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Lance Cpl. Alexander Stensland, left, signals good to go to Lt. Col. Roger T. McDuffie who is piloting an AV-8B Harrier on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 10, 2014. Stensland is an aircraft powerline mechanic and McDuffie is the commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 223. Stensland is a native of Hastings, Minn.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace L. Waladkewics

Marine Wing Support Squadrons 171 and 172, both currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, drill a hole into the ground as part of the M31 Marine Corps expeditionary arresting gear system in preparation for Valiant Shield 2014. Arresting gear is used to stop aircraft quickly in case they land on a short runway or experience an emergency. Valiant Shield is a a U.S. only exercise integrating U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners.

Photo by Cpl. David A. Walters

Marines from Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines make an anti-riot formation to defend against an attacker on Black Sea Rotational Force 14 Sept. 9 during a non-lethal weapons course on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania. Non-lethal skills and tactics can be taught to partner nations in Eastern Europe to build partner capacity.

Photo by Cpl. Alexandria Blanche

Marines from Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines make an anti-riot formation on Black Sea Rotational Force 14,Sept. 9, during a non-lethal weapons course on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania. Sustainment in these skills will improve military-to-military engagements with Eastern European partner nations during the current iteration’s rotation.

Photo by Cpl. Alexandria Blanche

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 fires on a target using 12-gauge M-4 shotgun Sept. 8, during a non-lethal weapons range near Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania. The Mossberg 590A1 is used in non-lethal weapons training with Eastern European partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Young

Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, Regional Command (Southwest) and Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan, speaks to Marines, sailors and coalition partners during a 9/11 ceremony held aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2014. “Today’s simple but solemn ceremony is a tribute to those innocent young men, women and children who were killed by a cowardly and heartless act of terror,” said Yoo.

Photo by Sgt. Dustin D. March

A medical team with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, listens to a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces during Malaysia-United States Amphibious Exercise 2014 at Kg Tanduo, Malaysia. The exercise is designed to allow the 11th MEU to work with the Malaysian Armed Forces to hone their amphibious capabilities by conducting rehearsals with ship-to-shore connectors and utilizing the rapid response planning processes.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Rome Lazarus

130610-N-YU572-238 HAT YAO BEACH, Thailand (June 10, 2013) U.S. Marines attached to 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conduct amphibious assault training with Royal Thai Marines during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Thailand. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)

Photo by MC1 Jay C. Pugh

Staff Sgt. Andrew Couls, a mortar section leader for Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Lance Cpl. Ricardo Medrano, a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, share stories during a break in training here, Oct. 16. Medrano was recruited by Couls and trained alongside his former recruiter during the annual Philippine Bilateral Amphibious Landing Exercise from Oct. 6 – 16. The 31st MEU and 2/3 trained alongside the Philippine Marines and soldiers for two weeks, integrating the skills gained here to strengthen interoperability in the future. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis.

Staff Sgt. Andrew Couls, a mortar section leader for Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Lance Cpl. Ricardo Medrano, a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, share stories during a break in training here, Oct. 16. Medrano was recruited by Couls and trained alongside his former recruiter during the annual Philippine Bilateral Amphibious Landing Exercise from Oct. 6 – 16. The 31st MEU and 2/3 trained alongside the Philippine Marines and soldiers for two weeks, integrating the skills gained here to strengthen interoperability in the future. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis.

Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Lassendrello, an instructor with noncommissioned officer development team, Command Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, listens as the Bulgarian Joint Forces Command Sergeant Major, addresses the Marines prior to beginning a five-day NCO development course, May 15 at Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. The NCO development team is a mobile detachment of instructors tasked with mentoring the NCOs and officers of US partner nations in the fundamentals of leadership, to include: the roles of NCOs and officers, small-unit leadership, decision-making procedures, military professionalism and operational proficiency.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan M. Blaich

Lance Cpl. Elias Gobble, a reconnaissance Marine with Ground Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, surveys the landing site after disembarking a Polish amphibious tractor prior to securing a beachhead during Exercise BALTOPS 2012, June 4. The Marines and sailors of BSRF 12 joined Lithuanian infantry soldiers in the first amphibious landing on Lithuanian soil in 40 years.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephanie Ingersoll

Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepare their gear for Exercise Croix du Sud 2012 at Camp Schwab Oct. 5. Croix du Sud is a multilateral exercise hosted by the French armed forces in New Caledonia, and will involve two U.S. Marine Corps platoons with III Marine Expeditionary Force, members of the FANC, and a company with the Australian Defence Force, as well as members of six other nations with varying levels of involvement. 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines, is currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF, under the unit deployment program.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert C. Medina

U.S. Marines with Detachment Martillo load a UH-1N "Huey" helicopter on an Air Force C-5 "Galaxy" at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City Oct. 12, en route back to the United States. The task-organized detachment partnered with Guatemala authorities to disrupt illicit trafficking in the country’s coastal waters. With four Huey’s, Detachment Martillo flew over 250 detection and monitoring missions in support of Guatemalan law enforcement agencies and naval forces during the roughly two-month deployment. "We saw an immediate impact in trafficking patterns along established routes after we started flying our helos," said Col. Rob Rauenhorst, the Detachment Martillo officer-in-charge.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mike Atchue

U.S. Marines with Detachment Martillo load a UH-1N "Huey" helicopter on an Air Force C-5 "Galaxy" at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City Oct. 12, en route back to the United States. The task-organized detachment partnered with Guatemala authorities to disrupt illicit trafficking in the country’s coastal waters. With four Huey’s, Detachment Martillo flew over 250 detection and monitoring missions in support of Guatemalan law enforcement agencies and naval forces during the roughly two-month deployment. "We saw an immediate impact in trafficking patterns along established routes after we started flying our helos," said Col. Rob Rauenhorst, the Detachment Martillo officer-in-charge.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mike Atchue

U.S. Marines with Detachment Martillo load a UH-1N "Huey" helicopter on an Air Force C-5 "Galaxy" at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City Oct. 12, en route back to the United States. The task-organized detachment partnered with Guatemala authorities to disrupt illicit trafficking in the country’s coastal waters. With four Huey’s, Detachment Martillo flew over 250 detection and monitoring missions in support of Guatemalan law enforcement agencies and naval forces during the roughly two-month deployment. "We saw an immediate impact in trafficking patterns along established routes after we started flying our helos," said Col. Rob Rauenhorst, the Detachment Martillo officer-in-charge.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mike Atchue