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Cpl. Benjamin Hockett, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 and a Lander, Wyo., native, displays his stitches at San Diego Naval Medical Center, Calif., Sept. 11. Hockett was shot by a 7.62mm round during a deployment to Afghanistan and now has a ten inch rod in his arm. - Cpl. Benjamin Hockett, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 and a Lander, Wyo., native, displays his stitches at San Diego Naval Medical Center, Calif., Sept. 11. Hockett was shot by a 7.62mm round during a deployment to Afghanistan and now has a ten inch rod in his arm.

Marines with 1st Marine Division, 5th Regiment, set up a perimeter during an insertion and extraction exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 25. Ground Marines simulate a hostile environment as much as possible to prepare for a real scenario. - Marines with 1st Marine Division, 5th Regiment, set up a perimeter during an insertion and extraction exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 25. Ground Marines simulate a hostile environment as much as possible to prepare for a real scenario.