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Pfc. Daris Hodge stands post atop a crew-served weapon during an airbase ground defense field operation at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 19, 2015. Nearly 300 Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271were involved in the field operation by providing security for ground operations during portrayed enemy attacks. Lark is an aircraft rescue and firefighting specialist with MWSS-271. Hodge is a bulk fuel specialist with MWSS-271.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez

Lance Cpl. Jessie Stovicek stands post behind a chain-link fence during an airbase ground defense field operation at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 19, 2015. Nearly 300 Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271were involved in the field operation by providing security for ground operations during portrayed enemy attacks. Lark is an aircraft rescue and firefighting specialist with MWSS-271. Stovicek is a motor vehicle operator with MWSS-271.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez

Cpl. Mason Stone, left, a KC-130J crewmaster, Staff Sgt. David Hoyt, middle, a KC-130J loadmaster, and Cpl. Greg Gambrell, right, a KC-130J crewmaster, set up the refueling site for air delivery ground refueling training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2015. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 uses this training to make sure their Marines are able to proficiently use all of the KC-130J’s assets.

Photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr.

Staff Sgt. David Hoyt, a KC-130J loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron(VMGR) 152, guides a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, into place for air-delivery ground refueling training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2015. This kind of refueling operation is usually conducted in an austere environment where an air strip or fuel is not available. The KC-130J’s ability to refuel other vehicles adheres to the Marine Corps aviation’s mission to deliver Marines, fuel and cargo where needed.

Photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr.

Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircrafts with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 during air delivery ground refueling training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2015. The KC-130J aircraft is capable of carrying more than 12,000 gallons of fuel and simultaneously refueling two aircraft at 300 gallons a minute. This ability, along with many others, makes VMGR-152 and their aircraft an important asset to Marine Corps’ aviation.

Photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr.

Mechanicsburg, Pa., native Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Young, a platoon sergeant with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, runs to grab the rope underneath a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015. Utilizing both fast-roping and Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rigging methods, the purpose of the training exercise was to integrate operational coordination between the I MEF Ground Combat Element and Air Combat Element.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

Mechanicsburg, Pa., native Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Young, a platoon sergeant with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, draws a fast-roping line out from underneath a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015. Utilizing both fast-roping and Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rigging methods, the purpose of the training exercise was to integrate operational coordination between the I MEF Ground Combat Element and Air Combat Element.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

A Marine with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provides security for his fellow Marines at the drop zone of a fast-roping exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug 18, 2015. Utilizing both fast-roping and Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rigging methods, the purpose of the training exercise was to integrate operational coordination between the I MEF Ground Combat Element and Air Combat Element.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

A Marine with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, fast-ropes out of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015. Utilizing both fast-roping and Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rigging methods, the purpose of the training exercise was to integrate operational coordination between the I MEF Ground Combat Element and Air Combat Element.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

Marines from Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Divison, I Marine Expeditionary Force, are suspended from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during an exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015. Utilizing both fast-roping and Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rigging methods, the purpose of the training exercise was to integrate operational coordination between the I MEF Ground Combat Element and Air Combat Element.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Sigrid Rivera, Service Company first sergeant, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, earned her fourth-degree black belt at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy aboard MCB Hawaii, July 30, 2015. Earning this rank puts her among the nine fourth-degree black belts currently in the Marine Corps. The mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii is to provide programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families in order to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation.

Photo by Cpl. Brittney Vito

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeffery Quam waits to start his run at a night live-fire and maneuver exercise in Kuwait, Aug. 19, 2015. Quam is a crew chief with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). During the training, Marines used night vision devices to engage targets with the Browning .50 caliber machine gun at unknown distances from Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV-7). Elements of the 15th MEU are ashore in Kuwait for sustainment training to maintain and enhance the skills they developed during their pre-deployment training period. The 15th MEU is embarked on the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos

Sgt. Chase Mullens, a crowd educator with Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., speaks to the audience before an evening parade, Aug. 21, 2015. The guests of honor for the evening parade was The Honorable Mr. Fred Fletcher, chief of police, Chattanooga Police Department, The Honorable Mr. Earl Anthony Reavley, director of Hamilton County Emergency Services & Homeland Security, and The Honorable Mr. Andy Berke, mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., and the hosting official was Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, and Marine Forces North.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Draughon

U.S. Marines refill a water bladder at a water distribution site as a part of a typhoon relief mission in Saipan Aug. 13, 2015. The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU, assisted the locals of Saipan by producing and distributing potable water. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fills water jugs for civilians during typhoon relief efforts in Saipan, Aug. 14, 2015. The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st MEU and CLB 31, 31st MEU, assisted the locals of Saipan by producing and distributing potable water. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bekkala

U.S. Marines clear debris at a high school as part of a typhoon relief mission in Saipan Aug. 12, 2015. The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU, assisted the locals of Saipan by clearing debris from several schools. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains

U.S. Marines clear debris at a high school as part of a typhoon relief mission in Saipan, Aug. 12, 2015 The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU, assisted the locals of Saipan by clearing debris from several schools. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains

U.S. Marines clear debris at a high school as part of a typhoon relief mission in Saipan Aug. 12, 2015 The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU, assisted the locals of Saipan by clearing debris from several schools. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains

U.S. Marines clear debris at a high school as part of a typhoon relief mission in Saipan Aug. 12, 2015 The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU, assisted the locals of Saipan by clearing debris from several schools. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andy Larsen, with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, helps distribute water to local civilians during typhoon relief efforts in Saipan, Aug. 13, 2015. The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st MEU and CLB 31, 31st MEU, are aiding the locals of Saipan by producing and distributing potable water. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Ismael Pena