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Corporal Jessica Peterson (right), Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 security chief and native of Los Alamitos, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Bernie Reveles, MALS-13 administrative clerk and native of Morino Valley, Calif., dish up a bowl of chili at the MALS-13 Key Volunteer Network chili cook-off Oct. 19 in the MALS-13 conference room. Spectators were able to join in the festivities by buying a bowl of chili, chips and drink for $2, with the money going to support KVN events for the Marines of MALS-13. - Corporal Jessica Peterson (right), Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 security chief and native of Los Alamitos, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Bernie Reveles, MALS-13 administrative clerk and native of Morino Valley, Calif., dish up a bowl of chili at the MALS-13 Key Volunteer Network chili cook-off Oct. 19 in the MALS-13 conference room. Spectators were able to join in the festivities by buying a bowl of chili, chips and drink for $2, with the money going to support KVN events for the Marines of MALS-13.

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Lance Cpl. Harley J. Capps (left) and Pfc. Matthew C. Bridenhagen, both Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Marines, hold their hose in position during the Make and Break event of the Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department 2005 Fire Muster at the Cocopah Casino?s recreational vehicle parking lot Oct. 8. The ARFF teams were just two teams out of the 20 teams that participated in the muster. - Lance Cpl. Harley J. Capps (left) and Pfc. Matthew C. Bridenhagen, both Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Marines, hold their hose in position during the Make and Break event of the Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department 2005 Fire Muster at the Cocopah Casino?s recreational vehicle parking lot Oct. 8. The ARFF teams were just two teams out of the 20 teams that participated in the muster.

Chris Levine, visiting Marine, drives the baseline while being guarded by Eric Costner, station varsity team center, during a pick-up basketball game Sunday at the Station Fitness Center. Levine uses the gym as a place to relax and have a good time while participating in the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. - Chris Levine, visiting Marine, drives the baseline while being guarded by Eric Costner, station varsity team center, during a pick-up basketball game Sunday at the Station Fitness Center. Levine uses the gym as a place to relax and have a good time while participating in the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course.

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Petty Officer 1st Class Randahl Benson, Branch Medical Clinic leading petty officer, pins the insignia of hospital corpsman on the collar of Petty Officer 2nd Class Denis Lawrence during a ceremony at the clinic Oct. 3 that officially recognized the merger of the dental technician rating with the hospital corpsman rating. Effective Oct. 1, all of the Navy?s roughly 3,000 dental technicians merged into the rate of hospital corpsman. The merger will benefit the Navy by decreasing administration costs, diversifying the hospital corpsman rating and increasing promotion and billet opportunities for sailors formerly of the dental technician rating. - Petty Officer 1st Class Randahl Benson, Branch Medical Clinic leading petty officer, pins the insignia of hospital corpsman on the collar of Petty Officer 2nd Class Denis Lawrence during a ceremony at the clinic Oct. 3 that officially recognized the merger of the dental technician rating with the hospital corpsman rating. Effective Oct. 1, all of the Navy?s roughly 3,000 dental technicians merged into the rate of hospital corpsman. The merger will benefit the Navy by decreasing administration costs, diversifying the hospital corpsman rating and increasing promotion and billet opportunities for sailors formerly of the dental technician rating.