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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Luis Gomez, a Wheeling, Illinois native and field artillery fire direction control Marine with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, speaks to Staff Sgt. Ramon Santiago, a Yorktown, Virginia native and joint terminal attack controller with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, about the Direct Affiliation Program on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 12, 2023. The DAP affords qualified active component Marines the opportunity to affiliate with a Selected Marine Corps Reserve unit or the Individual Mobilization Augmentee program following their expiration of active service with no break in service. - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Luis Gomez, a Wheeling, Illinois native and field artillery fire direction control Marine with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, speaks to Staff Sgt. Ramon Santiago, a Yorktown, Virginia native and joint terminal attack controller with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, about the Direct Affiliation Program on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 12, 2023. The DAP affords qualified active component Marines the opportunity to affiliate with a Selected Marine Corps Reserve unit or the Individual Mobilization Augmentee program following their expiration of active service with no break in service.

Participants exit an MV-22B Osprey to enter the simulated training village during Information Warfighter Exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sep. 20, 2021. During week two, participants go through training lanes and interact with role players in order to test their skill levels in different tactical situations. IWX is a semi-annual multinational exercise designed to educate and train military service members with real-world scenarios to accomplish operations in the information environment. - Participants exit an MV-22B Osprey to enter the simulated training village during Information Warfighter Exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sep. 20, 2021. During week two, participants go through training lanes and interact with role players in order to test their skill levels in different tactical situations. IWX is a semi-annual multinational exercise designed to educate and train military service members with real-world scenarios to accomplish operations in the information environment.

A U.S. Marine fires his M18 modular handgun at targets during a Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition team match at Edson Range on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 10. - A U.S. Marine fires his M18 modular handgun at targets during a Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition team match at Edson Range on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 10.

Fine-tuning the Corps’ ACV in preparation for IOT&E - Marines from Delta Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, examine the Common Remotely Operated Weapons System on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle for the first time Sept. 11, 2019, at the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch aboard Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Amanda Sanders, a teacher with Winding Springs Elementary, graduated Marine Corps Officer Candidate School Aug. 10, 2019 and commissioned as a second lieutenant the same day. Sanders, a Charlotte, North Carolina native, plans on serving in the Marine Corps Reserves so she may continue teaching and server her country. - Paul Sanders, a retired Navy petty officer 1st class, pins his daughter Amanda Sanders during her commissioning ceremony at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 10, 2019. Amanda is a school teacher at Winding Springs Elementary, Charlotte, North Carolina, and plans on joining the Marine Corps reserves so she may continue teaching while serving her country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jorge A. Rosales)

Gunnery Sgt. Lawrence Smith, a faculty advisor at the Marine Corps Base Quantico Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy, leads a guided discussion during a Career Course classroom session at MCB Quantico, Virginia, Mar. 8, 2017. Enlisted Marines come to Quantico in order to be qualified and teach as a faculty advisor, a role that helps facilitate hundreds of Marines a year in their resident professional military education. - Gunnery Sgt. Lawrence Smith, a faculty advisor at the Marine Corps Base Quantico Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy, leads a guided discussion during a Career Course classroom session at MCB Quantico, Virginia, Mar. 8, 2017. Enlisted Marines come to Quantico in order to be qualified and teach as a faculty advisor, a role that helps facilitate hundreds of Marines a year in their resident professional military education.

Master Sgt. Conor Mahoney, a team member of the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise Accelerator Program, showcases new technology developed during the program at Stafford, Virginia, Dec. 9. Helios, the technology developed during the program, is designed to keep request for intelligence (RFI) customers informed throughout the production process. The demonstration is the culmination of 12 weeks of design and development for Helios. - Master Sgt. Conor Mahoney, a team member of the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise Accelerator Program, showcases new technology developed during the program at Stafford, Virginia, Dec. 9. Helios, the technology developed during the program, is designed to keep request for intelligence (RFI) customers informed throughout the production process. The demonstration is the culmination of 12 weeks of design and development for Helios.

President Truman congratulates three Marines who have just been presented the Medal of Honor in Washington, Nov. 24, 1952. They are, from left to right, Pfc. Hector A. Cafferata, Jr., retired Tech Sgt. Robert S. Kennemore and Lt. Col. Raymond G. Davis. - President Truman congratulates three Marines who have just been presented the Medal of Honor in Washington, Nov. 24, 1952. They are, from left to right, Pfc. Hector A. Cafferata, Jr., retired Tech Sgt. Robert S. Kennemore and Lt. Col. Raymond G. Davis.

Mamie Wilson-Collins and Willie Collins pose together at an unknown location and date. Willie's story of his 21-year-enlistment will live on due to the recently published 52 page biography titled: Top, A Proud Marine: The story of Master Sgt. Willie L. Collins. - Mamie Wilson-Collins and Willie Collins pose together at an unknown location and date. Willie's story of his 21-year-enlistment will live on due to the recently published 52 page biography titled: Top, A Proud Marine: The story of Master Sgt. Willie L. Collins.

On Feb. 23-24, 2016 the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory selected a group Marines to attend Force Development 25 during which the Marines will be able to challenge and change the way the Marine Corps thinks. - On Feb. 23-24, 2016 the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory selected a group Marines to attend Force Development 25 during which the Marines will be able to challenge and change the way the Marine Corps thinks.

Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., test Improved Ribbon Bridge components with representatives from Marine Corps Systems Command, and Marine Corps Engineer School, at Production Plant Barstow's test pond aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow’s Yermo Annex, Calif., Jan. 25, 2016 - Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., test Improved Ribbon Bridge components with representatives from Marine Corps Systems Command, and Marine Corps Engineer School, at Production Plant Barstow's test pond aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow’s Yermo Annex, Calif., Jan. 25, 2016

Cpl. David Dudley, Expeditionary Air Field, uses proper eye and ear protection during the 5th annual Combat Shooting Competition Oct. 28, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Advanced hearing protection for specific environments allows servicemembers to protect themselves and safely do their jobs. - Cpl. David Dudley, Expeditionary Air Field, uses proper eye and ear protection during the 5th annual Combat Shooting Competition Oct. 28, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Advanced hearing protection for specific environments allows servicemembers to protect themselves and safely do their jobs.

Officer candidates from Class 220 recite the oath for commissioned officers during their commissioning ceremony Nov. 24, 2015 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. These new second lieutenants now head to The Basic School. - Officer candidates from Class 220 recite the oath for commissioned officers during their commissioning ceremony Nov. 24, 2015 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. These new second lieutenants now head to The Basic School.

Captain Ericka Johnson, a Legal Service Support Section defense attorney, conducts egress training at the Quantico Reserve Support Unit High Mobility-Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HUMMWV) Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT) Nov. 20 to practice rollover training. The repetitive training exercise duplicates the effort required to exit an inverted vehicle. - Captain Ericka Johnson, a Legal Service Support Section defense attorney, conducts egress training at the Quantico Reserve Support Unit High Mobility-Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HUMMWV) Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT) Nov. 20 to practice rollover training. The repetitive training exercise duplicates the effort required to exit an inverted vehicle.

A Norwegian cadet pulls himself under barbed wire while completing the Combat Course at Officer Candidate School.While most candidates arrive at OCS via a combination of air and personal vehicle travel, the Norwegian cadets sailed a 101-year-old, three-masted steel bark known as the “Statsraad Lehmkuhl” from Norway to Baltimore. - A Norwegian cadet pulls himself under barbed wire while completing the Combat Course at Officer Candidate School.While most candidates arrive at OCS via a combination of air and personal vehicle travel, the Norwegian cadets sailed a 101-year-old, three-masted steel bark known as the “Statsraad Lehmkuhl” from Norway to Baltimore.

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Modern Day Marine Military Exposition offers vendors, manufacturers, and industry the opportunity to showcase their products and services to the Marine Corps to evaluate how to apply these goods and technologies in their duties and missions. - Modern Day Marine Military Exposition offers vendors, manufacturers, and industry the opportunity to showcase their products and services to the Marine Corps to evaluate how to apply these goods and technologies in their duties and missions.

Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks during a dedication ceremony at the John W. Warner Center for Advanced Military Studies at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 7, 2015. The ceremony honored both Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons and John W. Warner, both of whom played an integral role in improving military education during their careers. - Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks during a dedication ceremony at the John W. Warner Center for Advanced Military Studies at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 7, 2015. The ceremony honored both Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons and John W. Warner, both of whom played an integral role in improving military education during their careers.

Soldiers with the U.S. Army Reserves fire down range during the 54th Interservice Rifle Championship at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 29, 2015. Participants in the competition fired from distances between 200 - 1000 yards in the standing, sitting, and prone positions. This will be the last time Department of Defense competitors will face off against each other before going to the National Rifle Matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio. - Soldiers with the U.S. Army Reserves fire down range during the 54th Interservice Rifle Championship at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 29, 2015. Participants in the competition fired from distances between 200 - 1000 yards in the standing, sitting, and prone positions. This will be the last time Department of Defense competitors will face off against each other before going to the National Rifle Matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio.

Staff Sgt. Chad Ranton fires an M16A4 service rifle during the Marine Corps Combat Development Command Team Match at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 29, 2015. The match is part of the 54th Interservice Rifle Championship held at MCB Quantico from June 25 - July 1. The Marine Corps Shooting Team will spend months of training to develop muscle memory and conditioning to prepare them for rifle matches throughout the military and the nation. Ranton is a member of the Marine Corps Shooting Team. - Staff Sgt. Chad Ranton fires an M16A4 service rifle during the Marine Corps Combat Development Command Team Match at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 29, 2015. The match is part of the 54th Interservice Rifle Championship held at MCB Quantico from June 25 - July 1. The Marine Corps Shooting Team will spend months of training to develop muscle memory and conditioning to prepare them for rifle matches throughout the military and the nation. Ranton is a member of the Marine Corps Shooting Team.