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Sgt. Travis P. Trahan, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with Detachment A, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, checks his map during a simulated close air support mission at Fort Irwin, Calif., October 17, 2012. HMLA-773 supported Marine Special Operations Command for three weeks, flying simulated close air supports, resupplies, casualty evacuations, battle damage assessments and aerial reconnaissance to make MARSOC’s predeployment training more realistic.

Sgt. Travis P. Trahan, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with Detachment A, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, checks his map during a simulated close air support mission at Fort Irwin, Calif., October 17, 2012. HMLA-773 supported Marine Special Operations Command for three weeks, flying simulated close air supports, resupplies, casualty evacuations, battle damage assessments and aerial reconnaissance to make MARSOC’s predeployment training more realistic.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah

Cpl. Josh Guertin, a mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, keeps the squadron’s helicopters flying with daily maintenance at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., October 17, 2012. HMLA-773 supported Marine Special Operations Command for three weeks, flying simulated close air supports, resupplies, casualty evacuations, battle damage assessments and aerial reconnaissance to make MARSOC’s predeployment training more realistic.

Cpl. Josh Guertin, a mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, keeps the squadron’s helicopters flying with daily maintenance at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., October 17, 2012. HMLA-773 supported Marine Special Operations Command for three weeks, flying simulated close air supports, resupplies, casualty evacuations, battle damage assessments and aerial reconnaissance to make MARSOC’s predeployment training more realistic.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah

Sgt. Michael F. Blake, a motor transportation clerk with 1st Marine Corps District, shows Sgt. Julian Ranas, 1MCD’s enhanced marketing vehicle driver, how one his vehicles was pushed from the curb and took on two to four feet of water when Hurricane Sandy struck in Far-Rockaway, N.Y. Ranas is letting Blake borrow his truck to be able to get around while he processes insurance claims.

Sgt. Michael F. Blake, a motor transportation clerk with 1st Marine Corps District, shows Sgt. Julian Ranas, 1MCD’s enhanced marketing vehicle driver, how one his vehicles was pushed from the curb and took on two to four feet of water when Hurricane Sandy struck in Far-Rockaway, N.Y. Ranas is letting Blake borrow his truck to be able to get around while he processes insurance claims.

Photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso

A United States flag flies in the background amidst debris and destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

A United States flag flies in the background amidst debris and destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser

A Marine Corps 7-ton truck delivers disaster relief materials purchased and donated by Kirstie Alley, an actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, to a post Hurricane distribution site in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

A Marine Corps 7-ton truck delivers disaster relief materials purchased and donated by Kirstie Alley, an actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, to a post Hurricane distribution site in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser

Marine Sgt. Eduardo Rivera, a motor transport operator and Dover N.J. native prepares to unload much-needed donations in the form of diapers, canned foods, clothes and blankets at a relief distribution site in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

Marine Sgt. Eduardo Rivera, a motor transport operator and Dover N.J. native prepares to unload much-needed donations in the form of diapers, canned foods, clothes and blankets at a relief distribution site in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser

Marines unload a 7-ton truck stocked with disaster relief materials purchased and donated by Kirstie Alley, an actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, to a post Hurricane distribution site in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

Marines unload a 7-ton truck stocked with disaster relief materials purchased and donated by Kirstie Alley, an actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, to a post Hurricane distribution site in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser

Marine Cpl. Christian Perez, a motor transport operator and a Union City N.J. native takes a break from unloading much-needed donations in the form of diapers, canned foods, clothes and blankets at a relief distribution site in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

Marine Cpl. Christian Perez, a motor transport operator and a Union City N.J. native takes a break from unloading much-needed donations in the form of diapers, canned foods, clothes and blankets at a relief distribution site in Toms River N.J., Nov. 3, 2012. Following Hurricane Sandy, Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, utilized their 7-ton trucks to move donated relief supplies to distribution points amongst the most heavily affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser

Cpl. Ryan Costea, a rifleman with Company D, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, listens as Gunnery Patrick Foreman, a career planner, explains Costea’s available choices to him in Billings, Mont., October 20, 2012. Company D, an infantry company, is being transformed into a military police company due to the commandant-directed Force Structure Review, which will affect 147 of 183 Marine Forces Reserve sites as the force restructures and modernizes its units. The Marine Corps has assembled a Personnel Transition Team to help Marines make informed career choices as to how they can continue to serve in the Corps.

Cpl. Ryan Costea, a rifleman with Company D, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, listens as Gunnery Patrick Foreman, a career planner, explains Costea’s available choices to him in Billings, Mont., October 20, 2012. Company D, an infantry company, is being transformed into a military police company due to the commandant-directed Force Structure Review, which will affect 147 of 183 Marine Forces Reserve sites as the force restructures and modernizes its units. The Marine Corps has assembled a Personnel Transition Team to help Marines make informed career choices as to how they can continue to serve in the Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah

Master Sgt. Roderick T. Harris, a Marine Forces Reserve Career Planner passes out screening forms to change occupations to the Marines of Company D, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, in Billings, Mont., October 20, 2012. Company D, an infantry company is being transformed into a military police company and Harris was there as part of a Personnel Transition Team, assembled to help Marines make informed career choices as to how they can continue to serve in the Corps. The move is due to the commandant-directed Force Structure Review, which will affect 147 of 183 Marine Forces Reserve sites as the force restructures and modernizes its units.

Master Sgt. Roderick T. Harris, a Marine Forces Reserve Career Planner passes out screening forms to change occupations to the Marines of Company D, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, in Billings, Mont., October 20, 2012. Company D, an infantry company is being transformed into a military police company and Harris was there as part of a Personnel Transition Team, assembled to help Marines make informed career choices as to how they can continue to serve in the Corps. The move is due to the commandant-directed Force Structure Review, which will affect 147 of 183 Marine Forces Reserve sites as the force restructures and modernizes its units.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah

Pfc. Patrick Christensen, a rifleman with Company D, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, listens to his available choices in Billings, Mont., October 20, 2012, as his infantry company is being transformed into a military police company. The move is due to the commandant-directed Force Structure Review, which will affect 147 of 183 Marine Forces Reserve sites as the force restructures and modernizes its units. The Marine Corps has assembled a Personnel Transition Team to help Marines make informed career choices as to how they can continue to serve in the Corps.

Pfc. Patrick Christensen, a rifleman with Company D, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, listens to his available choices in Billings, Mont., October 20, 2012, as his infantry company is being transformed into a military police company. The move is due to the commandant-directed Force Structure Review, which will affect 147 of 183 Marine Forces Reserve sites as the force restructures and modernizes its units. The Marine Corps has assembled a Personnel Transition Team to help Marines make informed career choices as to how they can continue to serve in the Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah

A recruit of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, is prepared by his drill instructor for a pugil stick fight aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 29. A strike to the head or a recruit falling off the stage signified the end of a bout. Each pugil stick bout lasted approximately 15 seconds.

A recruit of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, is prepared by his drill instructor for a pugil stick fight aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 29. A strike to the head or a recruit falling off the stage signified the end of a bout. Each pugil stick bout lasted approximately 15 seconds.

Photo by Cpl. Walter D. Marino II

Recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, wait their turn to face one another in pugil stick bouts aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 29. Recruits were faced with various scenarios that included facing multiple opponents. Each pigil stick bout ending when a recruit was hit on the head and each fight lasted approximatley 15 seconds.

Recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, wait their turn to face one another in pugil stick bouts aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 29. Recruits were faced with various scenarios that included facing multiple opponents. Each pigil stick bout ending when a recruit was hit on the head and each fight lasted approximatley 15 seconds.

Photo by Cpl. Walter D. Marino II

three recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, fight against one another in a pugil stick bout aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 28. Recruits were faced with different scenarious such as three-way fight and three versus one.

three recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, fight against one another in a pugil stick bout aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 28. Recruits were faced with different scenarious such as three-way fight and three versus one.

Photo by Cpl. Walter D. Marino II

Recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, face off against one another in a pugil stick bout aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 29. Recruits were matched up according to weight. Prior to the pugil stick fights recruits were taught blocks and strikes.

Recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, face off against one another in a pugil stick bout aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 29. Recruits were matched up according to weight. Prior to the pugil stick fights recruits were taught blocks and strikes.

Photo by Cpl. Walter D. Marino II

A recruit of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, begins to fall off the pugil stick stage after being struck by a pugil stick aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 29. The pugil stick bouts were designed to teach recruits the fundamentals of hand to hand combat. For some recruits it was their first time in a fight.

A recruit of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, begins to fall off the pugil stick stage after being struck by a pugil stick aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 29. The pugil stick bouts were designed to teach recruits the fundamentals of hand to hand combat. For some recruits it was their first time in a fight.

Photo by Cpl. Walter D. Marino II

Recruits of Company L, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participated in team week aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 30. Team week is a week long event that allows recruits to work around the depot with Marines and civilian workers. This is a chance for them to conduct themselves as Marines and gives them the opportunity to take leadership roles.

Recruits of Company L, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participated in team week aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 30. Team week is a week long event that allows recruits to work around the depot with Marines and civilian workers. This is a chance for them to conduct themselves as Marines and gives them the opportunity to take leadership roles.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bridget M. Keane

Recruits of Company L, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participated in team week aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 30. Team week is a week long event that allows recruits to work around the depot with Marines and civilian workers. This is a chance for them to conduct themselves as Marines and gives them the opportunity to take leadership roles.

Recruits of Company L, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participated in team week aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 30. Team week is a week long event that allows recruits to work around the depot with Marines and civilian workers. This is a chance for them to conduct themselves as Marines and gives them the opportunity to take leadership roles.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bridget M. Keane

Drill instructors with Company D, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, demonstrate to recruits how to properly lift a approximately 250 pound log with teamwork aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 30. Drill instructors emphasized to recruits that with out utilizing teamwork their exercises with the logs would be much more difficult.

Drill instructors with Company D, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, demonstrate to recruits how to properly lift a approximately 250 pound log with teamwork aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 30. Drill instructors emphasized to recruits that with out utilizing teamwork their exercises with the logs would be much more difficult.

Photo by Cpl. Walter D. Marino II

Recruits of Company D, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, push themselves during a log drill exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 30. The log weighed approximately 250 pounds. Teams of recruits were told to focuse on teamwork while working through various exercises such as log push-ups and log squats.

Recruits of Company D, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, push themselves during a log drill exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 30. The log weighed approximately 250 pounds. Teams of recruits were told to focuse on teamwork while working through various exercises such as log push-ups and log squats.

Photo by Cpl. Walter D. Marino II