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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Kevin McKee, left, and Byron Armstrong, right, communications technicians with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, talk to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter pilots during a cross-training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 30, 2017. The Marines took part in a simulated forward arming and refueling points operation, where they communicated with JMSDF helicopter pilots to perform austere landings on a heliport that acted as an expeditionary runway.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Kevin McKee, left, and Byron Armstrong, right, communications technicians with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, talk to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter pilots during a cross-training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 30, 2017. The Marines took part in a simulated forward arming and refueling points operation, where they communicated with JMSDF helicopter pilots to perform austere landings on a heliport that acted as an expeditionary runway.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez

Lance Cpl. Beau Smith, a Marine with Identification and Detection Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, checks for contamination on a victim using a gas monitor at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 23, 2017 during Exercise Scarlet Response 2017. During a 36-hour field operation, a chemical agent was released in the air as part of an injection to the scenario of the operation.

Lance Cpl. Beau Smith, a Marine with Identification and Detection Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, checks for contamination on a victim using a gas monitor at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 23, 2017 during Exercise Scarlet Response 2017. During a 36-hour field operation, a chemical agent was released in the air as part of an injection to the scenario of the operation.

Photo by Sgt. Terence Brady

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Berger, commander, Marine Corps Forces Pacific and Lt. Gen. (Ret) Norman Smith place a wreath at the base during a wreath-laying presentation as part of the 72nd Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo To, Japan March 25, 2017. The event presented the opportunity for the U.S. and Japanese people to mutually remember and honor thousands of service members who fought and died on the hallowed grounds of Iwo Jima.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Berger, commander, Marine Corps Forces Pacific and Lt. Gen. (Ret) Norman Smith place a wreath at the base during a wreath-laying presentation as part of the 72nd Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo To, Japan March 25, 2017. The event presented the opportunity for the U.S. and Japanese people to mutually remember and honor thousands of service members who fought and died on the hallowed grounds of Iwo Jima.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brooke Deiters

Sgt. Kevin Carpio, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force through the unit deployment program, finishes refueling the UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The squadron, based out of Camp Pendleton, California, validated the long-range capability of the auxiliary fuel tanks on their H-1 platform helicopters by flying 314 nautical miles during one leg of the four-day mission, March 10.

Sgt. Kevin Carpio, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force through the unit deployment program, finishes refueling the UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The squadron, based out of Camp Pendleton, California, validated the long-range capability of the auxiliary fuel tanks on their H-1 platform helicopters by flying 314 nautical miles during one leg of the four-day mission, March 10.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Sgt. Jasmine Smith encourages children during a modified Combat Fitness Test at Mini Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station, Mar. 11. The event, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services Beaufort, to promote a camaraderie and a family atmosphere for Marines and their children. It also gives children a view into what their parents do at work. Smith is a training non-commissioned officer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

Sgt. Jasmine Smith encourages children during a modified Combat Fitness Test at Mini Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station, Mar. 11. The event, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services Beaufort, to promote a camaraderie and a family atmosphere for Marines and their children. It also gives children a view into what their parents do at work. Smith is a training non-commissioned officer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley Phillips

Gunnery Sgt. Lawrence Smith, a faculty advisor at the Marine Corps Base Quantico Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy, leads a guided discussion during a Career Course classroom session at MCB Quantico, Virginia, Mar. 8, 2017. Enlisted Marines come to Quantico in order to be qualified and teach as a faculty advisor, a role that helps facilitate hundreds of Marines a year in their resident professional military education.

Gunnery Sgt. Lawrence Smith, a faculty advisor at the Marine Corps Base Quantico Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy, leads a guided discussion during a Career Course classroom session at MCB Quantico, Virginia, Mar. 8, 2017. Enlisted Marines come to Quantico in order to be qualified and teach as a faculty advisor, a role that helps facilitate hundreds of Marines a year in their resident professional military education.

Photo by Sgt. Terence Brady

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeni Ridgell, an expeditionary airfield technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, directs Lance Cpl. Kevin Hodson, an engineer equipment operator with MWSS-171, as he moves crates of generation 2 aluminum matting during exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1 at Haramura Maneuver Area, Hiroshima, Japan, Jan. 27, 2017. The Marines worked through inclement weather conditions and a short timeline to build a 96-foot by 96-foot vertical takeoff and landing pad. The exercise is a biannual, unit-level training exercise that is primarily focused on establishing a forward operating base and providing airfield operation services. MWSS-171 trains throughout the year completing exercises like Kamoshika Wrath to enhance their technical skills, field experience and military occupational specialty capability.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeni Ridgell, an expeditionary airfield technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, directs Lance Cpl. Kevin Hodson, an engineer equipment operator with MWSS-171, as he moves crates of generation 2 aluminum matting during exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1 at Haramura Maneuver Area, Hiroshima, Japan, Jan. 27, 2017. The Marines worked through inclement weather conditions and a short timeline to build a 96-foot by 96-foot vertical takeoff and landing pad. The exercise is a biannual, unit-level training exercise that is primarily focused on establishing a forward operating base and providing airfield operation services. MWSS-171 trains throughout the year completing exercises like Kamoshika Wrath to enhance their technical skills, field experience and military occupational specialty capability.

Photo by Cpl. Donato Maffin

Sgt. Kevin M. Powers ground guides the operator of an assault amphibious vehicle to ensure safety during ship-to-shore operations at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 19, 2017. The training was meant to give the Marines experience operating the AAVs in the ocean. Powers is an assault amphibious vehicle crewman assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.

Sgt. Kevin M. Powers ground guides the operator of an assault amphibious vehicle to ensure safety during ship-to-shore operations at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 19, 2017. The training was meant to give the Marines experience operating the AAVs in the ocean. Powers is an assault amphibious vehicle crewman assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.

Photo by Sgt. Clemente Garcia

(Left to Right) Arizona State Senator and Supervisor-elect, Lynne Pancrazi, City of Yuma Mayor, Douglas J. Nicholls, Maj. Gen. commander of Marine Corps Installations Command, John J. Broadmeadow, executive vice president and chief operation officer of Arizona Public Service (APS), Mr. Mark A. Schiavoni, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez, cut a ceremonial ribbon signifying the opening of the microgrid site during the APS ribbon cutting ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 at MCAS Yuma, Ariz.The microgrid project is a partnership between APS and MCAS Yuma that will provide 100 percent energy coverage base-wide, mitigate external electrical grid failures, and provide enough backup power to cover the base’s current and projected energy requirements.

(Left to Right) Arizona State Senator and Supervisor-elect, Lynne Pancrazi, City of Yuma Mayor, Douglas J. Nicholls, Maj. Gen. commander of Marine Corps Installations Command, John J. Broadmeadow, executive vice president and chief operation officer of Arizona Public Service (APS), Mr. Mark A. Schiavoni, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez, cut a ceremonial ribbon signifying the opening of the microgrid site during the APS ribbon cutting ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 at MCAS Yuma, Ariz.The microgrid project is a partnership between APS and MCAS Yuma that will provide 100 percent energy coverage base-wide, mitigate external electrical grid failures, and provide enough backup power to cover the base’s current and projected energy requirements.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joel Soriano

(Left to Right) Arizona State Senator and Supervisor-elect, Lynne Pancrazi, City of Yuma Mayor, Douglas J. Nicholls, Maj. Gen. commander of Marine Corps Installations Command, John J. Broadmeadow, executive vice president and chief operation officer of Arizona Public Service (APS), Mr. Mark A. Schiavoni, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez, cut a ceremonial ribbon signifying the opening of the microgrid site during the APS ribbon cutting ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 at MCAS Yuma, Ariz.The microgrid project is a partnership between APS and MCAS Yuma that will provide 100 percent energy coverage base-wide, mitigate external electrical grid failures, and provide enough backup power to cover the base’s current and projected energy requirements.

(Left to Right) Arizona State Senator and Supervisor-elect, Lynne Pancrazi, City of Yuma Mayor, Douglas J. Nicholls, Maj. Gen. commander of Marine Corps Installations Command, John J. Broadmeadow, executive vice president and chief operation officer of Arizona Public Service (APS), Mr. Mark A. Schiavoni, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez, cut a ceremonial ribbon signifying the opening of the microgrid site during the APS ribbon cutting ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 at MCAS Yuma, Ariz.The microgrid project is a partnership between APS and MCAS Yuma that will provide 100 percent energy coverage base-wide, mitigate external electrical grid failures, and provide enough backup power to cover the base’s current and projected energy requirements.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joel Soriano

(From left to right) Lance Cpl. Alexis Smith and Pfc. Troy Lewis secure an amphibious assault vehicle to a railcar during railhead operation training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 26, 2016. 2nd Transportation Support Battalion participated in the training to get Marines certified to conduct railhead operations in the future. Smith and Lewis are landing support specialists with 2nd TSB.

(From left to right) Lance Cpl. Alexis Smith and Pfc. Troy Lewis secure an amphibious assault vehicle to a railcar during railhead operation training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 26, 2016. 2nd Transportation Support Battalion participated in the training to get Marines certified to conduct railhead operations in the future. Smith and Lewis are landing support specialists with 2nd TSB.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victoria Ross

Gen. Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps, talks with Cpl. Warren Smith about the upcoming Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 30, 2016. This is Neller's second Marathon as Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Gen. Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps, talks with Cpl. Warren Smith about the upcoming Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 30, 2016. This is Neller's second Marathon as Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Photo by Sgt. Cuong Le

Col. Steven Wolf, commanding officer of the School of Infantry – East, shakes hands with Kevin Jiggetts, a former Marine with 1st Battalion 8th Marines, at the Beirut Wreath Laying Ceremony at Camp Geiger on Marine Corps Air Station New River Oct. 23, 2016. The ceremony is one of three memorial ceremonies conducted in the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune area every year to memorialize the Beirut Bombing with Marines from 1st Battalion 8th Marines.

Col. Steven Wolf, commanding officer of the School of Infantry – East, shakes hands with Kevin Jiggetts, a former Marine with 1st Battalion 8th Marines, at the Beirut Wreath Laying Ceremony at Camp Geiger on Marine Corps Air Station New River Oct. 23, 2016. The ceremony is one of three memorial ceremonies conducted in the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune area every year to memorialize the Beirut Bombing with Marines from 1st Battalion 8th Marines.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tavairus Hernandez

Corporal Bailey Smith and Lance Cpl. Austin Bisset take a moment to assess how to continue cutting a recently felled tree at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 13, 2016. Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion took part in a chainsaw licensing class where they received hands-on experience in proper cutting techniques and chainsaw safety. The class ensures that the unit always has Marines available who can help cut away various obstructions threatening mission accomplishment.

Corporal Bailey Smith and Lance Cpl. Austin Bisset take a moment to assess how to continue cutting a recently felled tree at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 13, 2016. Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion took part in a chainsaw licensing class where they received hands-on experience in proper cutting techniques and chainsaw safety. The class ensures that the unit always has Marines available who can help cut away various obstructions threatening mission accomplishment.

Photo by Sgt. Anthony Mesa

Pfc. Lucas Smith asks Gen. Robert B. Neller a question during his visit to Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, October 13, 2016. Neller is visiting III Marine Expeditionary Force to reinforce the importance of every Marine and Sailor and their role in continuing the mission of the ‘Fight Tonight’ MEF. Whether responding to a crisis or natural disaster, III MEF continues to train to ensure its capabilities in keeping peace and security throughout the region. “I’m not looking to pick a fight with anybody, but you need to be ready to go,” said Neller. Neller, from East Lansing, Michigan, is the commandant of Marine Corps. Smith, from Cleveland, Ohio is a warehouse clerk at 3rd Supply Battalion, 3rd Supply Company, III Marine Logistics Group, III MEF.

Pfc. Lucas Smith asks Gen. Robert B. Neller a question during his visit to Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, October 13, 2016. Neller is visiting III Marine Expeditionary Force to reinforce the importance of every Marine and Sailor and their role in continuing the mission of the ‘Fight Tonight’ MEF. Whether responding to a crisis or natural disaster, III MEF continues to train to ensure its capabilities in keeping peace and security throughout the region. “I’m not looking to pick a fight with anybody, but you need to be ready to go,” said Neller. Neller, from East Lansing, Michigan, is the commandant of Marine Corps. Smith, from Cleveland, Ohio is a warehouse clerk at 3rd Supply Battalion, 3rd Supply Company, III Marine Logistics Group, III MEF.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica Etheridge

U.S. Army Cpl. Gregory McLellan and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Clinton Smith, Joint Corporals Leadership Development Course students, plot grid points during the land navigation portion of Camp Lemonnier's Joint Corporal’s Leadership Development Course at Arta, Djibouti, March 3, 2016. During the evaluation ‎Soldiers, ‎Sailors, ‎Airmen, and ‎Marines had to find eight different points and navigate to those points in a timed event.

U.S. Army Cpl. Gregory McLellan and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Clinton Smith, Joint Corporals Leadership Development Course students, plot grid points during the land navigation portion of Camp Lemonnier's Joint Corporal’s Leadership Development Course at Arta, Djibouti, March 3, 2016. During the evaluation ‎Soldiers, ‎Sailors, ‎Airmen, and ‎Marines had to find eight different points and navigate to those points in a timed event.

Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel DeCook

A Peruvian Marine works together with U.S. Marines and sailors from Task Force Koa Moana to fill sandbags during a class on constructing fighting positions in Ancon, Peru, Sept. 3, 2016. Force Koa Moana is in Peru as part of a theater security cooperation engagement to integrate and improve interoperability with Peruvian Marines. The training blurs the traditional boundaries between U.S. combatant commands due to coordination between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South. The task force is also scheduled to conduct training events in other Pacific countries like Vanuatu, Fiji and Timor Leste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Sgt. Jacob Smith)

A Peruvian Marine works together with U.S. Marines and sailors from Task Force Koa Moana to fill sandbags during a class on constructing fighting positions in Ancon, Peru, Sept. 3, 2016. Force Koa Moana is in Peru as part of a theater security cooperation engagement to integrate and improve interoperability with Peruvian Marines. The training blurs the traditional boundaries between U.S. combatant commands due to coordination between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South. The task force is also scheduled to conduct training events in other Pacific countries like Vanuatu, Fiji and Timor Leste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Sgt. Jacob Smith)

Photo by Sgt. Jacob Smith

Lance Cpl. Dylan Mclean (left) spots for Cpl. Cody Smith (right) as he fires the M-240 Bravo during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise. McClean and Smith are gunners with 2nd LAAD, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Lance Cpl. Dylan Mclean (left) spots for Cpl. Cody Smith (right) as he fires the M-240 Bravo during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise. McClean and Smith are gunners with 2nd LAAD, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

Pfc. Kevin E. McDonald scans the area for simulated enemy combatants during a field operation at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan. The military policeman with Company B, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEFconduct monthly training to maintain and sharpen skills for patrols in enemy territory. McDonald, from Katy, Texas, is a field military policeman with Company B, 3rd LE Bn, III MHG, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey M. Dornfeld/ Released)

Pfc. Kevin E. McDonald scans the area for simulated enemy combatants during a field operation at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan. The military policeman with Company B, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEFconduct monthly training to maintain and sharpen skills for patrols in enemy territory. McDonald, from Katy, Texas, is a field military policeman with Company B, 3rd LE Bn, III MHG, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey M. Dornfeld/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld

Lance Cpl. Kevin Christ, a crewman with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, spots targets downrange during a live-fire gunnery range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2016. With a max possible score of 1,000, Marines must fire through ten separate engagements compiling a score of 700 to pass.

Lance Cpl. Kevin Christ, a crewman with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, spots targets downrange during a live-fire gunnery range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2016. With a max possible score of 1,000, Marines must fire through ten separate engagements compiling a score of 700 to pass.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald