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Shane Peas, 18, from Mounds View, Minn., low crawls underneath his fellow poolees during a physical training session at the University of Minnesota Armory Dec. 18. Peas, a senior at Irondale High School recruited out of Marine Corps Substation Roseville, will depart for boot camp June 13, 2011.::r::::n:: - Shane Peas, 18, from Mounds View, Minn., low crawls underneath his fellow poolees during a physical training session at the University of Minnesota Armory Dec. 18. Peas, a senior at Irondale High School recruited out of Marine Corps Substation Roseville, will depart for boot camp June 13, 2011.::r::::n::

Staff Sgt. Froilan Ramos speaks to Marina Arredondo, a senior at Saydel High School in Des Moines, Iowa, after she enlisted become a Marine on September 11, 2010. Ramos became a Centurion after writing his 100th contract when Arrendondo enlisted at Military Entrance Processing Station Des Moines. Ramos is a canvassing recruiter at Recruiting Substation Des Moines, Recruiting Station Des Moines. - Staff Sgt. Froilan Ramos speaks to Marina Arredondo, a senior at Saydel High School in Des Moines, Iowa, after she enlisted become a Marine on September 11, 2010. Ramos became a Centurion after writing his 100th contract when Arrendondo enlisted at Military Entrance Processing Station Des Moines. Ramos is a canvassing recruiter at Recruiting Substation Des Moines, Recruiting Station Des Moines.

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway speaks with the U.S. Marines in Kansas City about the future of the Marine Corps mission and manpower August 28 at 9th Marine Corps District Headquarters. Conway said he expects the Marine Corps to reduce manning levels sometime after the end of the war in Afghanistan. - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway speaks with the U.S. Marines in Kansas City about the future of the Marine Corps mission and manpower August 28 at 9th Marine Corps District Headquarters. Conway said he expects the Marine Corps to reduce manning levels sometime after the end of the war in Afghanistan.

Marta Paukert listens to Staff Sgt. Christopher Pool as Pool conducts an "initial visit" on August 20, 2010 at the Recruiting Station Des Moines headquarters. The command group held its first ever mock visit to help the seasoned recruiters refresh their skills and to teach the new recruiters how to conduct high school visits. Paukert is a guidance counselor at Eagle Grove High School in Eagle Grove, Iowa and Pool is a canvassing recruiter at Permanent Contact Station Galesburg in Galesburg Illinois. - Marta Paukert listens to Staff Sgt. Christopher Pool as Pool conducts an "initial visit" on August 20, 2010 at the Recruiting Station Des Moines headquarters. The command group held its first ever mock visit to help the seasoned recruiters refresh their skills and to teach the new recruiters how to conduct high school visits. Paukert is a guidance counselor at Eagle Grove High School in Eagle Grove, Iowa and Pool is a canvassing recruiter at Permanent Contact Station Galesburg in Galesburg Illinois.

Staff Sgt. Patrick Wire stands with his team leader, Gunnery Sgt. Hugo Tello, in the village of Chichal, Konar province, Afghanistan. Wire, currently the information systems management branch chief, was deployed to Afghanistan with an embedded training team in 2008, where he served as an instructor to Afghanistan National Army soldiers. - Staff Sgt. Patrick Wire stands with his team leader, Gunnery Sgt. Hugo Tello, in the village of Chichal, Konar province, Afghanistan. Wire, currently the information systems management branch chief, was deployed to Afghanistan with an embedded training team in 2008, where he served as an instructor to Afghanistan National Army soldiers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sgts. Victor and Kara Perez have been together most of their adult lives and Marine Corps careers and they plan to open a gym together. - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sgts. Victor and Kara Perez have been together most of their adult lives and Marine Corps careers and they plan to open a gym together.