Mr. Jim Dietz, a hall of fame coach, presents a practical application brief to his fellow coaches at the coaches workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va, May 10, 2023. Coaches from across the nation travelled here to learn about the Marine Corps' officer programs. The purpose of the workshop is to create a mutually beneficial relationship between coaches and the Corps, where coaches share knowledge based on first-hand experience with colleagues, students and athletes. - Mr. Jim Dietz, a hall of fame coach, presents a practical application brief to his fellow coaches at the coaches workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va, May 10, 2023. Coaches from across the nation travelled here to learn about the Marine Corps' officer programs. The purpose of the workshop is to create a mutually beneficial relationship between coaches and the Corps, where coaches share knowledge based on first-hand experience with colleagues, students and athletes.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kamerin Hervey, an administrative law clerk with the Legal Services Support Section, Headquarters and Support Battalion, conducts a stationary bike exercise during his physical therapy appointment in the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, March 26, 2021. Hervey was a wheelchair-bound, active-duty Marine due to his bilateral, tibia-stress fractures in both shins. However, his shins have completely healed bilaterally, and with direction from his doctor, he no longer needs to utilize a wheelchair. Hervey is a Longmont, Colorado, native. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kamerin Hervey, an administrative law clerk with the Legal Services Support Section, Headquarters and Support Battalion, conducts a stationary bike exercise during his physical therapy appointment in the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, March 26, 2021. Hervey was a wheelchair-bound, active-duty Marine due to his bilateral, tibia-stress fractures in both shins. However, his shins have completely healed bilaterally, and with direction from his doctor, he no longer needs to utilize a wheelchair. Hervey is a Longmont, Colorado, native.

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Marines salute during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard amphibious assault ship USS America, March 11. - Marines salute during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard amphibious assault ship USS America, March 11.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members disembark from an MV-22B Osprey with U.S. Marines while conducting Vertical Assault training during exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 28. - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members disembark from an MV-22B Osprey with U.S. Marines while conducting Vertical Assault training during exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 28.

More than 400 participants from the local and U.S. communities got down and dirty as part of Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji's inaugural Samurai Run July 21, 2019. The Marine Corps Community Services event was held as a chance for locals and service members to strengthen relationships through friendly competition. - More than 400 participants from the local and U.S. communities got down and dirty as part of Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji's inaugural Samurai Run July 21, 2019. The Marine Corps Community Services event was held as a chance for locals and service members to strengthen relationships through friendly competition.

Capt. Nick Berger, a project officer in Marine Corps Systems Command’s Infantry Weapons, demonstrates the MK13 Mod 7 July 1, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The system, which reached full operational capability in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, shoots a more accurate bullet at greater distances than the legacy sniper rifle. Marines will primarily use the MK13 during deployments, while the M40A6 legacy rifle will be used for sniper training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales) - Capt. Nick Berger, a project officer in Marine Corps Systems Command’s Infantry Weapons, demonstrates the MK13 Mod 7 July 1, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The system, which reached full operational capability in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, shoots a more accurate bullet at greater distances than the legacy sniper rifle. Marines will primarily use the MK13 during deployments, while the M40A6 legacy rifle will be used for sniper training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

. - Lance Cpl. Allen Yang, a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, assembles communications equipment during a simulated Humanitarian Assistance-Disaster Relief mission at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 1, 2019. Yang, a native of Riverside, California, graduated from Martin Luther King Jr. High School in June 2017 before enlisting December 2017. CLB-31 provides security, logistics, transportation, and HADR support as the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

A Marine with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit programs a counter-unmanned aircraft system on a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a predeployment training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 13, 2018. The LMADIS and other innovations will be on display during the 54th annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held May 6–8 at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck) - A Marine with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit programs a counter-unmanned aircraft system on a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a predeployment training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 13, 2018. The LMADIS and other innovations will be on display during the 54th annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held May 6–8 at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

Marine credits triathlons for making him a better warfighter - Maj. Ken Parisi, a logistics specialist at Marine Corps Systems Command, crosses the finish line at the Ironman World Championship at Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in September. He placed in the top 25 percent of 4,500 competitors and said his passion for triathlons gave him confidence and made him a better Marine. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Estefania Patino, a Primary Marksmanship Instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., poses for a photo at Hue City Range July 24, 2018. - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Estefania Patino, a Primary Marksmanship Instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., poses for a photo at Hue City Range July 24, 2018.

Members of the Military Working Dog section of the Provost Marshal’s Office pose for a photo aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June13. The MWD section aids the air station in detecting contraband and conducting security checks. The MWD section is attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. - Members of the Military Working Dog section of the Provost Marshal’s Office pose for a photo aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June13. The MWD section aids the air station in detecting contraband and conducting security checks. The MWD section is attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Salas, a network administrator with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, installs a Hawkeye III Satellite in Iraq, Dec., 4, 2017. The communications team was deployed in support of the 15th MEU’s aviation combat element conducting missions in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Salas, a network administrator with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, installs a Hawkeye III Satellite in Iraq, Dec., 4, 2017. The communications team was deployed in support of the 15th MEU’s aviation combat element conducting missions in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.