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Annual Surf Qualification

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez)

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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3D AA BN Gator Bash

On 12 August 2017, the Marines, Sailors and families of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion enjoyed some fun in the sun during the annual Gator Bash celebration. Service members and their families competed for thousands of dollars of donated items in watermelon eating contests, dance competitions, and more. Special guests included Commanding General of 1st Marine Division, Major General Eric M. Smith and his wife Trish, as well as Congressman Darrell Issa of California's 49th District.

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Lance Cpl. Jacob Joseph, a combat engineer, with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, builds a water charge for a breaching exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 26, 2016. Combat engineers with the unit worked closely with assaultmen and riflemen during a live-fire training exercise to teach them various methods to build improvised breaching charges. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Morrow)

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Cpl. Ryan T. Fry and Lance Cpl. Fabian J. Villegas, combat engineers with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, assemble a linear breaching charge with detonation cord at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 26, 2016. A live-fire training exercise was conducted to give assaultmen and riflemen an opportunity to integrate with combat engineers and learn to build improvised breaching charges. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Morrow)

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Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stack up behind a blast blanket in preparation for a door breach at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 26, 2016. Marine combat engineers, assaultmen and riflemen participated in the live-fire exercise to experience the integration of working together while keeping their focus on mission accomplishment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Morrow)

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Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division shield themselves behind a blast blanket as they detonate a water charge at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 26, 2016. Marines from the battalion conducted a live-fire exercise to create a realistic training environment and familiarize them with improvised breaching charges. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Morrow)

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Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division rush through a door after detonating a breaching charge at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 26, 2016. The Marines conducted live-fire training allowing them the opportunity to work with breaching charges and familiarizing them with the capabilities of each charge. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Morrow)

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A boy sits in a logistics vehicle system during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The Jane Wayne Day event gives Marines and their families a chance to bond while becoming familiar with what the Marines experience through hands-on events and live fire exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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A woman fires the M4 carbine service rifle during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The event included the HIMARS live fire, a crew-served weapons demonstration, an M777A2 Howitzer shoot, a helicopter gun run with one UH-1Y Huey helicopter, two AH-1W Cobra helicopters and one AH-1Z Cobra helicopter, and an opportunity for family members to shoot the M4 carbine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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A AH-1W Cobra helicopter flies above the audience during the helicopter gun run during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The Jane Wayne Day event gives Marines and their families a chance to bond while becoming familiar with what the Marines experience through hands-on events and live fire exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Marines answer questions about the M777A2 Howitzer during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The event included multiple live fire exercises, static displays of vehicles, weapons and helicopters, and a barbecue. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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A girl plays in a bounce house during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The event included multiple live fire exercises, static displays of vehicles and helicopters, and a barbecue. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Nearly 700 Marines and their family members cluster in the shade during various live fire portions of a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The event included the HIMARS live fire, a crew-served weapons demonstration, an M777A2 Howitzer shoot, a helicopter gun run with one UH-1Y Huey helicopter, two AH-1W Cobra helicopters and one AH-1Z Cobra helicopters, and an opportunity for family members to shoot the M4 carbine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Marines and their family members position themselves behind cones during the helicopter gun run during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. Pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 shot rockets and ammunition at various targets from one UH-1Y Huey helicopter, two AH-1W Cobra helicopters and one AH-1Z Cobra helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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An AH-1Z Viper helicopter sends rockets down range at targets during the “helicopter gun run” during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. Pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 shot rockets and ammunition at various targets from one UH-1Y Huey helicopter, two AH-1W Cobra helicopters and one AH-1Z Cobra helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Elena Figueroa, sister of Staff Sgt. Jaime Adams, an artilleryman with Battery S, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, handles the M240B medium machine gun at a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The Jane Wayne Day event gives Marines and their families a chance to bond while becoming familiar with what the Marines experience through hands-on events and live fire exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Marines and their families watch Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System at a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The event included the HIMARS live fire, a crew-served weapons demonstration, an M777A2 Howitzer shoot, a helicopter gun run with one UH-1Y Huey helicopter, two AH-1W Cobra helicopters and one AH-1Z Cobra helicopter, and an opportunity for family members to shoot the M4 carbine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Chief Warrant Officer 5 Vincent Kyzer, the 1st Marine Division Gunner, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on Lance Cpl. Chance Goff, a rifleman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, for earning the highest overall score in the infantry marksmanship competition during the 2016 1st Marine Division Infantry Squad Competition award ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 14, 2016. The 1st Marine Division hosted its annual Infantry Squad or “Super Squad” competition which pits the 1st, 5th, and 7th Marine Regiments and a Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion against each other in tests designed to evaluate their leadership and small unit, infantry skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Sergeant Derrick Higgs and Cpl. Clayton Degnan, both with Co. C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stand after receiving the Mitchell Cup and their annual rifle squad competition badges for winning the 2016 1st Marine Division Squad Competition award ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 14, 2016. The Mitchell Cup was named after Cpl. Robert Mitchell, who received the Navy Cross for his heroic actions as a squad leader in Fallujah, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Chief Warrant Officer 5 Vincent Kyzer, the 1st Marine Division Gunner, and Lance Cpl. Kalin Mamales, a rifleman with Co. A, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division stand at the position of attention as Mamales is presented a Certificate of Commendation for placing second in the infantry marksmanship competition during the 2016 1st Marine Division Squad Competition award ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 14, 2016. The 1st Marine Division hosted its annual Infantry Squad or “Super Squad” competition which pits the 1st, 5th, and 7th Marine Regiments and a Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions against each other in tests designed to evaluate their leadership and small unit, infantry skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, members of the winning squad of the 2016 1st Marine Division Squad Competition, are awarded their annual infantry squad competition badges and Certificates of Commendation during an award ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 14, 2016. The competition included combat marksmanship, physical fitness tests, offensive and defensive operations, and highlighted the Marine Corps’ focus on small-unit leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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Chief Warrant Officer 5 Vincent Kyzer, the 1st Marine Division Gunner, speaks during the 2016 1st Marine Division Infantry Squad Competition award ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 14, 2016. “You are the best infantry squads that the Corps has to offer today, without a doubt,” said Kyzer. “Everyone did a very fine job and put a lot of heart and effort into this.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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