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Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, presents Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandro Salabarria, a corpsman with Marine Special Operations Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Stone Bay aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 5, 2016. Salabarria was awarded for his actions in Afghanistan Sept.15, 2014.

Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, presents Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandro Salabarria, a corpsman with Marine Special Operations Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Stone Bay aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 5, 2016. Salabarria was awarded for his actions in Afghanistan Sept.15, 2014.

Photo by Sgt. Lia Gamero

Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandro Salabarria, a corpsman with Marine Special Operations Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, received the Silver Star Medal at Stone Bay aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 5, 2016. Salabarria was awarded for his actions in Afghanistan Sept. 15, 2014.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandro Salabarria, a corpsman with Marine Special Operations Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, received the Silver Star Medal at Stone Bay aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 5, 2016. Salabarria was awarded for his actions in Afghanistan Sept. 15, 2014.

Photo by Sgt. Scott Achtemeier

Marine Raiders with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, process intelligence and set up a visual tele-communication feed after a notional direct-action night raid, a part of a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 20, 2015, along the Arizona-California state line.

Marine Raiders with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, process intelligence and set up a visual tele-communication feed after a notional direct-action night raid, a part of a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 20, 2015, along the Arizona-California state line.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, references a map during a notional night operation, apart of a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 20, 2015, along the Arizona-California state line.

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, references a map during a notional night operation, apart of a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 20, 2015, along the Arizona-California state line.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, lays down cover-fire and provides security to his team conducting a notional direct-action night raid, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 18, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms, Calif.

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, lays down cover-fire and provides security to his team conducting a notional direct-action night raid, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 18, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

Marine Raiders with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, set up a cordon around the perimeter of a building, while conducting a notional direct-action night raid, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 17, 2015, in Florence, Ariz.

Marine Raiders with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, set up a cordon around the perimeter of a building, while conducting a notional direct-action night raid, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 17, 2015, in Florence, Ariz.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, provides security to his team conducting a notional direct-action night raid, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 17, 2015, in Florence, Ariz.

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, provides security to his team conducting a notional direct-action night raid, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 17, 2015, in Florence, Ariz.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, clears a vessel, while participating in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 15, 2015, in San Diego, Calif.

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, clears a vessel, while participating in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 15, 2015, in San Diego, Calif.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine Raiders with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, breach a conex box with a saw during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, as part of a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 15, 2015, in San Diego, Calif.

A Marine Raiders with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, breach a conex box with a saw during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, as part of a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 15, 2015, in San Diego, Calif.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, provides security to his teammate, while participating in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 15, 2015, in San Diego, Calif.

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, provides security to his teammate, while participating in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, during a Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 15, 2015, in San Diego, Calif.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, provides security for his teammates participating in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, during their Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 15, 2015, in San Diego, Calif.

A Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Company Charlie, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, provides security for his teammates participating in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, during their Company Collective Exercise, Oct. 15, 2015, in San Diego, Calif.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

Humvees and All-Terrain Vehicles depart from a night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 9, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Humvees and All-Terrain Vehicles depart from a night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 9, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command provides security during a night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 9, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

A Marine with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command provides security during a night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 9, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

Marines with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command maneuver on foot from building to building during a night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 9, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Marines with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command maneuver on foot from building to building during a night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 9, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command provides security during a ground mobility night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 8, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

A Marine with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command provides security during a ground mobility night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 8, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

Marines with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command provide security during a night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 8, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Marines with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command provide security during a night raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 8, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine with 1st Marine Raider Battalion fires a .50 caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

A Marine with 1st Marine Raider Battalion fires a .50 caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A U.S. Air Force Pararescue Jumper prepares to fire a 60 mm mortar round during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

A U.S. Air Force Pararescue Jumper prepares to fire a 60 mm mortar round during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command fires at distant, static targets during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

A Marine with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command fires at distant, static targets during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command fires at distant, static targets during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

A Marine with Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command fires at distant, static targets during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox