Approximately 300 Marines with Alpha and Headquarters and Service Companies, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, bid farewell to their families and friends during a deployment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 1, 2014. The Marines serving with the battalion will deploy to an Australian army base near Darwin, Australia. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney.) Fighting Fifth Marines bid farewell to families, opens door for new chapter in Pacific 140401-M-HQ478-219

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