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Cpl. Thomas Dragonetti, a mobile maintenance facility technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 and Discovery Bay, Calif., native, observes the movement of a mobile maintenance facility aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. MALS-16 will send almost 150,000 pounds of maintenance equipment back to the United States as part of the Marine Corps' downsizing efforts in Afghanistan. - Cpl. Thomas Dragonetti, a mobile maintenance facility technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 and Discovery Bay, Calif., native, observes the movement of a mobile maintenance facility aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. MALS-16 will send almost 150,000 pounds of maintenance equipment back to the United States as part of the Marine Corps' downsizing efforts in Afghanistan.

Maj. Gen. Andrew O'Donnell Jr., Commanding General of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, addresses Marines and Sailors with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 before a rededication ceremony aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 17, 2012. The HMLA-369 "Gunfighters" mounted a memorial plaque and renamed their flight line "Camp Weis," in honor of fallen AH-1W Super Cobra pilot Maj. James "Weasel" Weis, who was killed in action while performing close-air-support for infantry Marines in 2010. - Maj. Gen. Andrew O'Donnell Jr., Commanding General of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, addresses Marines and Sailors with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 before a rededication ceremony aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 17, 2012. The HMLA-369 "Gunfighters" mounted a memorial plaque and renamed their flight line "Camp Weis," in honor of fallen AH-1W Super Cobra pilot Maj. James "Weasel" Weis, who was killed in action while performing close-air-support for infantry Marines in 2010.