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    Strengthening the backbone: NCOs share lessons learned in combat [Image 4 of 6]

    Strengthening the backbone: NCOs share lessons learned in combat

    CAMP DWYER, AFGHANISTAN

    03.09.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    (Left) U.S. Marine Sgt. Steven J. Vanderbrink, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment and 22-year-old native of Blakeslee, Pa., and Sgt. Joseph Mussulin, a squad leader with Echo Co., 2/9, and 24-year-old native of Susanville, Calif., observe as Sgt. John Cosh, a platoon sergeant with Golf Co., 2/9 and 30-year-old native of Pine Bush, N.Y., uses a sickle to investigate a mock improvised explosive device during an IED training course here, March 9. Marines with 2/9, 2nd Bn., 6th Marines, 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Bn., and Regimental Combat Team 5 attended the course as part of a noncommissioned officer symposium hosted by RCT-5. The symposium allowed the NCOs from Marjah, Nawa, Garmsir and Khan Neshin districts to share their experiences, solutions to common issues they face on the battlefield and discuss current Marine Corps affairs.

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    Date Taken: 03.09.2012
    Date Posted: 03.17.2012 04:29
    Photo ID: 543739
    VIRIN: 120309-M-PH863-006
    Resolution: 4000x2800
    Size: 3.35 MB
    Location: CAMP DWYER, AF

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