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Helen Toolan, wife of Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan Jr., cuts the birthday cake at the Lipstick and Camouflage Ball aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Nov. 4. The spouses attending the ball were told to wear modified military attire during the evening of continuous fun. - Helen Toolan, wife of Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan Jr., cuts the birthday cake at the Lipstick and Camouflage Ball aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Nov. 4. The spouses attending the ball were told to wear modified military attire during the evening of continuous fun.

Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Gul Ahmad (third from left), the kandak commander of 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps; and Mercer Island, Wash., native Lt. Col. Tyler Zagurski (center), the commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment; patrol through the district during the Nawa Victory Walk. The two commanding officers wanted to show local residents the roads and markets were safe and security was strong in the area. - Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Gul Ahmad (third from left), the kandak commander of 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps; and Mercer Island, Wash., native Lt. Col. Tyler Zagurski (center), the commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment; patrol through the district during the Nawa Victory Walk. The two commanding officers wanted to show local residents the roads and markets were safe and security was strong in the area.

(left) Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Kim, fire support man, 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and other Marines with ANGLICO, carry a 250-pound stretcher up the side of a hill for a mock medical evacuation aboard Camp Guernsey Army Air Field, Wyo., Oct. 27. The exercise was part of a two day event covering numerous skills such as patrolling and air strikes. Over the two-day event ANGLICO conducted approximately 20 different exercises to prepare for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. - (left) Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Kim, fire support man, 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and other Marines with ANGLICO, carry a 250-pound stretcher up the side of a hill for a mock medical evacuation aboard Camp Guernsey Army Air Field, Wyo., Oct. 27. The exercise was part of a two day event covering numerous skills such as patrolling and air strikes. Over the two-day event ANGLICO conducted approximately 20 different exercises to prepare for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. David Holt, assistant gunner, 2nd squad, 4th platoon, Company F, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, attached to 2nd Marine Division, plays his ukulele while waiting on the busses before deploying aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 30. Holt, a native of Kalihi Hawaii, has been playing the ukulele for the majority of his life. - Lance Cpl. David Holt, assistant gunner, 2nd squad, 4th platoon, Company F, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, attached to 2nd Marine Division, plays his ukulele while waiting on the busses before deploying aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 30. Holt, a native of Kalihi Hawaii, has been playing the ukulele for the majority of his life.