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This image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows Lt. Col. Joseph Maybach, the commanding officer of Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, back to camera, giving a welcome-back hug to one of the two aviators recovered Wednesday evening March 10, 2010 off the coast of South Carolina. The two Marine Corps fighter pilots were rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down about 35 miles off the coast.

This image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows Marine Aircraft Group commanding officer Col. David Robinson, back to camera, giving a welcome-back hug to one of the two aviators recovered Wednesday evening March 10, 2010 off the coast of South Carolina. The two Marine Corps fighter pilots were rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down about 35 miles off the coast.

Gen. James N. Mattis, US Marine Corps, commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, right; along with Adm. James G. Stavridis, US Navy, commander, U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, center; and U.S. Army Gen. William E. Ward, commander, U.S. Africa Command, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the fiscal 2011 budget hearing for U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Joint Forces Command.

A Marine Corps carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Lance Cpl. Carlos Aragon during a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. According to the Department of Defense, Aragon,19, of Orem, Utah, died Monday, March 1, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

A Marine Corps carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Lance Cpl. Carlos Aragon into the transfer vehicle during a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. According to the Department of Defense, Aragon,19, of Orem, Utah, died Monday, March 1, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

A Marine Corps carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Lance Cpl. Carlos Aragon during a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. According to the Department of Defense, Aragon, 19, of Orem, Utah, died Monday, March 1, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

A Marine Corps carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Lance Cpl. Carlos Aragon during a dignified transfer ceremony in Dover Air Force Base, Del., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. According to the Department of Defense, Aragon,19, of Orem, Utah, died while supporting combat operations in Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Marine Corps commandant Gen. James Conway delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo Jima, Japan, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Dozens of U.S. veterans, now in their 80s and 90s, returned to the remote volcanic island of Iwo Jima to mark the 65th anniversary of one of World War II's fiercest battles.

Members of the Marine Corps carry the casket of Marine Pfc. Kyle J. Coutu from St. Teresa of the Child Church in Pawtucket, R.I., following funeral services, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Coutu was killed last week supporting combat operations in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Member of the Marine Corps carry the casket of Marine Pfc. Kyle J. Coutu from St. Teresa of the Child Church in Pawtucket, R.I., following funeral services, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Coutu was killed last week supporting combat operations in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

TRIANGLE, VA - FEBRUARY 19: A group of Marines stand next to an exhibit during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima February 19, 2010 at the National Museum of Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. Iwo Jima veterans and their family members participated in the ceremony to honor those who fought in one of the most famous WWII battles.

TRIANGLE, VA - FEBRUARY 19: An Iwo Jima veteran signs autograph on the famous WWII photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima shot by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal for Michael Scott of Altoona, Pennsylvania, at a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima February 19, 2010 at the National Museum of Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. Iwo Jima veterans and their family members participated in the ceremony to honor those who fought in one of the most famous WWII battles.

TRIANGLE, VA - FEBRUARY 19: An Iwo Jima veteran (R) looks at exhibits after a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima February 19, 2010 at the National Museum of Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. Iwo Jima veterans and their family members participated in the ceremony to honor those who fought in one of the most famous WWII battles.

TRIANGLE, VA - FEBRUARY 19: An Iwo Jima veteran signs autograph on the famous WWII photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima shot by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal at a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima February 19, 2010 at the National Museum of Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. Iwo Jima veterans and their family members participated in the ceremony to honor those who fought in one of the most famous WWII battles.

TRIANGLE, VA - FEBRUARY 19: Iwo Jima veteran Ray Raiche of Warwick, Rhode Island, attends a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima February 19, 2010 at the National Museum of Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. Iwo Jima veterans and their family members participated in the ceremony to honor those who fought in one of the most famous WWII battles.

TRIANGLE, VA - FEBRUARY 19: U.S. National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones speaks during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima February 19, 2010 at the National Museum of Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. Iwo Jima veterans and their family members participated in the ceremony to honor those who fought in one of the most famous WWII battles.

TRIANGLE, VA - FEBRUARY 19: Frank Willetto (2nd R) of Crownpoint, New Mexico, and Keith Little (R) of Navajo, New Mexico, both were members of the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II, attend a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima February 19, 2010 at the National Museum of Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. Iwo Jima veterans and their family members participated in the ceremony to honor those who fought in one of the most famous WWII battles.

TRIANGLE, VA - FEBRUARY 19: U.S. National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones speaks during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima February 19, 2010 at the National Museum of Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. Iwo Jima veterans and their family members participated in the ceremony to honor those who fought in one of the most famous WWII battles.

Lt. Gen. Keith Stalder, commander of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. The U.S. troop presence on Okinawa should not be seen as a burden but as a benefit, the senior Marine Corps general said Friday, despite calls from some Japanese leaders to move a major American base off the crowded southern Japan island.

Lt. Gen. Keith Stalder, commander of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. The U.S. troop presence on Okinawa should not be seen as a burden but as a benefit, the senior Marine Corps general said Friday, despite calls from some Japanese leaders to move a major American base off the crowded southern Japan island.