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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Corey M. Collier, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR), speaks during a commander’s conference meeting debrief, Sept. 30, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Corey M. Collier, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR), speaks during a commander’s conference meeting debrief, Sept. 30, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. General Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, answers questions at the commander’s conference meeting, Sept. 29, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. General Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, answers questions at the commander’s conference meeting, Sept. 29, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR) hosts a commander’s conference meeting, Sept. 29, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR) hosts a commander’s conference meeting, Sept. 29, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. General Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Fleet Marine Force Atlantic visits Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR), for a commander’s conference meeting, Sept. 29, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. General Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Fleet Marine Force Atlantic visits Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR), for a commander’s conference meeting, Sept. 29, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Clifford W. Wiggins, Sergeant Major of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, discusses solutions for retention rates at the commander’s conference meeting, Sept. 29, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Clifford W. Wiggins, Sergeant Major of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, discusses solutions for retention rates at the commander’s conference meeting, Sept. 29, 2020, Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The commander’s conference presented senior leadership with a forum to discuss naval integration, force design, professional military education, and the future of the Marine Corps. During the two-day meeting, commanders from across MCSFR and MARFORCOM reviewed strategic guidance and discussed force design implementation affecting Fleet Marine Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Navy Sailors with Alpha and Bravo Company, Coastal Rivron Four, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) demonstrated the capabilities of the Mark IV Patrol Boat to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Alpha and Bravo Company, Coastal Rivron Four, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) demonstrated the capabilities of the Mark IV Patrol Boat to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, left, and Rear Adm. Joseph A. DiGurando, perspective Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), right, poses for a photo Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, left, and Rear Adm. Joseph A. DiGurando, perspective Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), right, poses for a photo Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Navy Sailors with Alpha and Bravo Company, Coastal Rivron Four, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) explains the capabilities of the Mark IV Patrol Boat to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Alpha and Bravo Company, Coastal Rivron Four, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) explains the capabilities of the Mark IV Patrol Boat to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, left, speaks to Rear Adm. Joseph A. DiGurando, perspective Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, left, speaks to Rear Adm. Joseph A. DiGurando, perspective Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, operates the Mark IV patrol boat during his visit to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, operates the Mark IV patrol boat during his visit to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, middle, speaks to Rear Adm. Joseph A. DiGurando, perspective Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, left, and Capt. David M. Rowland, Commander of Coastal Riverine Group Two, right, (NECC), Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William E. Souza III, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, middle, speaks to Rear Adm. Joseph A. DiGurando, perspective Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, left, and Capt. David M. Rowland, Commander of Coastal Riverine Group Two, right, (NECC), Aug. 27, 2020, on Joint Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event familiarized Marine Corps leadership with U.S. Navy capabilities, and provided insight on the mission of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

Photo courtesy of Naval Warfare Development Command: [Left to right: Rear Adm. (upper half) John Wade, Director of Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Lt. Gen. Robert Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; Vice Adm. David Kriete, Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander for Mobilization, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command]

Norfolk, VA - Lt. Gen. Robert Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, kicks off a Navy and Marine Corps staff planning tabletop exercise along with Navy flag counterparts at Naval Warfare Development Command on Aug. 5, 2020. The exercise, part of a long-term integrated training continuum, challenged the Navy and Marine Corps team to develop integrated maritime fires and effects elements with a focus on increasing lethality for the future naval fight.

Photo courtesy of Naval Warfare Development Command: [Left to right: Rear Adm. (upper half) John Wade, Director of Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Lt. Gen. Robert Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; Vice Adm. David Kriete, Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander for Mobilization, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command] Norfolk, VA - Lt. Gen. Robert Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, kicks off a Navy and Marine Corps staff planning tabletop exercise along with Navy flag counterparts at Naval Warfare Development Command on Aug. 5, 2020. The exercise, part of a long-term integrated training continuum, challenged the Navy and Marine Corps team to develop integrated maritime fires and effects elements with a focus on increasing lethality for the future naval fight.

Photo by Sgt Desmond Martin

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, disembark from an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron One during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) on July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Hill. The airborne tactical insertion allows Marines to rapidly deploy and reach their objectives. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/Released)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, disembark from an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron One during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) on July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Hill. The airborne tactical insertion allows Marines to rapidly deploy and reach their objectives. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

Cpl. James Bailey, 1st squad leader with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, provides security after an ambush during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons are required to execute a MRX prior to the FAST Deployment Program. The purpose of the MRX is to provide the training company with a mission-oriented and scenario based event, which will be evaluated by the regiment in order to validate each platoon’s proficiency in core mission essential task. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/Released)

Cpl. James Bailey, 1st squad leader with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, provides security after an ambush during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons are required to execute a MRX prior to the FAST Deployment Program. The purpose of the MRX is to provide the training company with a mission-oriented and scenario based event, which will be evaluated by the regiment in order to validate each platoon’s proficiency in core mission essential task. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Guiterrez, a machine gunner with Charlie Company, 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, provides security on a mounted machine gun turret after a simulated ambush during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks. U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Guiterrez, a machine gunner with Charlie Company, 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, provides security on a mounted machine gun turret after a simulated ambush during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks. U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tommy Greenemoore, left, and Lance Cpl. Joshua Stirek, riflemen with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic mount a M240 machine gun onto the turret of a Humvee during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tommy Greenemoore, left, and Lance Cpl. Joshua Stirek, riflemen with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic mount a M240 machine gun onto the turret of a Humvee during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, applies simulated medical aid amid an ambush during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/Released)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, applies simulated medical aid amid an ambush during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cameron Gonzales, with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, conducts a radio check during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Radio checks are done to ensure that the company maintains a proper flow of communication. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cameron Gonzales, with Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, conducts a radio check during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) July 21, 2020, on Fort A. P. Hill in Port Royal, Virginia. Radio checks are done to ensure that the company maintains a proper flow of communication. Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) platoons execute MRX exercises prior to deployment to evaluate the platoons’ proficiency in core mission essential tasks.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Chief of Staff.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Chief of Staff.

Photo by Sgt. Danielle Prentice

U.S. Marine Sgt. Francisco Ortiz, a financial management resource analyst with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, donates blood during an Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) blood drive at Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, May 28, 2020. Despite the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, ASBP and leaders with MARFORCOM, FMFLANT, coordinated this event to help support the ASBP in their critical mission of blood collection, manufacturing and transfusion of the U.S. military. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Francisco Ortiz, a financial management resource analyst with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, donates blood during an Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) blood drive at Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, May 28, 2020. Despite the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, ASBP and leaders with MARFORCOM, FMFLANT, coordinated this event to help support the ASBP in their critical mission of blood collection, manufacturing and transfusion of the U.S. military. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen