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Lance Cpl. Derrick Vess test fires a mounted machine gun prior to a security patrol. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) support squadron conducts patrols around al-Anbar province throughout the day and into the night often stopping at villages to build relationships with the local Iraqis. - Lance Cpl. Derrick Vess test fires a mounted machine gun prior to a security patrol. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) support squadron conducts patrols around al-Anbar province throughout the day and into the night often stopping at villages to build relationships with the local Iraqis.

MWSS-274 provides security, essential services to local villages

For seven months, Marine Wing Support Squadron 274’s security battalion has patrolled the desert outside the gates of Al Asad Air Base 24 hours a day.While patrolling the area, the Marines of the security battalion do more than look for suspicious activity. They go out of their way to interact with the locals and conduct missions that provide the

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