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Retired U.S. Marine Corps General and former Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks with U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Camp Elmore, Virginia, May 25, 2021. Mattis spoke about perseverance, leadership skills, his personal experiences in the Marine Corps and handed out signed copies of his book. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kealii De Los Santos)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps General and former Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks with U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Camp Elmore, Virginia, May 25, 2021. Mattis spoke about perseverance, leadership skills, his personal experiences in the Marine Corps and handed out signed copies of his book. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kealii De Los Santos)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command speaks with members of Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic and Heritage Contracting in the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This meeting signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command speaks with members of Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic and Heritage Contracting in the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This meeting signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command poses for a group photo with members of Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic and Heritage Contracting in the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This meeting signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command poses for a group photo with members of Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic and Heritage Contracting in the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This meeting signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command swings a sledgehammer at a wall in the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This event signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command swings a sledgehammer at a wall in the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This event signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command speaks with Mr. Bill Crone, Construction Director for Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic in the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This meeting signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command speaks with Mr. Bill Crone, Construction Director for Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic in the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This meeting signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command is escorted through the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building by Mr. Bill Crone, Construction Director for Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This meeting signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command is escorted through the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building by Mr. Bill Crone, Construction Director for Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This meeting signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) poses for a photo with U.S. Marines in front of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle of Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) poses for a photo with U.S. Marines in front of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle of Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander, Mobilization, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command about an Assault Amphibious Vehicle of Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander, Mobilization, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command about an Assault Amphibious Vehicle of Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander, Mobilization, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command and Marines assigned to Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion about the Assault Amphibious Vehicle on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander, Mobilization, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command and Marines assigned to Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion about the Assault Amphibious Vehicle on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander, Mobilization, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command and Maj. Javier Sagura, Inspector & Instructor for Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion about the Assault Amphibious Vehicle on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander, Mobilization, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command and Maj. Javier Sagura, Inspector & Instructor for Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion about the Assault Amphibious Vehicle on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) is greeted by U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander, Mobilization, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command and Marines assigned to Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion at the beginning of Harker’s visit to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

The Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy (Acting) is greeted by U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander, Mobilization, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command and Marines assigned to Alpha Company 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion at the beginning of Harker’s visit to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 17, 2021. Secretary Harker visited various commands across the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

U.S. Marines walk on treadmills while carrying weights during a High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 27, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

U.S. Marines walk on treadmills while carrying weights during a High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 27, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam A. Chandler, an Academics Instructor at the Naval School of Music, performs a proper stretch during the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 26, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam A. Chandler, an Academics Instructor at the Naval School of Music, performs a proper stretch during the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 26, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen

Mr. Allen Sese, the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Coordinator for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Headquarters and Service Battalion, explains to the students the plane of motion for a workout during a HITT course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 26, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

Mr. Allen Sese, the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Coordinator for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Headquarters and Service Battalion, explains to the students the plane of motion for a workout during a HITT course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 26, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen

Mr. Allen Sese, the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Coordinator for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Headquarters and Service Battalion, demonstrates a workout during a HITT course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 27, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

Mr. Allen Sese, the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Coordinator for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Headquarters and Service Battalion, demonstrates a workout during a HITT course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 27, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Caleb King, a Postal Chief with the Wounded Warrior Battalion East Detachment, demonstrates alternative ways to make lifting weights more challenging during the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 27, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Caleb King, a Postal Chief with the Wounded Warrior Battalion East Detachment, demonstrates alternative ways to make lifting weights more challenging during the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 27, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ezequiel Velazquez, an Intelligence Analyst with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, executes a bench press with the proper posture during a High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 27, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ezequiel Velazquez, an Intelligence Analyst with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, executes a bench press with the proper posture during a High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) course in the Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, January 27, 2021. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. The Marines that progressed through the course will be a knowledgeable resource for physical training (PT) and will be able to conduct PT properly within their respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen/released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donshay J. Gant, an Administrative Specialist assigned to Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, receives the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine at Sewell’s Point, Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2021. Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine helps protect you, your family and your unit from infection, and ensures Marines and Sailors stay ready to accomplish the mission. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo Illustration by Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donshay J. Gant, an Administrative Specialist assigned to Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, receives the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine at Sewell’s Point, Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2021. Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine helps protect you, your family and your unit from infection, and ensures Marines and Sailors stay ready to accomplish the mission. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo Illustration by Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shawn M. McChesney, a Maintenance Management Specialist assigned to Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, receives the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine at Sewell’s Point, Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2021. Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine helps protect you, your family and your unit from infection, and ensures Marines and Sailors stay ready to accomplish the mission. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo Illustration by Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shawn M. McChesney, a Maintenance Management Specialist assigned to Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, receives the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine at Sewell’s Point, Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2021. Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine helps protect you, your family and your unit from infection, and ensures Marines and Sailors stay ready to accomplish the mission. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo Illustration by Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

Photo by Jonathan Donnelly

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Gaines, a military police officer with Charlie FAST Company, 5th Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, sights in while securing a landing zone during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) Jan 14, 2021, 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 Sgt. Zachary Gaines, a military police officer with Charlie FAST Company, 5th Platoon, Marine Corps Security Forces, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, sights in while securing a landing zone during a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) Jan 14, 2021, 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