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Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis (right), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commander, attends the Wreath of Remembrance Ceremony held at the Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, May 2, 2019. The Ceremony was held to honor the Centennial of World War I and Navy-Marine Corps heroes in advance of Fleet Week. The U.S. WWI Centennial Commission-sponsored event honored Sailors from France and the U.K. who died in New York City in 1918 and double Medal of Honor recipients U.S. Navy Coxswain John Cooper and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Dan Daly. (Courtesy Photo)

Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis (right), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commander, attends the Wreath of Remembrance Ceremony held at the Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, May 2, 2019. The Ceremony was held to honor the Centennial of World War I and Navy-Marine Corps heroes in advance of Fleet Week. The U.S. WWI Centennial Commission-sponsored event honored Sailors from France and the U.K. who died in New York City in 1918 and double Medal of Honor recipients U.S. Navy Coxswain John Cooper and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Dan Daly. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, right, applauds during the 2019 Virginia International Tattooat the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, right, applauds during the 2019 Virginia International Tattooat the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

All performers stand in formation during the finale of the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

All performers stand in formation during the finale of the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

The Quantico Marine Corps Band performs during 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. The festival provided vast cultural traditions to its audience, and brings performers from around the world together to celebrate their partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

The Quantico Marine Corps Band performs during 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. The festival provided vast cultural traditions to its audience, and brings performers from around the world together to celebrate their partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, right, takes the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner during the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, right, takes the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner during the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis salutes during the National Anthem at the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo held in the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis salutes during the National Anthem at the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo held in the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

The Quantico Marine Corps Band performs during 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. The festival provided vast cultural traditions to its audience, and brings performers from around the world together to celebrate their partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

The Quantico Marine Corps Band performs during 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. The festival provided vast cultural traditions to its audience, and brings performers from around the world together to celebrate their partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, left, talks to U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Sgt. Miriam Guilfoyl Triscritti, an honorary chair, prior to the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, left, talks to U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Sgt. Miriam Guilfoyl Triscritti, an honorary chair, prior to the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

The 30th Guard Brigade Drill Team “Mihai Viteazul” of the Romanian Army performs during 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. The festival provided vast cultural traditions to its audience, and brings performers from around the world together to celebrate their partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

The 30th Guard Brigade Drill Team “Mihai Viteazul” of the Romanian Army performs during 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. The festival provided vast cultural traditions to its audience, and brings performers from around the world together to celebrate their partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, center left, poses for a photo with Joseph Galloway, the author of ‘We Were Soldiers’, center right, and their wives prior to the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, center left, poses for a photo with Joseph Galloway, the author of ‘We Were Soldiers’, center right, and their wives prior to the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, center, talks to U.S. Army Ret. Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, an honorary chair, prior to the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, center, talks to U.S. Army Ret. Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, an honorary chair, prior to the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019. Brilakis took part in the Honorary Salute alongside U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command, Air Combat Command, and Swiss Army Major General Peter Wanner. This year’s festival was dedicated to women in the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence meets with a military spouse and her daughter at the conclusion of a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released)

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence meets with a military spouse and her daughter at the conclusion of a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released)

Photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden

Mrs. Rebecca Cederholm, the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Deputy Commander’s wife, receives a care package from Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence during a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released

Mrs. Rebecca Cederholm, the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Deputy Commander’s wife, receives a care package from Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence during a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released

Photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence speaks during a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released)

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence speaks during a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released)

Photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence speaks during a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released)

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence speaks during a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released)

Photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden

U.S. Navy Chief Eric Waters, a quarter master with Detachment 1, Assault Craft Unit FOUR, speaks to Marines and Sailors with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command during a tour of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion March 29, 2019, aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The tour was an opportunity for the Marines and Sailors to learn more about the craft and see it first-hand. An LCAC is an air cushion vehicle for transporting personnel, weapons, equipment, and cargo of the assault elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force from ship-to-shore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle R. Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Navy Chief Eric Waters, a quarter master with Detachment 1, Assault Craft Unit FOUR, speaks to Marines and Sailors with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command during a tour of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion March 29, 2019, aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The tour was an opportunity for the Marines and Sailors to learn more about the craft and see it first-hand. An LCAC is an air cushion vehicle for transporting personnel, weapons, equipment, and cargo of the assault elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force from ship-to-shore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle R. Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle R. Prentice

The Commandant General Royal Marines, Maj. Gen. Charlie R. Stickland (Right) visited the Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, Feb. 12, 2019, to discuss future bilateral training opportunities. The meeting allowed the two senior leaders to strengthen the long-standing rapport between the services while speaking about current and future operational advantages gained from training together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Ryan O’Hare/ Released)

The Commandant General Royal Marines, Maj. Gen. Charlie R. Stickland (Right) visited the Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, Feb. 12, 2019, to discuss future bilateral training opportunities. The meeting allowed the two senior leaders to strengthen the long-standing rapport between the services while speaking about current and future operational advantages gained from training together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Ryan O’Hare/ Released)

Photo by Master Sgt. Ryan O'Hare

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Derek George, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force plans officer with U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, reads a packet during a Security Cooperation Planners Course, Dec. 12, 2018, at Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group Headquarters, Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia. MCSCG organized this course. MCSCG is an organization with three key elements: the Coordination, Liaison and Assessment Training Teams, the Training Instructor Group, and the Security Assistance Branch. It helps uphold security cooperation in the Marine Corps, and also provides training to all branches of the U.S. military and civilian equivalents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Derek George, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force plans officer with U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, reads a packet during a Security Cooperation Planners Course, Dec. 12, 2018, at Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group Headquarters, Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia. MCSCG organized this course. MCSCG is an organization with three key elements: the Coordination, Liaison and Assessment Training Teams, the Training Instructor Group, and the Security Assistance Branch. It helps uphold security cooperation in the Marine Corps, and also provides training to all branches of the U.S. military and civilian equivalents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

HAMPTON, Va. — Lance Cpl. Crystal Bulger, a data systems administrator with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, lays a wreath on a grave while volunteering in a wreath-laying ceremony for Wreaths Across America, Dec. 15, 2018, at the Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia. The wreath-laying ceremony is an annual event that encourages volunteers to help place wreaths at veterans' grave sites across the United States, helping remember and honor them and their service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

HAMPTON, Va. — Lance Cpl. Crystal Bulger, a data systems administrator with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, lays a wreath on a grave while volunteering in a wreath-laying ceremony for Wreaths Across America, Dec. 15, 2018, at the Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia. The wreath-laying ceremony is an annual event that encourages volunteers to help place wreaths at veterans' grave sites across the United States, helping remember and honor them and their service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Elton Duncan, a Security Cooperation Planners Course instructor, and a team officer with Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, answers questions during a SCPC, Dec. 12, 2018, at MCSCG Headquarters, Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The course, organized by MCSCG, provides service members with the ability to analyze national, regional, interagency, joint, maritime, and Marine Corps guidance to identify common objectives, as well as develop and execute engagement plans. MCSCG executes and enables security cooperation programs, training, planning and activities to implement joint training and preparedness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Elton Duncan, a Security Cooperation Planners Course instructor, and a team officer with Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, answers questions during a SCPC, Dec. 12, 2018, at MCSCG Headquarters, Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The course, organized by MCSCG, provides service members with the ability to analyze national, regional, interagency, joint, maritime, and Marine Corps guidance to identify common objectives, as well as develop and execute engagement plans. MCSCG executes and enables security cooperation programs, training, planning and activities to implement joint training and preparedness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice