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The photographs of 11 fallen service members line a theater stage, commemorating the individuals during their celebration of life ceremony, May 15, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The seven MARSOC Marines and four Louisiana Army National Guardsmen pictured were killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crashed during amphibious operations involving helicopter and boat insertion and extraction training near Eglin, Fla., March 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

The photographs of 11 fallen service members line a theater stage, commemorating the individuals during their celebration of life ceremony, May 15, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The seven MARSOC Marines and four Louisiana Army National Guardsmen pictured were killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crashed during amphibious operations involving helicopter and boat insertion and extraction training near Eglin, Fla., March 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

Staff Sgt. Brandon Stanbridge, a reconnaissance Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, ropes down a rappel tower in preparation for the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. Rappelling is one of the many events that participants took part in during the 30-mile course.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Stanbridge, a reconnaissance Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, ropes down a rappel tower in preparation for the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. Rappelling is one of the many events that participants took part in during the 30-mile course.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

Master Sgt. Vincent Marzi, the operations chief for 1st Reconnaissance Company, rises from the water with his rifle during an aquatic event during the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. Competitors were tested on their swimming capabilities before the challenge began to ensure they were able to complete the aquatic events.

Master Sgt. Vincent Marzi, the operations chief for 1st Reconnaissance Company, rises from the water with his rifle during an aquatic event during the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. Competitors were tested on their swimming capabilities before the challenge began to ensure they were able to complete the aquatic events.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

Competitors trek through the mud and hills to complete the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. With rain pouring down their backs, competitors completed 11 stations spread across more than 25 miles.

Competitors trek through the mud and hills to complete the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. With rain pouring down their backs, competitors completed 11 stations spread across more than 25 miles.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

Staff Sgt. David Standridge, a reconnaissance Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, and Master Sgt. Vincent Marzi, the operations chief for 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, work as a team to assemble various weapon systems during station 5 of the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. Competitors were tested on their knowledge as reconnaissance personnel.

Staff Sgt. David Standridge, a reconnaissance Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, and Master Sgt. Vincent Marzi, the operations chief for 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, work as a team to assemble various weapon systems during station 5 of the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. Competitors were tested on their knowledge as reconnaissance personnel.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

Master Sgt. Vincent Marzi, the operations chief for 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, takes his final steps as he approaches the end of the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. After more than 12 hours of events and hiking with a pack, Marzi knew he made Maj. Jeremy Graczyk, a former platoon commander and fallen Marine, proud.

Master Sgt. Vincent Marzi, the operations chief for 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, takes his final steps as he approaches the end of the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. After more than 12 hours of events and hiking with a pack, Marzi knew he made Maj. Jeremy Graczyk, a former platoon commander and fallen Marine, proud.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

Master Sgt. David Jarvis, a reconnaissance Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, and Capt. Patrick Zuber, a company commander for 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, are awarded for winning the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. The Marines received this honor from Col. Christopher J. Williams, the commanding officer of School of Infantry-West, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Brian Yarolem, the operations chief for Reconnaissance Training Company and event coordinator.

Master Sgt. David Jarvis, a reconnaissance Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, and Capt. Patrick Zuber, a company commander for 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, are awarded for winning the 7th Annual Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2015. The Marines received this honor from Col. Christopher J. Williams, the commanding officer of School of Infantry-West, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Brian Yarolem, the operations chief for Reconnaissance Training Company and event coordinator.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

A reconnaissance Marine treads water with a rifle during a pool qualification to compete in the Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. The Recon Challenge is an annual competition of grueling tests, hosted by the Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, and conducted by volunteers from the recon community in honor of reconnaissance Marines and sailors killed in action. The challenge consisted of a 1000-meter swim with fins in the Pacific Ocean followed by an observation and memorization game, a navigation and map work test, radio and communication test, obstacle course event, weapon assembly and disassembly test, two pool challenges, fireman’s carry event, live-fire range and a knot-tying test scattered along the route to the finish line.

A reconnaissance Marine treads water with a rifle during a pool qualification to compete in the Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. The Recon Challenge is an annual competition of grueling tests, hosted by the Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, and conducted by volunteers from the recon community in honor of reconnaissance Marines and sailors killed in action. The challenge consisted of a 1000-meter swim with fins in the Pacific Ocean followed by an observation and memorization game, a navigation and map work test, radio and communication test, obstacle course event, weapon assembly and disassembly test, two pool challenges, fireman’s carry event, live-fire range and a knot-tying test scattered along the route to the finish line.

Photo by Cpl. Eric Keenan

A reconnaissance Marine swims 500 meters during a qualification to compete in the Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. The Recon Challenge is an annual competition of grueling tests, hosted by the Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, and conducted by volunteers from the recon community in honor of reconnaissance Marines and sailors killed in action.

A reconnaissance Marine swims 500 meters during a qualification to compete in the Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. The Recon Challenge is an annual competition of grueling tests, hosted by the Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, and conducted by volunteers from the recon community in honor of reconnaissance Marines and sailors killed in action.

Photo by Cpl. Eric Keenan

A reconnaissance Marine swims 500 meters during a qualification to compete in the Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. The Recon Challenge is an annual competition of grueling tests, hosted by the Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, and conducted by volunteers from the recon community in honor of reconnaissance Marines and sailors killed in action.

A reconnaissance Marine swims 500 meters during a qualification to compete in the Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. The Recon Challenge is an annual competition of grueling tests, hosted by the Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, and conducted by volunteers from the recon community in honor of reconnaissance Marines and sailors killed in action.

Photo by Cpl. Eric Keenan

Reconnaissance Marines prepare to qualify to compete in the Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. The Recon Challenge is an annual competition of grueling tests, hosted by the Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, and conducted by volunteers from the recon community in honor of reconnaissance Marines and sailors killed in action. The challenge consisted of a 1000-meter swim with fins in the Pacific Ocean followed by an observation and memorization game, a navigation and map work test, radio and communication test, obstacle course event, weapon assembly and disassembly test, two pool challenges, fireman’s carry event, live-fire range and a knot -tying test scattered along the route to the finish line.

Reconnaissance Marines prepare to qualify to compete in the Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. The Recon Challenge is an annual competition of grueling tests, hosted by the Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, and conducted by volunteers from the recon community in honor of reconnaissance Marines and sailors killed in action. The challenge consisted of a 1000-meter swim with fins in the Pacific Ocean followed by an observation and memorization game, a navigation and map work test, radio and communication test, obstacle course event, weapon assembly and disassembly test, two pool challenges, fireman’s carry event, live-fire range and a knot -tying test scattered along the route to the finish line.

Photo by Cpl. Eric Keenan

Marines time their partner as they swim laps to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, California. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines and sailors' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning, live fire, and pool events. Competetors carry flags of the names of fallen Recon Marines to keep their memory alive. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger/Released)

Marines time their partner as they swim laps to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, California. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines and sailors' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning, live fire, and pool events. Competetors carry flags of the names of fallen Recon Marines to keep their memory alive. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger

A Marine swims laps to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines and sailors' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning, live fire, and pool events. Competitors carry flags of the names of fallen Recon Marines to keep their memory alive.

A Marine swims laps to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines and sailors' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning, live fire, and pool events. Competitors carry flags of the names of fallen Recon Marines to keep their memory alive.

Photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger

A Marine rappels down the rappel tower May 14,2015 to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning, live fire, and pool events. Competetors carry flags of the names of fallen Recon Marines to keep their memory alive. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger/Released)

A Marine rappels down the rappel tower May 14,2015 to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning, live fire, and pool events. Competetors carry flags of the names of fallen Recon Marines to keep their memory alive. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger

Marines of Battery M, 3rd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, march together at the Methodist Church in Hixson, Tennessee, July 24, 2015. The Marines attended the funeral of their fallen brother, Staff Sgt. David A. Wyatt, one of five service members killed by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center on July 16, 2015. Wyatt was taken to the Chattanooga National Cemetery after the church service to be laid to rest with full military honors.

Marines of Battery M, 3rd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, march together at the Methodist Church in Hixson, Tennessee, July 24, 2015. The Marines attended the funeral of their fallen brother, Staff Sgt. David A. Wyatt, one of five service members killed by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center on July 16, 2015. Wyatt was taken to the Chattanooga National Cemetery after the church service to be laid to rest with full military honors.

Photo by Cpl. Sara Graham

Maya Goss, 11, wins a water bottle, t-shirt and lanyard after completing a sit-up challenge at a Marine Corps Band New Orleans concert May 10, 2015 at East Senior High School in Cheyenne, Wyo. The band conducted their spring tour through Canada and the northern United States April 29 – May 11, 2015. The tour included combined concerts with the HMCS Tecumseh Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Band, as well as the University of Montana wind ensemble. The band performed concerts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Missoula and Billings, Mont.; Rapid City, S.D., and Cheyenne, Wyo., giving the Marines a chance to tell the Marine Corps’ story through music across North America.

Maya Goss, 11, wins a water bottle, t-shirt and lanyard after completing a sit-up challenge at a Marine Corps Band New Orleans concert May 10, 2015 at East Senior High School in Cheyenne, Wyo. The band conducted their spring tour through Canada and the northern United States April 29 – May 11, 2015. The tour included combined concerts with the HMCS Tecumseh Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Band, as well as the University of Montana wind ensemble. The band performed concerts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Missoula and Billings, Mont.; Rapid City, S.D., and Cheyenne, Wyo., giving the Marines a chance to tell the Marine Corps’ story through music across North America.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp man the rails of the Wasp as it leaves Port Everglades, Fla., May 10 at the conclusion of Fleet Week 2015. Marines and Sailors of the MEU, from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, participated in Fleet Week Port Everglades May 4-10. The purpose of Fleet Week was to showcase the strength and capabilities of the Navy and Marine Corps team through tours, static displays and community relations events, and to provide the public the opportunity to meet and interact with Marines and Sailors.

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp man the rails of the Wasp as it leaves Port Everglades, Fla., May 10 at the conclusion of Fleet Week 2015. Marines and Sailors of the MEU, from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, participated in Fleet Week Port Everglades May 4-10. The purpose of Fleet Week was to showcase the strength and capabilities of the Navy and Marine Corps team through tours, static displays and community relations events, and to provide the public the opportunity to meet and interact with Marines and Sailors.

Photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard

Nicole Spaid, the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Marine Corps Spouse of the Year, claps as she and the other spouses of the year and previous years are recognized at the 8th Annual Awards Luncheon at Joint Base Myer- Henderson Hall, May 8, 2015. Spaid has overcome many obstacles in her life, including cancer, but has yet to stop reaching out to local spouses to encourage them to thrive.

Nicole Spaid, the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Marine Corps Spouse of the Year, claps as she and the other spouses of the year and previous years are recognized at the 8th Annual Awards Luncheon at Joint Base Myer- Henderson Hall, May 8, 2015. Spaid has overcome many obstacles in her life, including cancer, but has yet to stop reaching out to local spouses to encourage them to thrive.

Photo by Cpl. Sarah Luna

Ellyn Dunford, the wife of the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, introduce Nicole Spaid the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Marine Corps Spouse of the Year, at the 8th Annual Awards Luncheon at Joint Base Myer- Henderson Hall, May 8, 2015. Spaid was competing against five other spouses for the overall spouse of the year.

Ellyn Dunford, the wife of the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, introduce Nicole Spaid the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Marine Corps Spouse of the Year, at the 8th Annual Awards Luncheon at Joint Base Myer- Henderson Hall, May 8, 2015. Spaid was competing against five other spouses for the overall spouse of the year.

Photo by Cpl. Sarah Luna

Nicole Spaid, the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Marine Corps Spouse of the Year, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, laugh during the meal portion of the 8th Annual Awards Luncheon at Joint Base Myer- Henderson Hall, May 8, 2015. Spaid has overcome many obstacles in her life, including cancer, but has yet to stop reaching out to local spouses to encourage them to thrive.

Nicole Spaid, the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Marine Corps Spouse of the Year, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, laugh during the meal portion of the 8th Annual Awards Luncheon at Joint Base Myer- Henderson Hall, May 8, 2015. Spaid has overcome many obstacles in her life, including cancer, but has yet to stop reaching out to local spouses to encourage them to thrive.

Photo by Cpl. Sarah Luna