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Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Alvarado, foreground briefs his Marines during field training exercise No Easy Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 11, 2015. Alvarado is a platoon commander assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion.

Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Alvarado, foreground briefs his Marines during field training exercise No Easy Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 11, 2015. Alvarado is a platoon commander assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion.

Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Alvarado, foreground briefs his Marines during field training exercise No Easy Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 11, 2015. Alvarado is a platoon commander assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion.

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