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Col. Martin Downie, commandant of the Defense Information School, left, Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, middle, and Ray Shepherd, Director of Defense Media Activity, right, bow their heads during a memorial ceremony July 27, 2015, at the Defense Information School, Fort George G. Meade, Md. DINFOS held a ceremony honoring Cpl. Sara Medina and Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug, who lost their lives in a helicopter crash while documenting the relief efforts in Nepal during Operation Sahayogi Haat.

Col. Martin Downie, commandant of the Defense Information School, left, Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, middle, and Ray Shepherd, Director of Defense Media Activity, right, bow their heads during a memorial ceremony July 27, 2015, at the Defense Information School, Fort George G. Meade, Md. DINFOS held a ceremony honoring Cpl. Sara Medina and Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug, who lost their lives in a helicopter crash while documenting the relief efforts in Nepal during Operation Sahayogi Haat.

Photo by Sgt. Terry Brady

Lance Cpl. Randy Dick, a rifleman with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, fires on an enemy machine gun bunker during platoon attack drills, July 24, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Training began for the Marines of Company C with a combined arms fire and maneuver exercise as part of their Integrated Training Exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.1 scheduled to depart later this year.

Lance Cpl. Randy Dick, a rifleman with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, fires on an enemy machine gun bunker during platoon attack drills, July 24, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Training began for the Marines of Company C with a combined arms fire and maneuver exercise as part of their Integrated Training Exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.1 scheduled to depart later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

Lance Cpl. Steven Hoggand, a machine gunner and section leader with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, directs his Marines’ fire while suppressing an enemy position during platoon attack drills, July 24, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Training began for the Marines of Company C with a combined arms fire and maneuver exercise as part of their Integrated Training Exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.1 scheduled to depart later this year.

Lance Cpl. Steven Hoggand, a machine gunner and section leader with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, directs his Marines’ fire while suppressing an enemy position during platoon attack drills, July 24, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Training began for the Marines of Company C with a combined arms fire and maneuver exercise as part of their Integrated Training Exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.1 scheduled to depart later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

Lance Cpl. Steven Hoggand, a machine gunner and section leader with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, directs his Marines’ fire while suppressing an enemy position during platoon attack drills, July 24, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Training began for the Marines of Company C with a combined arms fire and maneuver exercise as part of their Integrated Training Exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.1 scheduled to depart later this year.

Lance Cpl. Steven Hoggand, a machine gunner and section leader with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, directs his Marines’ fire while suppressing an enemy position during platoon attack drills, July 24, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Training began for the Marines of Company C with a combined arms fire and maneuver exercise as part of their Integrated Training Exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.1 scheduled to depart later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

Lance Cpl. Demetrius Sanders, a motor transport operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, loads cases of ammunition onto a 7-ton Medium Tactical Vehicle during an Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 22, 2015. Ammunition distribution is performed at the field ammunition supply point, which is set-up and operated by CLB-1, Ammunition Detachment. CLB-1 is currently training to support Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.1.

Lance Cpl. Demetrius Sanders, a motor transport operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, loads cases of ammunition onto a 7-ton Medium Tactical Vehicle during an Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 22, 2015. Ammunition distribution is performed at the field ammunition supply point, which is set-up and operated by CLB-1, Ammunition Detachment. CLB-1 is currently training to support Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.1.

Photo by Cpl. Ricardo Hurtado

Lance Cpl. Oscar Egea, an assaultman with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, removes the safety pins from an Anti-personnel Obstacle Breaching System device during a live fire demolition range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 21. APOBS are used to conduct deliberate or hasty breaches through enemy anti-personnel minefields and multi-strand wire obstacles.

Lance Cpl. Oscar Egea, an assaultman with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, removes the safety pins from an Anti-personnel Obstacle Breaching System device during a live fire demolition range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 21. APOBS are used to conduct deliberate or hasty breaches through enemy anti-personnel minefields and multi-strand wire obstacles.

Photo by Cpl. Owen Kimbrel

Lance Cpl. Colin Brennan, an assault man with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to insert a blasting cap into a claymore during training as the battalion prepares for an Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 21. ITX focuses on the tactical application of combined arms maneuver warfare during global contingency operations.

Lance Cpl. Colin Brennan, an assault man with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to insert a blasting cap into a claymore during training as the battalion prepares for an Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 21. ITX focuses on the tactical application of combined arms maneuver warfare during global contingency operations.

Photo by Cpl. Owen Kimbrel

Marines with Marine Corps Installations Pacific and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force assist role players off a CH-53E Super Stallion July 23, during the Churashima Rescue Exercise on Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The event marked the first year Marines participated in the exercise, supporting mutual preparation and demonstrating the importance of interoperability. “(The exercise) is exactly the type of mission that requires JSDF and the Marine Corps cooperation and coordination,” said Maj. Thai N. Nguyen, G-5, planner, MCIPAC. “When (this is) accomplished in advance of a disaster, (it) saves valuable time, resources, and lives.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Jean-Paul/Released)

Marines with Marine Corps Installations Pacific and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force assist role players off a CH-53E Super Stallion July 23, during the Churashima Rescue Exercise on Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The event marked the first year Marines participated in the exercise, supporting mutual preparation and demonstrating the importance of interoperability. “(The exercise) is exactly the type of mission that requires JSDF and the Marine Corps cooperation and coordination,” said Maj. Thai N. Nguyen, G-5, planner, MCIPAC. “When (this is) accomplished in advance of a disaster, (it) saves valuable time, resources, and lives.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Jean-Paul/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Jean-Paul

Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct security patrols during an Integrated Training Exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 14. ITX is conducted to enhance the integration and warfighting capability from all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Clarence A. Leake/ Released)

Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct security patrols during an Integrated Training Exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 14. ITX is conducted to enhance the integration and warfighting capability from all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Clarence A. Leake/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Claus and Lance Cpl. Luis Alvarez, avionics technicians with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron – 165 (VMM – 165), Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, take multimeter readings from the engine of an MV–22 Osprey, July 15, 2015, in Southwest Asia. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Claus and Lance Cpl. Luis Alvarez, avionics technicians with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron – 165 (VMM – 165), Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, take multimeter readings from the engine of an MV–22 Osprey, July 15, 2015, in Southwest Asia. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett White

Police Officers with the Chattanooga Police Department pose for a picture by a plaque dedicated to Lance Cpl. Squire Wells during his memorial service in Marietta, Georgia, July 21, 2015. Wells was one of the Marines killed during an attack by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center where police officers fought to subdue the gunman. Wells, his fellow Marines and the police officers all displayed heroism during the attack and are honored and recognized for their selfless service.

Police Officers with the Chattanooga Police Department pose for a picture by a plaque dedicated to Lance Cpl. Squire Wells during his memorial service in Marietta, Georgia, July 21, 2015. Wells was one of the Marines killed during an attack by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center where police officers fought to subdue the gunman. Wells, his fellow Marines and the police officers all displayed heroism during the attack and are honored and recognized for their selfless service.

Photo by Cpl. Sara Graham

The Sprayberry JROTC presents the colors as the National Anthem is sang at Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial in Marietta, Georgia on July 21, 2015. Wells was killed in an attack by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community gathered together at the high school stadium to pay their respects and thank Wells for his sacrifice and selfless service.

The Sprayberry JROTC presents the colors as the National Anthem is sang at Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial in Marietta, Georgia on July 21, 2015. Wells was killed in an attack by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community gathered together at the high school stadium to pay their respects and thank Wells for his sacrifice and selfless service.

Photo by Cpl. Sara Graham

Community members poured into the Sprayberry High School stadium to attend Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial on July 21, 2015. Wells is one of the five service members killed during an attack by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16, 2015. Wells was honored and remembered at the memorial as a dedicated Marine and loving son.

Community members poured into the Sprayberry High School stadium to attend Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial on July 21, 2015. Wells is one of the five service members killed during an attack by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16, 2015. Wells was honored and remembered at the memorial as a dedicated Marine and loving son.

Photo by Cpl. Sara Graham

Veterans with the Marine Corps League of Woodstock, Georgia stand and salute the colors as they pass by during Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, July 21, 2015. Wells is one of five service members to be killed when a gunman entered the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16, 2015. Marines, veterans, family, friends and community members gathered in the high school’s stadium to honor Wells and the sacrifices he made for his country.

Veterans with the Marine Corps League of Woodstock, Georgia stand and salute the colors as they pass by during Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, July 21, 2015. Wells is one of five service members to be killed when a gunman entered the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16, 2015. Marines, veterans, family, friends and community members gathered in the high school’s stadium to honor Wells and the sacrifices he made for his country.

Photo by Cpl. Sara Graham

Roderick Allen, a navy veteran, holds an American flag at Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, July 21,2015. Veterans and volunteers like Allen surrounded the field of the high school stadium all carrying American flags to honor and pay their respects to Wells and his family. The memorial brought in hundreds of people also looking to thank Wells for his service to this country.

Roderick Allen, a navy veteran, holds an American flag at Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, July 21,2015. Veterans and volunteers like Allen surrounded the field of the high school stadium all carrying American flags to honor and pay their respects to Wells and his family. The memorial brought in hundreds of people also looking to thank Wells for his service to this country.

Photo by Cpl. Sara Graham

Hundreds of balloons float into the air during Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, July 21, 2015. Wells was one of five service members to be killed when a gunman entered the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center on July 16, 2015. To honor Wells and ensure his mother receives all the support she needs each balloon carried a memorial card that will reminded those who find the card to take a moment to let Cathy Wells know she is not alone.

Hundreds of balloons float into the air during Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, July 21, 2015. Wells was one of five service members to be killed when a gunman entered the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center on July 16, 2015. To honor Wells and ensure his mother receives all the support she needs each balloon carried a memorial card that will reminded those who find the card to take a moment to let Cathy Wells know she is not alone.

Photo by Cpl. Sara Graham

Marines, family, friends and community members all gathered together to sing “God Bless America” at Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, July 21, 2015. Wells was one of the five military members killed by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Those closest to Wells remember him not only as a dedicated Marine but as a young man with contagious enthusiasm and a dedicated loving son.

Marines, family, friends and community members all gathered together to sing “God Bless America” at Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, July 21, 2015. Wells was one of the five military members killed by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Those closest to Wells remember him not only as a dedicated Marine but as a young man with contagious enthusiasm and a dedicated loving son.

Photo by Cpl. Sara Graham

Staff Sgt. David Babers, tank commander, and Lance Cpl. Alejandro Cruzzuriga, loader, Company A, 1st Tanks Battalion, refuel an M1A1 Abrams Tank at Acorn Training Area, July 16, 2015. Each tank has two fuel tanks that hold approximately 250 gallons of fuel.

Staff Sgt. David Babers, tank commander, and Lance Cpl. Alejandro Cruzzuriga, loader, Company A, 1st Tanks Battalion, refuel an M1A1 Abrams Tank at Acorn Training Area, July 16, 2015. Each tank has two fuel tanks that hold approximately 250 gallons of fuel.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd

GULF OF ADEN (July 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Knotts sends rounds through his target with an M240B machine gun on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Knotts is a machine gunner with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 15th MEU is embarked on the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey/Released)

GULF OF ADEN (July 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Knotts sends rounds through his target with an M240B machine gun on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Knotts is a machine gunner with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 15th MEU is embarked on the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Chevon Ferrel practices dry-fire drills with an M9 Beretta pistol aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Ferrel is an ammunition technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Dry-fire drills help the Marines focus on the fundamentals of marksmanship. 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.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Chevon Ferrel practices dry-fire drills with an M9 Beretta pistol aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Ferrel is an ammunition technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Dry-fire drills help the Marines focus on the fundamentals of marksmanship. 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 Cpl. Anna Albrecht