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Oakland, MD. Nov. 15, 2012 -- A home that burned to the ground during Hurricane Sandy is shown. Photo by Frank Niemeir/FEMA

Corporal Christopher Ponce, a team leader with 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, stands at the corner of a building monitoring protesters during the battalion’s certification exercise aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 22, 2016. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero

Cpl. Shawn Playford a chemical biological radiological nuclear, CBRN, defense specialist with Identification and Detection platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, helps a simulated victim of radiation exposure due to a national nuclear explosion to safety during 48-hour operations as part of Exercise Scarlet Response 2016 at Guardian Centers, Perry, Ga., Aug. 25, 2016. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia