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New Roth TSP Option
Beginning October 1, 2012, active duty military members in the Army, Navy, and Air Force may elect to contribute to a Roth TSP. The Roth TSP offers a different option in the tax treatment of contributions. Roth contributions are taken out of a member’s paycheck after the income is taxed. The earnings and withdrawals will not be taxed so long as you are at least age 59 ½ (or disabled) and have contributed to Roth for at least 5 years. A traditional TSP contribution is pre-income tax, reducing a member’s gross income which in turns lowers a member’s taxes today, but upon withdrawal, the contributions and earnings will be taxed at the future rate. Each TSP offers a different tax benefit. In general, if one is paying lower taxes now, and expects higher taxes in the future, the Roth may be more advantageous. However, if one is paying higher taxes now and expects lower taxes in the future, a traditional may be the right choice. Members are urged to consult their financial and tax advisors to assist in making the right decision for their personal tax situation. For 2012, total amount one can contribute to Roth and traditional cannot exceed $17,000 plus the $5,500 catch up contribution for member age 50 or older. For more information please see:
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ROTH TSP Available to Marine Corps
Effective June 1, 2012, the ROTH TSP option is available to the Marine Corps. The ROTH TSP offers after-tax contributions, while the Traditional TSP offers a pre-tax contributions. The traditional TSP defers taxation on contributions until the money is distributed and reduces one’s gross income in the tax year of contribution. More
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Imminent Danger Pay

Imminent Danger Pay eligibility changed Dec 31. Now military members serving less than a full month in a designated area will receive $7.50 per day, prorated for the number of days served. Members who serve the entire month in the area OR are involved in a hostile fire or hostile mine explosion event will continue to receive a full $225 for that month.

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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Darell Lippert, Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs a ladder during gas and oil platform seizure training during Exercise Leading Edge 13, Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group Feb. 6, 2013. The exercise is a multinational and interagency supported exercise designed to develop and refine weapons integration capabilities among partnering nations including suspect maritime material inspections, seizure and disposition. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theatre security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th fleet are of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bobby J. Gonzalez/Released)

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<p>U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Darell Lippert, Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs a ladder during gas and oil platform seizure training during Exercise Leading Edge 13, Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group Feb. 6, 2013. The exercise is a multinational and interagency supported exercise designed to develop and refine weapons integration capabilities among partnering nations including suspect maritime material inspections, seizure and disposition. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theatre security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th fleet are of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bobby J. Gonzalez/Released)</p>

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President Barack H. Obama, right, awards the Medal of Honor to former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2013. Romesha received the award for actions during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. Romesha was a section leader with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time of the battle. (U.S. Army photo by Leroy Council/Released)

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<p>President Barack H. Obama, right, awards the Medal of Honor to former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2013. Romesha received the award for actions during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. Romesha was a section leader with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time of the battle. (U.S. Army photo by Leroy Council/Released)</p>

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A young Farahi girl stares into the camera at a local returnee and refugee village, Feb. 9. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah visited the returnee and refugee village on the outskirts of Farah City to conduct a site survey and deliver humanitarian assistance. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)

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<p>A young Farahi girl stares into the camera at a local returnee and refugee village, Feb. 9. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah visited the returnee and refugee village on the outskirts of Farah City to conduct a site survey and deliver humanitarian assistance. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)</p>

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An Afghan National Army special operations forces soldier prepares a .50-caliber machine gun before a unilateral mission in Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2013. Afghan National Security Forces took the lead in security operations to bring security and stability to the people of Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/8468990760/ An Afghan National Army special operations forces soldier prepares a .50-caliber machine gun before a unilateral mission in Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2013. Afghan National Security Forces took the lead in security operations to bring security and stability to the people of Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)

<p>An Afghan National Army special operations forces soldier prepares a .50-caliber machine gun before a unilateral mission in Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2013. Afghan National Security Forces took the lead in security operations to bring security and stability to the people of Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)</p>

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U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1648, carrying U.S. Marines and Japanese soldiers, prepares to embark aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), not shown, off the coast of California Feb. 7, 2013, during exercise Iron Fist 2013. Iron Fist is a three-week bilateral training event held annually between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force designed to increase interoperability between the two services while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher B. Janik/Released)

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<p>U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1648, carrying U.S. Marines and Japanese soldiers, prepares to embark aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), not shown, off the coast of California Feb. 7, 2013, during exercise Iron Fist 2013. Iron Fist is a three-week bilateral training event held annually between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force designed to increase interoperability between the two services while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher B. Janik/Released)</p>

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A U.S. Navy landing signalman directs a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) off the coast of California Feb. 7, 2013, during exercise Iron Fist 2013. Iron Fist is a three-week bilateral training event held annually between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force designed to increase interoperability between the two services while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Veronica Mammina/Released)

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<p>A U.S. Navy landing signalman directs a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) off the coast of California Feb. 7, 2013, during exercise Iron Fist 2013. Iron Fist is a three-week bilateral training event held annually between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force designed to increase interoperability between the two services while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Veronica Mammina/Released)</p>

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U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct gas and oil platform seizure training during Exercise Leading Edge 13, Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group Feb. 7, 2013. The exercise is a multinational and interagency supported exercise designed to develop and refine weapons integration capabilities among partnering nations including suspect maritime material inspections, seizure and disposition. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theatre security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bobby J. Gonzalez/Released)

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<p>U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct gas and oil platform seizure training during Exercise Leading Edge 13, Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group Feb. 7, 2013. The exercise is a multinational and interagency supported exercise designed to develop and refine weapons integration capabilities among partnering nations including suspect maritime material inspections, seizure and disposition. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theatre security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bobby J. Gonzalez/Released)</p>

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The U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., Feb. 6, 2013. The Tennessee concluded a three month deployed. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Kimber/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/8468991224/ The U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., Feb. 6, 2013. The Tennessee concluded a three month deployed. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Kimber/Released)

<p>The U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., Feb. 6, 2013. The Tennessee concluded a three month deployed. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Kimber/Released)</p>

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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, and President Barack Obama listen to remarks by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, not shown, during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to Panetta Feb. 8, 2013, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Panetta was scheduled to retire after serving as the 23rd secretary of defense. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)

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<p>Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, and President Barack Obama listen to remarks by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, not shown, during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to Panetta Feb. 8, 2013, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Panetta was scheduled to retire after serving as the 23rd secretary of defense. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)</p>

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A U.S. Army Band trombone player with the "Pershing's Own" plays the national anthem at the armed forces farewell tribute in honor of Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Feb. 8, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt Sun L. Vega/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/8465991218/ A U.S. Army Band trombone player with the "Pershing's Own" plays the national anthem at the armed forces farewell tribute in honor of Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Feb. 8, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt Sun L. Vega/Released)

<p>A U.S. Army Band trombone player with the "Pershing's Own" plays the national anthem at the armed forces farewell tribute in honor of Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Feb. 8, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt Sun L. Vega/Released)</p>

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U.S. Navy Chief Builder Christopher Knox, Navy Misawa Snow Team leader, shows local schoolchildren a map of the world during the 64th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in northern Japan's Hokkaido Island Feb 7, 2013. Knox and his team created a snow sculpture of USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Sanford/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/8464894265/ U.S. Navy Chief Builder Christopher Knox, Navy Misawa Snow Team leader, shows local schoolchildren a map of the world during the 64th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in northern Japan's Hokkaido Island Feb 7, 2013. Knox and his team created a snow sculpture of USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Sanford/Released)

<p>U.S. Navy Chief Builder Christopher Knox, Navy Misawa Snow Team leader, shows local schoolchildren a map of the world during the 64th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in northern Japan's Hokkaido Island Feb 7, 2013. Knox and his team created a snow sculpture of USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Sanford/Released)</p>

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U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, a Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team security force member, provides security as team members meet with the governor of Farah province, Afghanistan, at the governor's compound in Farah city Feb. 7, 2013. The team's mission was to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/Released)

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<p>U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, a Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team security force member, provides security as team members meet with the governor of Farah province, Afghanistan, at the governor's compound in Farah city Feb. 7, 2013. The team's mission was to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/Released)</p>

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Visser, a pilot with the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., adjusts the power on the eight engines of his B-52 Stratofortress aircraft while flying a mission during exercise Cope North 2013 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 7, 2013. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise designed to increase the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Released)

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<p>U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Visser, a pilot with the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., adjusts the power on the eight engines of his B-52 Stratofortress aircraft while flying a mission during exercise Cope North 2013 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 7, 2013. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise designed to increase the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Released)</p>

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A Patriot missile battery sits on an overlook at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey, Feb. 4, 2013. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter was visiting the area to view Patriot missile batteries installed with assistance from U.S. Service members. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO?s commitment to defending Turkey?s security during a period of regional instability. (DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett/Released)

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<p>A Patriot missile battery sits on an overlook at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey, Feb. 4, 2013. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter was visiting the area to view Patriot missile batteries installed with assistance from U.S. Service members. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO?s commitment to defending Turkey?s security during a period of regional instability. (DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett/Released)</p>

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Airmen from the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, remove snow from Winter Storm Nemo at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2013. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/8464896647/ Airmen from the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, remove snow from Winter Storm Nemo at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2013. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

<p>Airmen from the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, remove snow from Winter Storm Nemo at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2013. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)</p>

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A young Farahi girl waits patiently to receive assistance during a visit to her village, Feb. 9. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah visited the returnee and refugee village on the outskirts of Farah City to conduct a site survey and deliver humanitarian assistance. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/released)

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<p>A young Farahi girl waits patiently to receive assistance during a visit to her village, Feb. 9. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah visited the returnee and refugee village on the outskirts of Farah City to conduct a site survey and deliver humanitarian assistance. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/released)</p>

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President Barack Obama embraces Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to Panetta Feb. 8, 2013, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Panetta was scheduled to retire after serving as the 23rd secretary of defense. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/8465994618/ President Barack Obama embraces Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to Panetta Feb. 8, 2013, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Panetta was scheduled to retire after serving as the 23rd secretary of defense. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)

<p>President Barack Obama embraces Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to Panetta Feb. 8, 2013, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Panetta was scheduled to retire after serving as the 23rd secretary of defense. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)</p>

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130207-N-QI595-073 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 07, 2013) - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class James Rice, from Dallas, applies sealant to an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Marco Villasana / Released)

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<p>130207-N-QI595-073 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 07, 2013) - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class James Rice, from Dallas, applies sealant to an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Marco Villasana / Released)</p>

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Afghan National Army Special Forces soldiers demonstrate compound clearing techniques to Afghan National Army soldiers during live-fire training in Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/8456513138/ Afghan National Army Special Forces soldiers demonstrate compound clearing techniques to Afghan National Army soldiers during live-fire training in Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)

<p>Afghan National Army Special Forces soldiers demonstrate compound clearing techniques to Afghan National Army soldiers during live-fire training in Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)</p>

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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey talk before testifying at a Feb. 7, 2013, hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Department of Defense's response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the findings of its internal review following the attack. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy/Released)

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<p>Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey talk before testifying at a Feb. 7, 2013, hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Department of Defense's response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the findings of its internal review following the attack. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy/Released)</p>