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After a six-month deployment to Okinawa, Sgt. Christopher Lafriniere, a communications specialist with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force, greets his family at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2014. I MEF is continuously placing trained and equipped Marines in positions around the world, ready to respond to any emergency.
141118-M-MP944-043H.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Mar 18, 2021
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - After a six-month deployment to Okinawa, Sgt. Christopher Lafriniere, a communications specialist with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force, greets his family at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2014. I MEF is continuously placing trained and equipped Marines in positions around the world, ready to respond to any emergency.


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