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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Timothy Benford, left, and Sgt. Alexander Koeneke, right, both explosive ordnance technicians with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, practice applying a splint during a Tactical Combat Causality Care Course on Camp Hansen, Sept. 9, 2021. 9th ESB conducts TCCC classes to allow more Marines to become certified in combat lifesaving, a skill Lt. Col. Marcus Gillett, battalion commander of 9th ESB, plans for every Marine to have in the near future. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.