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OPT PowerBuoy deployed at the Marine Corps base at Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu.

OPT PowerBuoy deployed at the Marine Corps base at Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu.

U.S. Marine Corps trainer Lt. Matthew Orr, left, of Flagstaff, Ariz., walks with an Afghan National Army soldiers, names unavailable, on a foot patrol backed by U.S. Army gun trucks, in the Pech Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010. U.S. and Afghan sldiers have a regular presence the area, where Taliban militants operate in the hillsides of the Pech and Korengal valleys.

U.S. Marine Corps trainer Lt. Matthew Orr, right, of Flagstaff, Ariz., covers an Afghan National Army soldier as he runs across an exposed footbridge while on patrol in Kolack, a village at the mouth of the Korengal Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. U.S. and Afghan Army soldiers, and Marine trainers, have a regular presence the area, where Taliban militants operate in the hillsides of the Pech and Korengal valleys.

Afghan National Army soldiers, right, and far left, walk with their U.S. Marine Corps trainer Lt. Matthew Orr, of Flagstaff, Ariz., second from left, return from a patrol in Kolack, a village in the Korengal Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. U.S. and Afghan Army soldiers, and Marine trainers, have a regular presence the area, where Taliban militants operate in the hillsides of the Pech and Korengal valleys.

Afghan National Army soldiers, right, walk with their U.S. Marine Corps trainer Lt. Matthew Orr, left, of Flagstaff, Ariz., U.S.A., on a patrol in Kolack, a village at the mouth of the Korengal Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010. U.S. and Afghan Army soldiers, and Marine trainers, have a regular presence the area, where Taliban militants operate in the hillsides of the Pech and Korengal valleys.

U.S. Marine Corps trainer Lt. Anthony Cox, center, from Upper Darby, Pa., listens and drinks tea along with an Afghan soldier, name not available, as a village elder speaks to them while they are guests in his house, in Kolack, a village at the mouth of the Korengal Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010. U.S. and Afghan Army soldiers, and Marine trainers, have a regular presence the area, where Taliban militants operate in the hillsides of the Pech and Korengal valleys.

U.S. Marine Corps trainer Lt. Matthew Orr, right, of Flagstaff, Ariz., walks with an Afghan National Army soldier and trainee on patrol in the Pech Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. U.S. and Afghan Army soldiers, and Marine trainers, have a regular presence the area, where Taliban militants operate in the hillsides of the Pech and Korengal valleys.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 24: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, one of two MV-22 Ospreys tilt-rotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches from USS Nassau to conduct an aerial reconnaissance of population centers and infrastructures in northern Haiti January 24, 2010 off the coast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This is the first time the Ospreys are used in a humanitarian aid or disaster relief missions, demonstrating the flexibility and expediency of the newest aircraft to join the Marine Corps' aviation arsenal. 24th MEU and Nassau Amphibious Ready Group work together to gain more awareness of the current situation on the ground in remote areas that haven't had U.S. military presence.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 24: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, one of two MV-22 Ospreys tilt-rotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches from USS Nassau to conduct an aerial reconnaissance of population centers and infrastructures in northern Haiti January 24, 2010 off the coast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This is the first time the Ospreys are used in a humanitarian aid or disaster relief missions, demonstrating the flexibility and expediency of the newest aircraft to join the Marine Corps' aviation arsenal. 24th MEU and Nassau Amphibious Ready Group work together to gain more awareness of the current situation on the ground in remote areas that haven't had U.S. military presence.

LEOGANE, HAITI - JANUARY 21: Members of the U.S. Navy arrive in the city of Leogane January 21, 2010 in Leogane, Haiti. The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Canadian Navy are currently setting up aid stations in Leogane.

FILE-In this Aug. 11, 2006, file photo, a Marine color guard salutes at the graveside ceremony for U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kurt Dechen in Springfield, Vt. Vermont, a bastion of ex-hippies and Ben & Jerry liberals, has another distinction seemingly at odds with its peace-loving, tie-dyed politics: It has suffered more deaths per capita in the Iraq war than any other state.

Lt. Kelly Guthrie with the Morehead City Police Department redirects traffic away from the N.C. Port at Morehead City where hazmat crews from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point responded to an emergency call Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010.

Lt. Kelly Guthrie with the Morehead City Police Department redirects traffic away from the N.C. Port at Morehead City where hazmat crews from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point responded to an emergency call Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010.

Lt. James Gaskill with the Morehead City Police Department guards a road block Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 preventing any traffic from approaching the N.C State Port of Morehead City, where hazmat crews from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point responded to a an emergency call.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left center, greets Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, center right, at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa in Kapolei, Hawaii Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010. Clinton and Okada are meeting to discuss the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps airfield at Futenma in Okinawa.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, greets Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa in Kapolei, Hawaii, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Clinton and Okada are meeting to discuss the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps airfield at Futenma in Okinawa.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, greets Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, right, at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa in Kapolei, Hawaii Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Clinton and Okada are meeting to discuss the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps airfield at Futenma in Okinawa.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her cabinet meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and his cabinet at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa in Kapolei, Hawaii, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Clinton and Okada are meeting to discuss the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps airfield at Futenma in Okinawa.

Two members of the U.S. Secret Service keep a lookout as President Barack Obama arrives at the golf course at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. The Obamas are in Hawaii for the holidays.