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Lance Cpl. Jacob Underwood, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, seeks concealment behind vegetation during an assault on an objective during an attack evolution aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 20, 2016. Role players were placed throughout the course, adding various scenarios which included ambushing a patrol and assaulting an enemy fortified position. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin T. Updegraff/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Following the ceremony Marine Corps Major Richard R. Schellhaas, Michael Radynski, Scott Bennignhoff, Justin Jones and Chief Warrant Officer Jake Geary have a conversation with Demarks only four star general Chief of Defence Demark General Peter Bartram. The ceremony took place at the garden in the Danish Embassy in Washington D.C. April 13, 2016.(Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Smithers/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Smithers

Marine Corps Major Michael Radynski, Scott Benninghoff, Richard R. Schellhaas, Justin Jones and Chief Warrant Officer Jake Geary receive praise following an award ceremony from Demarks only four star general Chief of Defence Denmark General Peter Bartram. The award ceremony was held in the garden of the Danish Embassy in Washington D.C. April 13, 2016. (Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Smithers/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Smithers

Left to right (CWO Jake Geary) (Maj. Michael Radynski) (Maj. Scott Benninghoff) (Gen. Peter Bartram) (Maj. Richard R. Schellhaas) (Maj. Justin Jones) Marines who were awarded the Defense Medal for Exceptionally Meritorious International Service pose for a picture with Gen. Peter Bartram the Chief of Defence of Denmark during their visit to the Danish embassy at Washington, D.C. April, 13, 2016.

Photo by Sgt. Cuong Le

On April 5, 2016 (from left to right) Second Lieutenants Justin Wilkison, Thomas Cofer, Troy Searcy, and Brock Yackey, Marines attending Combat Engineer Officer's course 5-16 (CEO 5-16); practice using the Dynamic Cone Petrometer (DCP). The DCP is used to test for moisture in the soil which helps determine soil suitability for construction.

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Lance Cpl. Brandon D. Peace and Lance Cpl. Roger T. Freckleton return fire atop the roof of a simulated patrol base during a three-week urban operations course led by 1st Marine Division Schools, Urban Leaders Course at Camp Pendleton March 8, 2016. Peace, a native of San Antonio, is a military police officer with Company B, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. Freckleton, a native of Newport, New Hampshire, is a rifleman with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Bowles

15 Marines and three civilians started a 770-mile ruck from Navarre, Florida, to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to honor 11 service members who died in a helicopter crash one year ago. Two of the ruckers, including Marine Staff Sgt. Justin Bentley (right), continue the ruck past Hurlburt Field, Florida.

Photo by Katie Lange

Norwegian Minister of Defense Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide talks with Lt. Col. Justin Ansel, the commander of Task Force 1/8, at a training location near Steinkjer, Norway, March 2, 2016. Exercise Cold Response 16 is a multi-national exercise combining the efforts of 12 NATO allies and partner nations and approximately 15,000 troops taking place across Norway.

Photo by Cpl. Dalton Precht

Norwegian Minister of Defense Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide talks with Lt. Col. Justin Ansel, the commanding officer of Task Force 1/8, and officers from Norway and Sweden at a training location near Steinkjer, Norway, March 2, 2016. Exercise Cold Response 16 is a multinational exercise combining the efforts of 13 NATO allies and partner nations and approximately 15,000 troops taking place across Norway.

Photo by Cpl. Dalton Precht

Cpl. Justin D. Espena removes his M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask after exciting the gas chamber at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 10, 2016. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 faced CS gas in the gas chamber as part of their qualification to familiarize themselves with the equipment and skills if faced with a biochemical attack. Marines of every military occupational specialty must be proficient with the equipment as it is part of every Marines’ basic skills. Espena is an aircraft maintenance support equip hydraulic, pneumatic, structure mechanic with MALS-14.

Photo by Cpl. Neysa Huertas Quinones

Cpl. Justin D. Espena removes his M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask after exciting the gas chamber at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 10, 2016. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 faced CS gas in the gas chamber as part of their qualification to familiarize themselves with the equipment and skills if faced with a biochemical attack. Marines of every military occupational specialty must be proficient with the equipment as it is part of every Marines’ basic skills. Espena is an aircraft maintenance support equip hydraulic, pneumatic, structure mechanic with MALS-14.

Photo by Cpl. Neysa Huertas Quinones

U.S. Navy Seaman Justin Phares, a hospitalman with 2nd Medical Battalion, treats a casualty during a tactical combat casualty care exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 12, 2016. Sailors were challenged by a chaotic environment of smoke and loud, sporadic noises.

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Salgado Chavez checks for leaks by pouring water into the radiator of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle engine at Camp Pendleton, Feb. 2, 2016. Marines from 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion supported 2nd Bn, 4th Marine Division and 1st Bn, 1st Mar. Div. infantry battalions as they conducted raid drills for Expeditionary Operations Training Group and their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation. As an Assault Amphibious Vehicle crewman, Chavez’ duties include driving, maintaining and inspecting his AAV. Chavez, from Seattle, Wash. is an AAV crewman with Company A., 3rd AAB, 1st Marine Division (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles)

Photo by Pfc. Justin Bowles

Cpl Michael B. Jaques and his teammate Cpl. Justin Resnick puts the finishing touches on a fire 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. Both Jaques and Resnick are low altitude air defense gunners with 2nd LAAD Bn.

Photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Justin Urbany (Right,) 81mm mortar section leader, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, gives a range safety brief to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, prior to a live-fire mortar range, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 1, 2016. This mortar range is a part of the second of four phases of training the soldiers of the JGSDF and USMC will be conducting during Exercise Iron Fist. This phase focuses on small unit skills and tactics before moving on to larger scale operations.

Photo by Cpl. Garrett White

Gunnery Sgt. Justin Smallwood, a combatant diver instructor with Marine Combatant Dive School, observes divers going through different scenarios at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 19, 2016. The course certifies Marines as dive supervisors whose mission is to oversee dives and ensure that operations are conducted safely and effectively.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera

Marines with the Combined Arms Company, Black Sea Rotational Force and Romanian Forces rehearse an Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System breach during Platinum Lion 16-2 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Jan. 8, 2016. An APOBS breach is used to clear a foot path through a wire, or mine field, obstacle for personnel. Exercise Platinum Lion provides combined training with NATO Allies and partners, demonstrating our commitment to promoting a peaceful and stable Europe through theatre security cooperation engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Justin T. Updegraff/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Lance Cpl. Kevin Kelly, right, military working dog handler with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, gives praise to his K-9 after successfully attacking Cpl. Justin Stockton, military working dog handler with H&HS, who played a simulated noncompliant suspect during night training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 9, 2015. To ensure the safety of personnel on the air station, this training is conducted to keep military working dogs familiarized with the installation as its landscape continues to develop with the Defense Policy Review Initiative. The K-9’s are trained in the five phases of aggression, basic obedience and building searches which aid in a variety of potentially dangerous situations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson

Lance Cpl. Colten Corsetti, right, military working dog handler with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, keeps his K-9 at the ready while instructing Cpl. Justin Stockton, military working dog handler with H&HS, to come forward and present his identification during night training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 9, 2015. To ensure the safety of personnel on the air station, this training is conducted to keep military working dogs familiarized with the installation as its landscape continues to develop with the Defense Policy Review Initiative. Handlers and their dogs must train regularly in order to maintain combat readiness, become a more effective team and ensure the safety of everyone on the installation.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson

Hospital Corpsman Second Class Justin Williams, senior line corpsman for Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment communicates over the radio during the attack phase of the Battalion Assault Course, the culminating event for Integrated Training Exercise 1-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 6, 2015. The BAC assessed a battalion’s ability to conduct offensive and defensive operations integrating elements from the Air Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element.

Photo by Cpl. Immanuel Johnson