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Caption:
Pfc. Vince O. Mata and Cpl. Aaron G. Simpson, Marine reservists with
the 3rd Civil Affairs Group based in Camp Pendleton, Calif., stand
guard in a vehicle staging area at Camp Victory in the western Kuwaiti
desert Feb. 10, 2004. Marines began offloading their equipment from
Maritime Prepositioning Force ships Feb. 8 in preparation for their
upcoming deployment to Iraq. In the coming months, approximately 25,000
Marines are expected to deploy in support of ongoing security and
stability operations in Iraq. Mata is a 20-year-old native of Santa Fe
Springs, Calif., and Simpson, 27, hails from Duncanville, Texas. (Photo
by Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon)
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