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Major Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, speaks to Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 5, 2016, as Staff Sgt. Nathan A. Hervey, an instructor with the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion at the School of Infantry-East, looks on. Hervey was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the combat distinguishing device for valor, and was recognized for extraordinary heroism for his actions on May 21, 2011, while carrying out his duties as a scout sniper section leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Major Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, speaks to Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 5, 2016, as Staff Sgt. Nathan A. Hervey, an instructor with the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion at the School of Infantry-East, looks on. Hervey was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the combat distinguishing device for valor, and was recognized for extraordinary heroism for his actions on May 21, 2011, while carrying out his duties as a scout sniper section leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

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.

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

Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, presents Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandro Salabarria, a corpsman with Marine Special Operations Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 5, 2016. Salabarria was awarded for his actions in Afghanistan Sept. 15, 2014.

Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, presents Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandro Salabarria, a corpsman with Marine Special Operations Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 5, 2016. Salabarria was awarded for his actions in Afghanistan Sept. 15, 2014.

Photo by Sgt. Lia Gamero

Staff Sgt. Stephen Heeg leads Marines up a mountain during cold weather training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California, Jan. 21, 2016. The cold weather training done in the Sierra Mountains is a warm-up to Exercise Cold Response 1-16 in Norway. Nearly 80 Marines with 2nd LAAD Bn. participated in the two-weeklong exercise that taught basic mobility in snow, defensive and offensive tactics as well as basic cold weather and high altitude conditions training. Heeg is the 1st Platoon, platoon sergeant with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion.

Staff Sgt. Stephen Heeg leads Marines up a mountain during cold weather training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California, Jan. 21, 2016. The cold weather training done in the Sierra Mountains is a warm-up to Exercise Cold Response 1-16 in Norway. Nearly 80 Marines with 2nd LAAD Bn. participated in the two-weeklong exercise that taught basic mobility in snow, defensive and offensive tactics as well as basic cold weather and high altitude conditions training. Heeg is the 1st Platoon, platoon sergeant with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion.

Photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez

Sergeant 1st Class Takashi Kuriyama of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment Scout Sniper Program leads fellow soldiers on patrol while conducting break contact drills during an abbreviated scout sniper course, instructed by Marine Corps Scout Sniper instructors, during Exercise Iron Fist on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 1, 2016. During break contact drills the team moves to a location where the enemy cannot observe and fire upon them as they typically operate in small teams with limited firepower and ammunition.

Sergeant 1st Class Takashi Kuriyama of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment Scout Sniper Program leads fellow soldiers on patrol while conducting break contact drills during an abbreviated scout sniper course, instructed by Marine Corps Scout Sniper instructors, during Exercise Iron Fist on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 1, 2016. During break contact drills the team moves to a location where the enemy cannot observe and fire upon them as they typically operate in small teams with limited firepower and ammunition.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero

Sergeant 1st Class Yusuke Irie of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment watches as U. S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mason Wilhelmy, a scout sniper instructor with 1st Marine Division Schools, gets a hands-on review of the JGSDF weapons during an abbreviated scout sniper course held during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 1, 2016. The course offers the U.S. Marines and JGSDF soldiers the opportunity to share their experiences and knowledge and increase camaraderie between the Marine Corps and JGSDF in a bilateral training environment.

Sergeant 1st Class Yusuke Irie of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment watches as U. S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mason Wilhelmy, a scout sniper instructor with 1st Marine Division Schools, gets a hands-on review of the JGSDF weapons during an abbreviated scout sniper course held during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 1, 2016. The course offers the U.S. Marines and JGSDF soldiers the opportunity to share their experiences and knowledge and increase camaraderie between the Marine Corps and JGSDF in a bilateral training environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero

First Sgt. Shonor Burton runs through a non-lethal weapons course while blinded by the effects of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, Jan. 26, 2016. Burton is the company first sergeant for Company B, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

First Sgt. Shonor Burton runs through a non-lethal weapons course while blinded by the effects of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, Jan. 26, 2016. Burton is the company first sergeant for Company B, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

Photo by Sgt. Brady Wood

Students work together to navigate the obstacle course during a Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar combat conditioning session aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2016. The week-long seminar focuses on preparing lance corporals physically and mentally to become successful noncommissioned officers, while building the foundation for the more difficult residential courses like Corporals Course and Sergeants Course.

Students work together to navigate the obstacle course during a Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar combat conditioning session aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2016. The week-long seminar focuses on preparing lance corporals physically and mentally to become successful noncommissioned officers, while building the foundation for the more difficult residential courses like Corporals Course and Sergeants Course.

Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan

Sergeant Tinashe Ngwenya, heavy equipment operator, Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, scoops sand into a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with a John Deere 250 GR Hydraulic Excavator near the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Jan. 22, 2016. This is the first time MWSS-374 is using this excavator aboard the Combat Center, and Marines with MWSS-374 and MWSS-371 attended the two-week maintainer and operator courses, Jan. 11-22.

Sergeant Tinashe Ngwenya, heavy equipment operator, Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, scoops sand into a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with a John Deere 250 GR Hydraulic Excavator near the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Jan. 22, 2016. This is the first time MWSS-374 is using this excavator aboard the Combat Center, and Marines with MWSS-374 and MWSS-371 attended the two-week maintainer and operator courses, Jan. 11-22.

Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw

Sergeants Douglas Cairn, left, and Bradley Brouwer, right, instructors in the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course, search for students during a stalking exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 22, 2016. The DCSC offers several infantry-based courses to enhance the combat readiness of its Marines.

Sergeants Douglas Cairn, left, and Bradley Brouwer, right, instructors in the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course, search for students during a stalking exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 22, 2016. The DCSC offers several infantry-based courses to enhance the combat readiness of its Marines.

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

Second Lieutenant Matt Bergman, a student with Combat Engineer Officer's course 3-16, uses a cut-off saw to aid in the repairing of a spall at an airfield damage repairs site at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 19, 2016. A spall is known as pavement damage that is no more then 5 feet in diameter and does not penetrate into sub-grade material. Gunnery Sergeant Jessie McDonald, a Combat Engineer Instruction Company instructor, holds the saws cord while supervising the training.

Second Lieutenant Matt Bergman, a student with Combat Engineer Officer's course 3-16, uses a cut-off saw to aid in the repairing of a spall at an airfield damage repairs site at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 19, 2016. A spall is known as pavement damage that is no more then 5 feet in diameter and does not penetrate into sub-grade material. Gunnery Sergeant Jessie McDonald, a Combat Engineer Instruction Company instructor, holds the saws cord while supervising the training.

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A Marine squad leader assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a company-level assault, as part of combined arms live-fire, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin exercise, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Training Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 18, 2016. Infantry squad leaders holding the rank of corporal or sergeant can apply now for the recently updated Squad Leader Development Program, and earn the new military occupational specialty of 0365 - Infantry Squad Leader if selected from the pool of applicants.

A Marine squad leader assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a company-level assault, as part of combined arms live-fire, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin exercise, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Training Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 18, 2016. Infantry squad leaders holding the rank of corporal or sergeant can apply now for the recently updated Squad Leader Development Program, and earn the new military occupational specialty of 0365 - Infantry Squad Leader if selected from the pool of applicants.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

First Lt. Nolan Vihlen (left), 1st Lt. Dave Samson (middle), and 1st Lt. David Peck (right), Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, conduct vehicle checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion before their departure from Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jan. 7, 2016. Thorough and consistent pilot training is the best way to ensure aviation safety; HMHT-302 teaches its student pilots proper procedures for safety checks to ensure the highest level of safety and preparedness prior to any flight.

First Lt. Nolan Vihlen (left), 1st Lt. Dave Samson (middle), and 1st Lt. David Peck (right), Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, conduct vehicle checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion before their departure from Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jan. 7, 2016. Thorough and consistent pilot training is the best way to ensure aviation safety; HMHT-302 teaches its student pilots proper procedures for safety checks to ensure the highest level of safety and preparedness prior to any flight.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala

First Lt. David Peck (right) and 1st Lt. Nolan Vihlen (left), Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, conduct vehicle checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion before their departure from Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Jan. 7, 2016. Thorough and consistent pilot training is the best way to ensure aviation safety; HMHT-302 teaches its student pilots proper procedures for safety checks to ensure the highest level of safety and preparedness prior to any flight.

First Lt. David Peck (right) and 1st Lt. Nolan Vihlen (left), Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, conduct vehicle checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion before their departure from Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Jan. 7, 2016. Thorough and consistent pilot training is the best way to ensure aviation safety; HMHT-302 teaches its student pilots proper procedures for safety checks to ensure the highest level of safety and preparedness prior to any flight.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala

Staff Sgt. Michael Cucinotta, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, gives instructions to a refugee role player during a noncombatant evacuation training operation at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2016. The Marines successfully processed 28 refugee role players through a notional forward operating base. The exercise was part of the unit’s training in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan.

Staff Sgt. Michael Cucinotta, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, gives instructions to a refugee role player during a noncombatant evacuation training operation at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2016. The Marines successfully processed 28 refugee role players through a notional forward operating base. The exercise was part of the unit’s training in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shannon Kroening

Sgt. Chad Nillo briefs Staff Sgt. Charles Higgins on possible routes to take on a patrol through the jungle Jan. 7, 2016, on Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, during a three-day field training exercise. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, were tasked with locating a simulated enemy platoon in the jungle during the training. Nillo, a squad leader with Alpha Co., BLT 1/5, 31st MEU, is from Newark, California. Higgins, a platoon sergeant with Alpha Co., BLT 1/5, 31st MEU, is from Columbia Heights, Virginia.

Sgt. Chad Nillo briefs Staff Sgt. Charles Higgins on possible routes to take on a patrol through the jungle Jan. 7, 2016, on Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, during a three-day field training exercise. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, were tasked with locating a simulated enemy platoon in the jungle during the training. Nillo, a squad leader with Alpha Co., BLT 1/5, 31st MEU, is from Newark, California. Higgins, a platoon sergeant with Alpha Co., BLT 1/5, 31st MEU, is from Columbia Heights, Virginia.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Carl King

Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brikalis, the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC), left, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, center, and Sgt. Maj. Samuel Heyward Jr., the sergeant major of MCRC walk towards a ceremony at Point Loma, Calif., Dec. 3, 2015. Neller was the guest of honor at the superior achiever ceremony for Marines of the Western and Eastern Recruiting Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)

Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brikalis, the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC), left, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, center, and Sgt. Maj. Samuel Heyward Jr., the sergeant major of MCRC walk towards a ceremony at Point Loma, Calif., Dec. 3, 2015. Neller was the guest of honor at the superior achiever ceremony for Marines of the Western and Eastern Recruiting Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriela Garcia

U.S. Marine Gen. Robert B. Neller, 37th commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visit Marines on post with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2015. During their visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the leaders addressed Marines and Sailors on matters concerning the future of the Corps and wished them all a merry Christmas. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is deployed with a crisis response mission spanning 20 nations of U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Rick Hurtado / Released)

U.S. Marine Gen. Robert B. Neller, 37th commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visit Marines on post with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2015. During their visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the leaders addressed Marines and Sailors on matters concerning the future of the Corps and wished them all a merry Christmas. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is deployed with a crisis response mission spanning 20 nations of U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Rick Hurtado / Released)

Photo by Sgt. Ricardo Hurtado

U.S. Marine Gen. Robert B. Neller, 37th commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visit Marines on post with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2015. During their visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the leaders addressed Marines and Sailors on matters concerning the future of the Corps and wished them all a merry Christmas. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is deployed with a crisis response mission spanning 20 nations of U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Rick Hurtado / Released)

U.S. Marine Gen. Robert B. Neller, 37th commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visit Marines on post with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2015. During their visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the leaders addressed Marines and Sailors on matters concerning the future of the Corps and wished them all a merry Christmas. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is deployed with a crisis response mission spanning 20 nations of U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Rick Hurtado / Released)

Photo by Sgt. Ricardo Hurtado

Lynn Kinney (left), Megan McClung (center) and Amy Forsythe(right) served together during their deployment to Camp Fallujah, Iraq in 2006. They were assigned to the Camp Pendleton-based I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Public Affairs Office. This photo was taken at Camp Fallujah in April 2006. McClung was killed by an IED in Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 6, 2006. Kinney, now a staff sergeant, serves as the public affairs chief for I MEF at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Forsythe transferred out of the Marine Corps and now serves as a public affairs officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves.

Lynn Kinney (left), Megan McClung (center) and Amy Forsythe(right) served together during their deployment to Camp Fallujah, Iraq in 2006. They were assigned to the Camp Pendleton-based I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Public Affairs Office. This photo was taken at Camp Fallujah in April 2006. McClung was killed by an IED in Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 6, 2006. Kinney, now a staff sergeant, serves as the public affairs chief for I MEF at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Forsythe transferred out of the Marine Corps and now serves as a public affairs officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves.

Photo by Courtesy Photo