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Close Quarters Battle instructors speak to U.S. Marines and sailors from the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment and Marine Corps Security Force Battalions Bangor and Kings Bay, and Royal Commandos from 43 Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines during Tartan Eagle 16 at the Northumbria Tactical Training Center, July 25, 2016. Tartan Eagle is an annual training package that began in 1994. The CQB portion allowed the Marines and sailors to integrate with their British counterparts and exchange tactics while also learning new tactics. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/Released)

Close Quarters Battle instructors speak to U.S. Marines and sailors from the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment and Marine Corps Security Force Battalions Bangor and Kings Bay, and Royal Commandos from 43 Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines during Tartan Eagle 16 at the Northumbria Tactical Training Center, July 25, 2016. Tartan Eagle is an annual training package that began in 1994. The CQB portion allowed the Marines and sailors to integrate with their British counterparts and exchange tactics while also learning new tactics. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon

Staff Sgt. Eric McLeish, Marine Corps Security Battalion Bangor, Washington, checks a room before entering during Tartan Eagle 16 at the Northumbria Training Facility in Northumbria, England, July 26, 2016. The CQB portion of Tartan Eagle allowed Marines and sailors to integrate with their British counterparts and exchange tactics while also learning new tactics and procedures. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/Released)

Staff Sgt. Eric McLeish, Marine Corps Security Battalion Bangor, Washington, checks a room before entering during Tartan Eagle 16 at the Northumbria Training Facility in Northumbria, England, July 26, 2016. The CQB portion of Tartan Eagle allowed Marines and sailors to integrate with their British counterparts and exchange tactics while also learning new tactics and procedures. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Marine Commandos begin their descent from a mountain top in Inverness, Scotland, July 19, 2016, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise.
Tartan Eagle involved Marines and sailors from the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment and its battalion, and their British counterparts, the 43 Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Marine Commandos begin their descent from a mountain top in Inverness, Scotland, July 19, 2016, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise. Tartan Eagle involved Marines and sailors from the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment and its battalion, and their British counterparts, the 43 Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Commandos traverse a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, July 19, 2016, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise. This phase consisted of learning mountain survival skills, map reading and how to successfully traverse a mountain. Tartan Eagle is an annual training event that began in 1994. Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment trained with the 43 Command Fleet Protection Group Royal Commandos to exchange best security and training practices and to foster good relations between the two commands. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Commandos traverse a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, July 19, 2016, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise. This phase consisted of learning mountain survival skills, map reading and how to successfully traverse a mountain. Tartan Eagle is an annual training event that began in 1994. Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment trained with the 43 Command Fleet Protection Group Royal Commandos to exchange best security and training practices and to foster good relations between the two commands. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Commandos begin their descent from a mountain top in the Scottish Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, July 19, 2016, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise. This phase consisted of learning mountain survival skills, map reading and how to successfully traverse a mountain. Tartan Eagle is an annual training event that began in 1994. Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment trained alongside 43 Command Fleet Protection Group Royal Commandos to exchange best security and training practices and to foster good relations between the two commands. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Commandos begin their descent from a mountain top in the Scottish Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, July 19, 2016, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise. This phase consisted of learning mountain survival skills, map reading and how to successfully traverse a mountain. Tartan Eagle is an annual training event that began in 1994. Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment trained alongside 43 Command Fleet Protection Group Royal Commandos to exchange best security and training practices and to foster good relations between the two commands. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Commandos climb to the summit of a mountain, July 20, 2016, in the Scottish Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise. The mountain training phase consisted of learning mountain survival skills, map reading and how to successfully traverse a mountain. Tartan Eagle is an annual training event that began in 1994. Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment trained alongside 43 Command Fleet Protection Group Royal Commandos to exchange best security and training practices and to foster good relations between the two commands. The exercise allowed for the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures in the security of strategic assets. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Commandos climb to the summit of a mountain, July 20, 2016, in the Scottish Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise. The mountain training phase consisted of learning mountain survival skills, map reading and how to successfully traverse a mountain. Tartan Eagle is an annual training event that began in 1994. Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment trained alongside 43 Command Fleet Protection Group Royal Commandos to exchange best security and training practices and to foster good relations between the two commands. The exercise allowed for the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures in the security of strategic assets. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Photo by Spl. Calvin Shamoon

Staff Sgt. Mark Bruce, engineer chief with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, explains how a portable cooler uses large coils soaked in water and a fan to create cool air at the local chow hall aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., July 22, 2016. The event provided the Marines with the CBIRF engineer platoon hands-on training further sharpening their skills for expeditionary operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released)

Staff Sgt. Mark Bruce, engineer chief with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, explains how a portable cooler uses large coils soaked in water and a fan to create cool air at the local chow hall aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., July 22, 2016. The event provided the Marines with the CBIRF engineer platoon hands-on training further sharpening their skills for expeditionary operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY INDIAN HEAD, MD. -- Capt. Lucas H. Forcella (right) passes the Headquarters and Service Company guidon to Capt. Robert G. Ukrainec during a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., July 13, 2016. This Marine Corps drill movement symbolizes the passing of authority from outgoing to incoming company commander. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released)

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY INDIAN HEAD, MD. -- Capt. Lucas H. Forcella (right) passes the Headquarters and Service Company guidon to Capt. Robert G. Ukrainec during a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., July 13, 2016. This Marine Corps drill movement symbolizes the passing of authority from outgoing to incoming company commander. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Johnathan S. Herrera

Cpl. Calvin Shamoon, a combat correspondent with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, is faced with the choice of reenlisting or accepiting an honorable discharge to go home, attend college and eventually open his own gym. Shamoon has served three years as of Ju;y 2016, and the clock is ticking. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Peterson/Released)

Cpl. Calvin Shamoon, a combat correspondent with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, is faced with the choice of reenlisting or accepiting an honorable discharge to go home, attend college and eventually open his own gym. Shamoon has served three years as of Ju;y 2016, and the clock is ticking. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Peterson/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Peterson

Cpl. Ethan Mawhinney, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Headquarters, executes a Turkish get-up with a kettlebell during his daily workout in preparation for the Tactical Athlete Challenge, July 7, 2016. Mawhinney and Sgt. Aja'Nel Williams, a supply noncommissioned officer with Security Forces Regiment, were the top two Marines competing in the Camp Allen HITT preliminaries, which afforded them the opportunity to compete at the national Tactical Athlete Competition, where they will compete against other regional qualifiers throughout the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dorian Gardner/Released)

Cpl. Ethan Mawhinney, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Headquarters, executes a Turkish get-up with a kettlebell during his daily workout in preparation for the Tactical Athlete Challenge, July 7, 2016. Mawhinney and Sgt. Aja'Nel Williams, a supply noncommissioned officer with Security Forces Regiment, were the top two Marines competing in the Camp Allen HITT preliminaries, which afforded them the opportunity to compete at the national Tactical Athlete Competition, where they will compete against other regional qualifiers throughout the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dorian Gardner/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dorian Gardner

Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force rescue a victim from a severely damaged vehicle at Fire Department of New York Fire Academy, June 21, 2016.
Marines and sailors with CBIRF trained alongside F.D.N.Y for a field training exercise at the F.D.N.Y training academy in Randall’s Island, N.Y. June 20, 2016. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED)

Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force rescue a victim from a severely damaged vehicle at Fire Department of New York Fire Academy, June 21, 2016. Marines and sailors with CBIRF trained alongside F.D.N.Y for a field training exercise at the F.D.N.Y training academy in Randall’s Island, N.Y. June 20, 2016. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick Mejia

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, U.S. Marine Forces Command, commander, attends the 2nd Marine Division change of command ceremony while visiting Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, U.S. Marine Forces Command, commander, attends the 2nd Marine Division change of command ceremony while visiting Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, commander of U.S. Marine Forces Command, attends a "Protect What You’ve Earned" meeting with Family Readiness Officers from II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, commander of U.S. Marine Forces Command, attends a "Protect What You’ve Earned" meeting with Family Readiness Officers from II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

(Left to Right) U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Charles G. Chiarotti, outgoing commanding general, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, Maj. Gen. Robert C. Dickerson, retired and Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, U.S. Marine Forces Command, commander, and Col. Daniel P. O’Hora, incoming commander, 2nd MLG, salute the colors during the 2nd MLG change of command ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

(Left to Right) U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Charles G. Chiarotti, outgoing commanding general, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, Maj. Gen. Robert C. Dickerson, retired and Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, U.S. Marine Forces Command, commander, and Col. Daniel P. O’Hora, incoming commander, 2nd MLG, salute the colors during the 2nd MLG change of command ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, right, commander of U.S. Marine Forces Command, speaks with Marines of 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, while visiting Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, right, commander of U.S. Marine Forces Command, speaks with Marines of 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, while visiting Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, right, commander of U.S. Marine Forces Command, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Robert C. Dickerson, retired, during the 2nd MLG change of command ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Charles G. Chiarotti relinquished command to Col. Daniel P. O’Hora. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lane Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, right, commander of U.S. Marine Forces Command, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Robert C. Dickerson, retired, during the 2nd MLG change of command ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Charles G. Chiarotti relinquished command to Col. Daniel P. O’Hora. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lane Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, commander of U.S. Marine Forces Command, visits the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. Wissler visited Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lane Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, commander of U.S. Marine Forces Command, visits the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. Wissler visited Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lane Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

U.S. Marines and guests stand at attention during the 2nd Marine Logistics Group change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. Brig. Gen. Charles G. Chiarotti, outgoing commander, relinquished command to Col. Daniel P. O’Hora. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

U.S. Marines and guests stand at attention during the 2nd Marine Logistics Group change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2016. Brig. Gen. Charles G. Chiarotti, outgoing commander, relinquished command to Col. Daniel P. O’Hora. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

Lance Cpl. Dakota Boyer, patient with Wounded Warrior Battalion West, competes in the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games swimming competition at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., June 20, 2016. Boyer, a Michigan native, is a member of the 2016 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps. The 2016 DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Army, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces. (Photo by Patrick Onofre/Released)

Lance Cpl. Dakota Boyer, patient with Wounded Warrior Battalion West, competes in the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games swimming competition at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., June 20, 2016. Boyer, a Michigan native, is a member of the 2016 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps. The 2016 DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Army, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces. (Photo by Patrick Onofre/Released)

Photo by Patrick Onofre

NORFOLK, Va. – The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performs during pregame activities of the Norfolk Tides’ Marine Night, June 18. The silent drill platoon is stationed in Washington D.C., and travels the country performing at various events. Marine Night was held in honor of the brave men and women who have served, are currently serving in the Marine Corps and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder)

NORFOLK, Va. – The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performs during pregame activities of the Norfolk Tides’ Marine Night, June 18. The silent drill platoon is stationed in Washington D.C., and travels the country performing at various events. Marine Night was held in honor of the brave men and women who have served, are currently serving in the Marine Corps and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder)

Photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder