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PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Pfc. Matthew J. Smith, honor graduate for platoon 1096, stands at parade rest before graduation aboard Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 20, 2013. Smith, a native of Tifton, Ga., was recruited by Sgt. Michael A. Trevino, a recruiter from Recruiting Substation Albany, Recruiting Station Jacksonville. Smith will be able to enjoy some much deserved leave with his family as he prepares for Marine combat training in Camp Geiger, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stanley Cao)

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Pfc. Matthew J. Smith, honor graduate for platoon 1096, stands at parade rest before graduation aboard Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 20, 2013. Smith, a native of Tifton, Ga., was recruited by Sgt. Michael A. Trevino, a recruiter from Recruiting Substation Albany, Recruiting Station Jacksonville. Smith will be able to enjoy some much deserved leave with his family as he prepares for Marine combat training in Camp Geiger, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stanley Cao)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stanley Cao

Lance Cpl. Kaleb Walker, rifleman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Long Island, N.Y., provides security during a counterinsurgency exercise on Range 220 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2013. The $140 million urban warfare training facility consists of more than 1,000 buildings and is divided into four sectors. The buildings replicate what can be found in an urban town to include gas stations, factories, one story complexes, marketplaces and multiple story buildings. The battalion is slated to continue a vigorous training schedule before deploying to Afghanistan this spring.

Lance Cpl. Kaleb Walker, rifleman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Long Island, N.Y., provides security during a counterinsurgency exercise on Range 220 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2013. The $140 million urban warfare training facility consists of more than 1,000 buildings and is divided into four sectors. The buildings replicate what can be found in an urban town to include gas stations, factories, one story complexes, marketplaces and multiple story buildings. The battalion is slated to continue a vigorous training schedule before deploying to Afghanistan this spring.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

A Marine drinks water from a canteen during chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense training exercise on North Field, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands during exerciser Forager Fury II, Dec. 3, 2013. This CBRND exercise is used to train Marines on the procedures of how to act and react in a contaminated environment. The Marine is with with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Schlosser/Released)

A Marine drinks water from a canteen during chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense training exercise on North Field, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands during exerciser Forager Fury II, Dec. 3, 2013. This CBRND exercise is used to train Marines on the procedures of how to act and react in a contaminated environment. The Marine is with with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Schlosser/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Schlosser

Staff Sgt. Brian Smith, center left, and Cpl. Matthew Ahn demonstrates a proper mission orientated protective posture gear exchange Dec. 3 at Tinian’s North Field during exercise Forager Fury II. The series of exercises, which Marine Aircraft Group 12 is conducting in the Mariana Islands, focus on refining core skills within the squadrons and MAG. This, in turn prepares them to function as an integrated air unit able to perform a wide range of missions. Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Defense Marines conducted annual unit-level training to exercise specific unit capabilities and cross train other Marines from sections. Smith is the CBRN chief and Ahn is the noncommissioned officer in charge of CBRN with MAG- 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Staff Sgt. Brian Smith, center left, and Cpl. Matthew Ahn demonstrates a proper mission orientated protective posture gear exchange Dec. 3 at Tinian’s North Field during exercise Forager Fury II. The series of exercises, which Marine Aircraft Group 12 is conducting in the Mariana Islands, focus on refining core skills within the squadrons and MAG. This, in turn prepares them to function as an integrated air unit able to perform a wide range of missions. Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Defense Marines conducted annual unit-level training to exercise specific unit capabilities and cross train other Marines from sections. Smith is the CBRN chief and Ahn is the noncommissioned officer in charge of CBRN with MAG- 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Antonio Rubio

Sgt. Kingsley Nwosu, a drill instructor of Platoon 1005, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, shouts at recruits to do exercises faster during an incentive training session Nov. 14, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C

Sgt. Kingsley Nwosu, a drill instructor of Platoon 1005, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, shouts at recruits to do exercises faster during an incentive training session Nov. 14, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C

Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill

Philippine Marines pass a 110 lbs. bag of rice to a Filipino volunteer from the ramp of an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a supply drop-off at a village here, Nov. 25. The combined Philippine and international effort delivered more than 79,000 lbs. of rice and high-energy biscuits to eight island villages. The 31st MEU, deployed with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, in support of Joint Task Force 505, is currently supporting the government of the Philippines during Operation Damayan by assisting with disaster relief efforts in areas affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda.

Philippine Marines pass a 110 lbs. bag of rice to a Filipino volunteer from the ramp of an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a supply drop-off at a village here, Nov. 25. The combined Philippine and international effort delivered more than 79,000 lbs. of rice and high-energy biscuits to eight island villages. The 31st MEU, deployed with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, in support of Joint Task Force 505, is currently supporting the government of the Philippines during Operation Damayan by assisting with disaster relief efforts in areas affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

Pfc. Christian Odom, honor graduate for platoon 3090, stands at parade rest before graduation starts along with Sgt. Damian Garcia, Senior Drill Instructor of platoon 3090, aboard Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 22, 2013. Odom, a native of Greer, S.C., was recruited Gunnery Sgt. Peter Lyons, a recruiter from Recruiting Station Columbia. Odom will be able to enjoy some much deserved leave with his family as he prepares for Marine combat training in Camp Geiger, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John-Paul Imbody)

Pfc. Christian Odom, honor graduate for platoon 3090, stands at parade rest before graduation starts along with Sgt. Damian Garcia, Senior Drill Instructor of platoon 3090, aboard Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 22, 2013. Odom, a native of Greer, S.C., was recruited Gunnery Sgt. Peter Lyons, a recruiter from Recruiting Station Columbia. Odom will be able to enjoy some much deserved leave with his family as he prepares for Marine combat training in Camp Geiger, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John-Paul Imbody)

Photo by Lance Cpl. John-Paul Imbody

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 “Greyhawks” flies over the Pacific Ocean on its way to collect a detachment of Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marines after they performed sensor recovery, repair and updating aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Nov. 1. This was a routine flight for the squadron, but crucial to the ground unit’s mission aboard the island.

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 “Greyhawks” flies over the Pacific Ocean on its way to collect a detachment of Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marines after they performed sensor recovery, repair and updating aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Nov. 1. This was a routine flight for the squadron, but crucial to the ground unit’s mission aboard the island.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns

Marines with the Provost Marshal's Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort conduct active shooter training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Oct. 15. To make training realistic they used airsoft pistols, handcuffs, fake pepper spray and fake electroshock weapons to suppress the shooter.

Marines with the Provost Marshal's Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort conduct active shooter training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Oct. 15. To make training realistic they used airsoft pistols, handcuffs, fake pepper spray and fake electroshock weapons to suppress the shooter.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brendan Roethel

Marines with Geodetic Survey Team, 1st Intelligence Battalion, measure the GPS height during a survey of the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field at San Clemente Island, Calif., Sept. 23, 2013. The GPS is used to find the exact elevation of the airfield. The data collected from these GPS points are used as a reference point to find elevations of obstructions in any possible flight path near the landing zone.

Marines with Geodetic Survey Team, 1st Intelligence Battalion, measure the GPS height during a survey of the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field at San Clemente Island, Calif., Sept. 23, 2013. The GPS is used to find the exact elevation of the airfield. The data collected from these GPS points are used as a reference point to find elevations of obstructions in any possible flight path near the landing zone.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, race through an obstacle course Sept. 21, 2013, as part of a field meet on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors selected a team of recruits from each platoon to compete in various events such as tug of war, a relay race, an obstacle course race and a pushup competition. The meet is designed to motivate the recruits for the upcoming Crucible, the 54-hour culminating event of training.

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, race through an obstacle course Sept. 21, 2013, as part of a field meet on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors selected a team of recruits from each platoon to compete in various events such as tug of war, a relay race, an obstacle course race and a pushup competition. The meet is designed to motivate the recruits for the upcoming Crucible, the 54-hour culminating event of training.

Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink

Drill instructors of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, present their new Marines with Eagle, Globe and Anchors during the emblem ceremony Sept. 7, 2013, at the Iwo Jima flag raising statue on Parris Island, S.C. This ceremony marks the end of the 54-hour culminating event of training known as the Crucible and is the first time recruits are called Marines. Delta and Papa Companies are scheduled to graduate Sept. 13, 2013. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)

Drill instructors of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, present their new Marines with Eagle, Globe and Anchors during the emblem ceremony Sept. 7, 2013, at the Iwo Jima flag raising statue on Parris Island, S.C. This ceremony marks the end of the 54-hour culminating event of training known as the Crucible and is the first time recruits are called Marines. Delta and Papa Companies are scheduled to graduate Sept. 13, 2013. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)

Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill

Sergeant Kyle Lloyd and Nik Cela ride on an M1A2 Abrams tank aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 26, 2013. Cela, from Staten Island, N.Y., spent a day with Marines with Charlie Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. He suffers from cystic fibrosis, and has always wanted to ride on a tank. He was surprised by his mother and the Marines of 2nd Tank Battalion with the opportunity to ride a tank and become an honorary member of Charlie Company. Lloyd is a tank commander with Charlie Company and a Dayton, Ohio native.

Sergeant Kyle Lloyd and Nik Cela ride on an M1A2 Abrams tank aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 26, 2013. Cela, from Staten Island, N.Y., spent a day with Marines with Charlie Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. He suffers from cystic fibrosis, and has always wanted to ride on a tank. He was surprised by his mother and the Marines of 2nd Tank Battalion with the opportunity to ride a tank and become an honorary member of Charlie Company. Lloyd is a tank commander with Charlie Company and a Dayton, Ohio native.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Recruits of Platoon 2065, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, march in formation at the company’s final drill evaluation Aug. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Close-order drill is a key part of Marine Corps recruit training because it develops discipline, confidence, teamwork and respect for authority. Platoon 2065 is led by Sgt. Edward Sortino, 25, grew up on Parris Island. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 30, 2013. Approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. David Bessey)

Recruits of Platoon 2065, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, march in formation at the company’s final drill evaluation Aug. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Close-order drill is a key part of Marine Corps recruit training because it develops discipline, confidence, teamwork and respect for authority. Platoon 2065 is led by Sgt. Edward Sortino, 25, grew up on Parris Island. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 30, 2013. Approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. David Bessey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Bessey

From left to right; Pfc. Dominique Starr, honor graduate of platoon 3056 and company honor graduate, Pfc. Allan Lammon, honor graduate of platoon 3057, and Pfc. Jildardo Reofrio, honor graduate of platoon 3058, all are preparing to retire the guidon to their drill instructors during graduation aboard Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 16, 2013. Starr, native of and recruited from Knoxville, Tenn., by Sgt. Lance Barber, Lammon, native of Theodore, Ala. and recruited from Mobile, Ala., by Sgt. Ricky Bergman, and Reofrio, native of Dade City, Fla., and recruited from Wesley Chapel, Fla., by Staff Sgt. Julio Carrasco, will all be able to enjoy some much deserved leave after graduation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John-Paul Imbody)

From left to right; Pfc. Dominique Starr, honor graduate of platoon 3056 and company honor graduate, Pfc. Allan Lammon, honor graduate of platoon 3057, and Pfc. Jildardo Reofrio, honor graduate of platoon 3058, all are preparing to retire the guidon to their drill instructors during graduation aboard Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 16, 2013. Starr, native of and recruited from Knoxville, Tenn., by Sgt. Lance Barber, Lammon, native of Theodore, Ala. and recruited from Mobile, Ala., by Sgt. Ricky Bergman, and Reofrio, native of Dade City, Fla., and recruited from Wesley Chapel, Fla., by Staff Sgt. Julio Carrasco, will all be able to enjoy some much deserved leave after graduation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John-Paul Imbody)

Photo by Lance Cpl. John-Paul Imbody

Arlington, Va., native 2nd Lt. James Warlick, second platoon commander, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment leads his Marines through a series of trenches during a live-fire platoon attack at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, Range 10 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, 2013. “This attack is a confirmation of individual and squad level skills,” Warlick said. The attack was part of Exercise Lava Viper, a battalion-level combined-arms exercise designed to enhance the abilities of ground combat and support element Marines participating. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)

Arlington, Va., native 2nd Lt. James Warlick, second platoon commander, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment leads his Marines through a series of trenches during a live-fire platoon attack at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, Range 10 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, 2013. “This attack is a confirmation of individual and squad level skills,” Warlick said. The attack was part of Exercise Lava Viper, a battalion-level combined-arms exercise designed to enhance the abilities of ground combat and support element Marines participating. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)

Photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan

Drill Instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., teach Marine Corps Drill to Female Poolees, women currently enrolled in the Marine Corps’ Delayed Entry Program, on Westover Air Reserve Base, July 20, 2013. The Poolees spent the day conducting an Initial Strength Test and learning drill. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Drill Instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., teach Marine Corps Drill to Female Poolees, women currently enrolled in the Marine Corps’ Delayed Entry Program, on Westover Air Reserve Base, July 20, 2013. The Poolees spent the day conducting an Initial Strength Test and learning drill. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Private First Class Justin Wofford, honor graduate of platoon 1048, stands at parade rest before graduation aboard Parris Island, S.C., July 19, 2013. Wofford, a native of Greer, S.C., was recruited by Sgt. Kamryn Greer, recruiter from Recruiting Sub-Station Greenville, Recruiting Station Columbia. Wofford will be able to enjoy some much deserved leave as he prepares for Marine Combat Training in Camp Geiger, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stanley Cao)

Private First Class Justin Wofford, honor graduate of platoon 1048, stands at parade rest before graduation aboard Parris Island, S.C., July 19, 2013. Wofford, a native of Greer, S.C., was recruited by Sgt. Kamryn Greer, recruiter from Recruiting Sub-Station Greenville, Recruiting Station Columbia. Wofford will be able to enjoy some much deserved leave as he prepares for Marine Combat Training in Camp Geiger, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stanley Cao)

Photo by Pfc. Stanley Cao

Cpl. Mark Haycroft, an MV-22B Osprey mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 Red Lions, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a Highland, Ark., native, guides an aircraft to its parking spot aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., July 9. This aircraft is just one of 12 to be shipped to Okinawa, Japan for a new squadron.

Cpl. Mark Haycroft, an MV-22B Osprey mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 Red Lions, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a Highland, Ark., native, guides an aircraft to its parking spot aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., July 9. This aircraft is just one of 12 to be shipped to Okinawa, Japan for a new squadron.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 Red Lions, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, inspect an MV-22B Osprey before beginning preparations to ship it overseas aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., July 9. VMM-363 trained pilots, crews and maintainers to help build up VMM-262.

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 Red Lions, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, inspect an MV-22B Osprey before beginning preparations to ship it overseas aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., July 9. VMM-363 trained pilots, crews and maintainers to help build up VMM-262.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns