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Lt. Col. Joseph Knapp, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 commanding officer and native of Tulsa, Okla., advances down a gully Feb. 3 at the Gunsite Academy in Prescott, Ariz. The training lasted for 12 days, which included 40 hours of training on the pistol and rifle and 16 hours of training on the shotgun. - Lt. Col. Joseph Knapp, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 commanding officer and native of Tulsa, Okla., advances down a gully Feb. 3 at the Gunsite Academy in Prescott, Ariz. The training lasted for 12 days, which included 40 hours of training on the pistol and rifle and 16 hours of training on the shotgun.

Cpl. Nate Lantz, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, grabs the outside rail of his snowboard Jan. 28 while about five feet above the slopes of Bear Mountain in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Lantz and other station service members hit the snow with the help of the Single Marine Program. The Big bear trip is an annual SMP event. - Cpl. Nate Lantz, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, grabs the outside rail of his snowboard Jan. 28 while about five feet above the slopes of Bear Mountain in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Lantz and other station service members hit the snow with the help of the Single Marine Program. The Big bear trip is an annual SMP event.

Capt. Ben Hutchins, Marine Attack Squadron 513 pilot training officer and native of Raleigh, N.C., listens to his radio over the scream of an AV-8B Harrier II passing behind him Jan. 26 on echo taxiway of the station flightline. Echo taxiway is being used by VMA-513 to simulate a taxiway sometimes used by Harrier pilots to land in Iraq, where they will soon be deploying to. - Capt. Ben Hutchins, Marine Attack Squadron 513 pilot training officer and native of Raleigh, N.C., listens to his radio over the scream of an AV-8B Harrier II passing behind him Jan. 26 on echo taxiway of the station flightline. Echo taxiway is being used by VMA-513 to simulate a taxiway sometimes used by Harrier pilots to land in Iraq, where they will soon be deploying to.

Cpl. Erik I. Thomas, Marine Attack Squadron 513 powerline mechanic and native of Dallas, secures bolts on an AV-8B Harrier II engine during an engine change Friday at VMA-513?s hangar. VMA-513 is preparing to deploy in February to Iraq, which has the squadron preparing both mechanically and mentally. Marines have been updating record books and insurance information, as well as preparing their families for the deployment. - Cpl. Erik I. Thomas, Marine Attack Squadron 513 powerline mechanic and native of Dallas, secures bolts on an AV-8B Harrier II engine during an engine change Friday at VMA-513?s hangar. VMA-513 is preparing to deploy in February to Iraq, which has the squadron preparing both mechanically and mentally. Marines have been updating record books and insurance information, as well as preparing their families for the deployment.

Seaman Matt Broemeling, Branch Medical Clinic pharmacy technician, refills a medication-dispensing machine Jan. 6 in the BMC pharmacy. The new machines automatically count out and dispense prescriptions, reducing the time each prescription takes to fill. - Seaman Matt Broemeling, Branch Medical Clinic pharmacy technician, refills a medication-dispensing machine Jan. 6 in the BMC pharmacy. The new machines automatically count out and dispense prescriptions, reducing the time each prescription takes to fill.

Cpl. Brandon J. Gallagher, Marine Attack Squadron 311 tool room noncommissioned officer-in-charge and native of Livermore, Calif., unrolls a case of float punches to count them at the end of his shift Jan. 19 in the VMA-311 hangar. If a tool is unaccounted for, all flights stop as proper administrative action is taken and a foreign objects and debris walk is conducted to find the missing tool. - Cpl. Brandon J. Gallagher, Marine Attack Squadron 311 tool room noncommissioned officer-in-charge and native of Livermore, Calif., unrolls a case of float punches to count them at the end of his shift Jan. 19 in the VMA-311 hangar. If a tool is unaccounted for, all flights stop as proper administrative action is taken and a foreign objects and debris walk is conducted to find the missing tool.

Lance Cpl. Cory Tepfenhart, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron combat photographer and native of Wiliston, Fla., prepares to take a studio portrait of Sgt. Vincent Czyzewski, H&HS combat videographer and native of Sarasota, Fla., Monday at station Combat Camera. Combat Camera provides the station with a multitude of services, ranging from promotion board photos to mass-produced pamphlets for briefings. - Lance Cpl. Cory Tepfenhart, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron combat photographer and native of Wiliston, Fla., prepares to take a studio portrait of Sgt. Vincent Czyzewski, H&HS combat videographer and native of Sarasota, Fla., Monday at station Combat Camera. Combat Camera provides the station with a multitude of services, ranging from promotion board photos to mass-produced pamphlets for briefings.