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Col. Paul Ryan (right), commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U. S. Marine Forces Command, passes the battalion colors to Col. Charles Dunne during a change-of-command ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, July 17, 2015. Col. Dunne takes command of the battalion after leaving 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Col. Paul Ryan (right), commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U. S. Marine Forces Command, passes the battalion colors to Col. Charles Dunne during a change-of-command ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, July 17, 2015. Col. Dunne takes command of the battalion after leaving 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

Colonel Paul P. Ryan, the commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, leads nearly 40 Marines and sailors Marines during a beach hike at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va., April 8. The hike was intended to train the Marines tactically and to build unit morale.

Colonel Paul P. Ryan, the commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, leads nearly 40 Marines and sailors Marines during a beach hike at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va., April 8. The hike was intended to train the Marines tactically and to build unit morale.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Calvin Shamoon

Cpl. Andrew Palacios, a Marine Forces Command data technician, receives certificates and a book for being the honor graduate during Corporals Course from Sgt. Maj. Adam Moore, Headquarters and Service Battalion sergeant major, July 31, 2015.

Cpl. Andrew Palacios, a Marine Forces Command data technician, receives certificates and a book for being the honor graduate during Corporals Course from Sgt. Maj. Adam Moore, Headquarters and Service Battalion sergeant major, July 31, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder

Sgt. Maj. Adam Moore, the Headquarters and Service Battalion sergeant major, congratulates Marines for completing Corporals Course and taking a step to further their Marine Corps career on July 31, 2015.

Sgt. Maj. Adam Moore, the Headquarters and Service Battalion sergeant major, congratulates Marines for completing Corporals Course and taking a step to further their Marine Corps career on July 31, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder

Richard Beverly throws out a pitch to the G-4 Bulldogs during the base championship game on July 1. Beverly was the pitcher for the eventual champion G-6 Sons of Pitchers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder/Released)

Richard Beverly throws out a pitch to the G-4 Bulldogs during the base championship game on July 1. Beverly was the pitcher for the eventual champion G-6 Sons of Pitchers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder

Richard Beverly stands at the plate waiting to ht the ball during the championship game of the base softball game. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder/Released)

Richard Beverly stands at the plate waiting to ht the ball during the championship game of the base softball game. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder

Nearly 40 Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Forces Command, pose for a group photo shortly after completing a four-mile beach hike, April 8, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va.

Nearly 40 Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Forces Command, pose for a group photo shortly after completing a four-mile beach hike, April 8, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va.

Photo by Cpl. Jessika Acosta

Colonel Paul P. Ryan (front left), the commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Forces Command, and Gunnery Sgt. John W. Hilderbrand (front right), the operations and training chief at the battalion, lead the two-column formation during a beach hike, April 8, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va.

Colonel Paul P. Ryan (front left), the commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Forces Command, and Gunnery Sgt. John W. Hilderbrand (front right), the operations and training chief at the battalion, lead the two-column formation during a beach hike, April 8, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va.

Photo by Cpl. Jessika Acosta

U.S. Marine Col. James M. Bright, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment outgoing commander (right), hands the regimental colors to Col. John W. Evans Jr., incoming regimental commanding officer (left), during a change-of-command ceremony aboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., June 19, 2015. The exchange of the regimental colors represents the passing of command from the outgoing to the incoming commander. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)

U.S. Marine Col. James M. Bright, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment outgoing commander (right), hands the regimental colors to Col. John W. Evans Jr., incoming regimental commanding officer (left), during a change-of-command ceremony aboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., June 19, 2015. The exchange of the regimental colors represents the passing of command from the outgoing to the incoming commander. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Taylor Schrick

Sgt. Maj. Michael Jones (left) passes his sword to Lt. Gen. Robert Neller (right) during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Va., June 19, 2015. The passing of the sword is a tradition in the Marine Corps representing the relinquishment of duties. Jones received the Legion of Merit with gold star and retired after 32 years of service in the Marine Corps. Sgt. Maj. Christopher Robinson (center) assumed the duties of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command sergeant major. (USMC photo by Steve Kotecki/RELEASED)

Sgt. Maj. Michael Jones (left) passes his sword to Lt. Gen. Robert Neller (right) during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Va., June 19, 2015. The passing of the sword is a tradition in the Marine Corps representing the relinquishment of duties. Jones received the Legion of Merit with gold star and retired after 32 years of service in the Marine Corps. Sgt. Maj. Christopher Robinson (center) assumed the duties of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command sergeant major. (USMC photo by Steve Kotecki/RELEASED)

Photo by Steve Kotecki

More than 80 U.S Marines from Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, hiked around Camp Titin, outside Aqaba, Jordan, May 1, 2015. The five-mile hike took place to get the Marines ready and familiarized with Jordan’s weather conditions and terrain. The Marines are in Jordan for Eager Lion 15, an annual, multinational exercise in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Young/ released)

More than 80 U.S Marines from Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, hiked around Camp Titin, outside Aqaba, Jordan, May 1, 2015. The five-mile hike took place to get the Marines ready and familiarized with Jordan’s weather conditions and terrain. The Marines are in Jordan for Eager Lion 15, an annual, multinational exercise in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Young/ released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Young

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit debarks a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion hovercraft in support of Exercise Eager Lion 2015 at the Port of Aqaba in Jordan, April 28. EAGER LION is an annual, multinational exercise intended to share military expertise and promote interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD COMCAM/ Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit debarks a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion hovercraft in support of Exercise Eager Lion 2015 at the Port of Aqaba in Jordan, April 28. EAGER LION is an annual, multinational exercise intended to share military expertise and promote interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD COMCAM/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Burke Whitman, commanding general, Coalition Forces Land and Maritime Component Command, meets with Brig. Gen. Qasem Al'Nahar, commander, Royal Jordanian Naval Base (RJNB), in Jordan in preparation for Exercise Eager Lion, May 3, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD COMCAM/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Burke Whitman, commanding general, Coalition Forces Land and Maritime Component Command, meets with Brig. Gen. Qasem Al'Nahar, commander, Royal Jordanian Naval Base (RJNB), in Jordan in preparation for Exercise Eager Lion, May 3, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD COMCAM/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus

Jordanian Armed Forces soldiers demonstrate military operations in urban terrain tactics for U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, during Exercise Eager Lion, in Al Quweyrah, Jordan, May 7, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD COMCAM/ Released)

Jordanian Armed Forces soldiers demonstrate military operations in urban terrain tactics for U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, during Exercise Eager Lion, in Al Quweyrah, Jordan, May 7, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD COMCAM/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus

Protect What You Earn Campaign letter from Lt. Gen. Robert Neller.

Protect What You Earn Campaign letter from Lt. Gen. Robert Neller.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

NORFOLK (Apr. 3, 2015) - Major Jeremy Demott, the Exercise Support Officer with U.S. Marine Forces Command, catches a pop-fly during the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society softball game April 3 at Captain Slade Cutter Park, Norfolk, Virginia. Marines participated in a softball fundraiser for the NMCRS. Each year, fundraising for the NMCRS, happens during March. This year, the deadline was extended until April 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Logan Snyder/ RELEASED)

NORFOLK (Apr. 3, 2015) - Major Jeremy Demott, the Exercise Support Officer with U.S. Marine Forces Command, catches a pop-fly during the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society softball game April 3 at Captain Slade Cutter Park, Norfolk, Virginia. Marines participated in a softball fundraiser for the NMCRS. Each year, fundraising for the NMCRS, happens during March. This year, the deadline was extended until April 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Logan Snyder/ RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Logan Snyder

A Marine practices the snatch exercise during the High Intensity Tactical Training certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb 10.Nearly 25 Marines attended the course to become certified HITT instructors to incorporate into their unit's daily physical training.The course teaches Marines how to properly and effectively instruct exercises associated with the three modules of HITT: Combat, Warrior and Athlete HITT.

A Marine practices the snatch exercise during the High Intensity Tactical Training certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb 10.Nearly 25 Marines attended the course to become certified HITT instructors to incorporate into their unit's daily physical training.The course teaches Marines how to properly and effectively instruct exercises associated with the three modules of HITT: Combat, Warrior and Athlete HITT.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kayla D. Cox

A Marine focuses on proper form during an overhead squat during a High Intensity Tactical Training certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen, in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 10. Nearly 25 Marines attended the course to incorporate this training into their units' physical training. The course teaches Marines how to properly and effectively instruct exercises associated with the three modules of HITT: Combat, Warrior and Athlete HITT.

A Marine focuses on proper form during an overhead squat during a High Intensity Tactical Training certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen, in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 10. Nearly 25 Marines attended the course to incorporate this training into their units' physical training. The course teaches Marines how to properly and effectively instruct exercises associated with the three modules of HITT: Combat, Warrior and Athlete HITT.

Photo by Cpl. Kayla D. Cox

A Marine prepares for an overhead squat with a weighted barbell during a High Intensity Tactical Training instructor certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia. Feb. 10. Emphasis of the HITT program is on key components with relation to superior speed, power, strength endurance and overall combat readiness while reducing the likelihood of injury and ensuring that all Marines are physically prepared for combat.

A Marine prepares for an overhead squat with a weighted barbell during a High Intensity Tactical Training instructor certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia. Feb. 10. Emphasis of the HITT program is on key components with relation to superior speed, power, strength endurance and overall combat readiness while reducing the likelihood of injury and ensuring that all Marines are physically prepared for combat.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kayla D. Cox

A High Intensity Tactical Training instructor and course coordinator, wears a HITT-themed shirt to motivate Marines during the HITT instructor certification course at the Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia. Feb. 10. A very important role of HITT is to train Marines to prepare them physically for combat.

A High Intensity Tactical Training instructor and course coordinator, wears a HITT-themed shirt to motivate Marines during the HITT instructor certification course at the Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia. Feb. 10. A very important role of HITT is to train Marines to prepare them physically for combat.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kayla D. Cox