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Nathan Aldaco, a 12 year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, controls a Pacbot during a Make-A-Wish event supported by 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 24, 2016. Marines with 7th ESB and Explosive Ordnance Disposal helped to make Nathan’s wish of training with Marines come true by demonstrating the capabilities of their EOD robots and detonating TNT, C4, dynamite and blasting caps, while the heavy equipment operators gave him the opportunity to ride the D7 dozer and the excavator, in which he dug a pit, built a berm, and broke several large tree trunks.

Photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna

Nathan Aldaco, a 12 year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, prepares to eat field rations with 1st Lt. Ernest Gaudio during a Make-A-Wish event supported by 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 24, 2016. Gaudio is a platoon commander with Bravo Company, 7th ESB, 1st MLG. Marines with 7th ESB and Explosive Ordnance Disposal helped to make Nathan’s wish of training with Marines come true by demonstrating the capabilities of their EOD robots and detonating TNT, C4, dynamite and blasting caps, while the heavy equipment operators gave him the opportunity to ride the D7 dozer and the excavator, in which he dug a pit, built a berm, and broke several large tree trunks.

Photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna

Nathan Aldaco, a 12 year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, looks out of a bunker during a Make-A-Wish event supported by 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 24, 2016. Marines with 7th ESB and Explosive Ordnance Disposal helped to make Nathan’s wish of training with Marines come true by demonstrating the capabilities of their EOD robots and detonating TNT, C4, dynamite and blasting caps, while the heavy equipment operators gave him the opportunity to ride the D7 dozer and the excavator, in which he dug a pit, built a berm, and broke several large tree trunks.

Photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna

Nathan Aldaco, a 12 year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, stands at attention as Col. Jaime O. Collazo pins on the Master EOD badge during a Make-A-Wish event supported by 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 24, 2016. Collazo is the 1st MLG chief of staff. Marines with 7th ESB and Explosive Ordnance Disposal helped to make Nathan’s wish of training with Marines come true by demonstrating the capabilities of their EOD robots and detonating TNT, C4, dynamite and blasting caps, while the heavy equipment operators gave him the opportunity to ride the D7 dozer and the excavator, in which he dug a pit, built a berm, and broke several large tree trunks.

Photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna

Nathan Aldaco, a 12 year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, walks with Marines to a demolition site during a Make-A-Wish event supported by 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 24, 2016. The Marines helped to make Nathan’s wish of training with Marines come true by demonstrating the capabilities of their EOD robots and detonating TNT, C4, dynamite and blasting caps.

Photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna

The 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. Green, speaks to Marines assigned to Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North aboard Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, LA, Jan. 20, 2016.

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cami Snider, a Westerville, Ohio native, welds a tress onto a support column as Royal Thai Marine Corps Seaman Class Chainarong Kaewyongkot observes Jan. 23 at the Watkhunsong humanitarian civic action site, Chanthaburi, Thailand. The construction at Watkhunsong is one of six HCA sites in which the Thai, U.S. and partner nation’s militaries will work together on HCA programs to support security and humanitarian interests of friends and partner nations during Cobra Gold 2016. The programs will improve the quality of life, as well as the general health and welfare of civilian residents in the exercise areas. Snider is a metal worker with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Kaewyongkot is with the Engineer Battalion, Marine Division, Royal Thai Navy.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jose O. Nava

Runners race through Washington during the Marine Corps Marathon, Oct. 25, 2015. More than 30,000 runners dashed 26.2 miles through Washington and Arlington, Virginia, during this year’s race, which marked the 40th running of the “The Peoples Marathon.”

Photo by Sgt. Cuong Le

Runners race through Washington during the Marine Corps Marathon, Oct. 25, 2015. More than 30,000 runners dashed 26.2 miles through Washington and Arlington, Virginia, during this year’s race, which marked the 40th running of the “The Peoples Marathon.”

Photo by Sgt. Cuong Le

Runners race through Washington during the Marine Corps Marathon, Oct. 25, 2015. More than 30,000 runners dashed 26.2 miles through Washington and Arlington, Virginia, during this year’s race, which marked the 40th running of the “The Peoples Marathon.”

Photo by Sgt. Cuong Le

Runners race through Washington during the Marine Corps Marathon, Oct. 25, 2015. More than 30,000 runners dashed 26.2 miles through Washington and Arlington, Virginia, during this year’s race, which marked the 40th running of the “The Peoples Marathon.”

Photo by Sgt. Cuong Le

Runners race through Washington during the Marine Corps Marathon, Oct. 25, 2015. More than 30,000 runners dashed 26.2 miles through Washington and Arlington, Virginia, during this year’s race, which marked the 40th running of the “The Peoples Marathon.”

Photo by Sgt. Cuong Le

Marines assigned to the Urban Leaders Course at 1st Marine Division Schools, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to clear a building during a live-fire training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 25, 2015. The class teaches fire team and squad leaders skills and tactics to be successful in urban environments, which they can share with the Marines they lead and the leadership of their entire unit.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Division, assemble solar panels during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief static display at Marina Green Beach, Ssn Francisco, Oct. 9, 2015, as part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2015. SFFW 15’ is a week-long event that blends a unique training and education program, bringing together key civilian emergency responders and Naval crisis-response forces to exchange best practices focused on humanitarian assistance disaster relief with particular emphasis on defense support to civil authorities.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

A member of the San Francisco Fire Department gives a sticker to a young young boy during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief static display at Marina Green Park, San Francisco, Oct. 9, 2015, as part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2015. SFFW 15’ is a week-long event that blends a unique training and education program, bringing together key civilian emergency responders and Naval crisis-response forces to exchange best practices focused on humanitarian assistance disaster relief with particular emphasis on defense support to civil authorities.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

A sailor with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, interacts with young San Francisco children during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief static display at Marina Green Park, San Francisco, Oct. 9, 2015, as part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2015. SFFW 15’ is a week-long event that blends a unique training and education program, bringing together key civilian emergency responders and Naval crisis-response forces to exchange best practices focused on humanitarian assistance disaster relief with particular emphasis on defense support to civil authorities.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Division, offload gear during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief static display at Marina Green Park, San Francisco, Oct. 9, 2015, as part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2015. SFFW 15’ is a week-long event that blends a unique training and education program, bringing together key civilian emergency responders and Naval crisis-response forces to exchange best practices focused on humanitarian assistance disaster relief with particular emphasis on defense support to civil authorities.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

Seaman Tyler Johnson, a corpsman with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, explains medical procedures to San Francisco natives during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief static display at Marina Green Park, San Francisco, Oct. 9, 2015 as part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2015. SFFW 15’ is a week-long event that blends a unique training and education program, bringing together key civilian emergency responders and Naval crisis-response forces to exchange best practices focused on humanitarian assistance disaster relief with particular emphasis on defense support to civil authorities.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephanie Wire, the officer in charge of the 1st Marine Division Band, conducts the band during the “Honor our Fallen” concert at the Marines Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco Oct. 8, 2015, as part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2015. The concert was an hour-long performance honoring the fallen Marines who have given the ultimate sacrifice during every conflict the Marine Corps has fought in.

Photo by Sgt. Cuong Le

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephanie Wire, the officer in charge of the 1st Marine Division Band, conducts the band during the “Honor our Fallen” concert at the Marines Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco, Oct. 8, 2015, as part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2015. The concert was an hour-long performance honoring the fallen Marines who have given the ultimate sacrifice during every conflict the Marine Corps has fought in.

Photo by Sgt. Cuong Le