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U.S. Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement (LE) Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (III MIG), participate in the deactivation of the unit and pay tribute to their time while serving in 3rd LE on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 6, 2021. The deactivation of the battalion is the result of the Marine Corps shifting its focus to redesigning a more flexible and dynamic Fleet Marine Force with divestments in certain elements, including command elements like law enforcement. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific region’s information environment, and supports MAGTF operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew S. Grosz, commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. John S. Studer, group sergeant major, both with Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group (MCSCG) cases colors during a deactivation ceremony on Fort Story, Virginia, September 2, 2021. MCSCG was deactivated in accordance with 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. Throughout its nearly 10 years of service, MCSCG continued its tradition of providing security cooperation since the 1920s and '30s when the Marine Corps trained the Gendarmerie d'Haiti and the Guardia Nacional of Nicaragua. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Angel Alvarado)

Marines with Combat Assault Company (CAC), 3d Marines held a deactivation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 1, 2021. The ceremony commemorated the history and legacy of CAC, while representing progress toward Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Hassanen Attabi)

U.S. Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, reflect on their unit's history during the 1st Tank Battalion deactivation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 21, 2021. Tanks are being divested from the Marine Corps in an effort to accelerate modernization and realign capabilities, units and personnel to other areas in accordance with Marine Corps Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Gabriel Antwiler)

U.S. Marines with 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, execute a regimental deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 28, 2021. The regiment served a total of 68 years and is now being deactivated in accordance with the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Aaron Douds)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, conduct a deactivation ceremony for Weapons Company on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2021. 1st Battalion, 3d Marines held the ceremony to commemorate the history of Weapons Company, which had been active since 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Wilson)