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Video by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos

Small Unit Leaders Continue to Shape Tomorrow’s Corps

I Marine Expeditionary Force

April 18, 2016 | 1:06

Cpl. Jesse Meinhardt, squad leader, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, shares his thoughts on the importance of holding the billet of squad leader. Meinhardt has waited more than three years to fill this role and says the responsibility of his new job allows him to continue as a professional warfighter. Meinhardt is 22 years old, and is from Auburn, Alabama. (Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)