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A Camp Allen High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) instructor demonstrates proper form and leg placement to squat with weights during the HITT certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia. Feb 10. Marines learned proper techniques and forms to avoid injury while applying HITT to their 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 Camp Allen High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) instructor demonstrates proper form and leg placement to squat with weights during the HITT certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia. Feb 10. Marines learned proper techniques and forms to avoid injury while applying HITT to their 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 adjusts his weights between workouts during a High Intensity Tactical Training instructor certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 10. Each exercise requires different weights to attain maximum achievement. 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 adjusts his weights between workouts during a High Intensity Tactical Training instructor certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 10. Each exercise requires different weights to attain maximum achievement. 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 practices rope drills during a High Intensity Tactical Training certification course Feb. 10, at the Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia.Nearly 25 Marines attended the course in order to become a HITT instructor. The purpose of the certification process is properly applying form and techniques to achieve personal fitness goals.

A Marine practices rope drills during a High Intensity Tactical Training certification course Feb. 10, at the Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia.Nearly 25 Marines attended the course in order to become a HITT instructor. The purpose of the certification process is properly applying form and techniques to achieve personal fitness goals.

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

NORFOLK, Va. (Jan. 9, 2015) – Ms. Mary Clark, gold star mother of Pfc. Michael Hopkins, a Medal of Honor recipient, lays a wreath at the Pfc. Hopkins Memorial at Camp Allen Jan. 9. Clark traditionally places a wreath on the Hopkins Memorial on his birthday, 22 December, but had to postpone the ceremony this year due to weather.
Pfc. Hopkins is a Posthumous Navy Cross recipient for heroic actions during Operation Macon on 4 July 1966 while assigned to K Co, 3/9, 3rd MARDIV as an automatic rifleman. He was 21 years old. His 13 month tour of duty would have been over in August. Hopkins saved injured LVT crewmen, he made six trips across open ground to resupply his forward position (occupied with three other Marines) with ammunition, aided his Squad Leader who had fallen from wounds, and provided covering fire to a Corpsman seeking to aid his Squad Leader. As he continued the fight, the Corpsman and Squad Leader were killed by an enemy grenade. Realizing that the enemy fire was too intense for others to reach his forward position, he deliberately exposed himself in order to divert attention away from his comrades. Taking the full force of the enemy fire in his own body, he gallantly gave his life for his fellow Marines and his Country.

Hopkins started basic training at Parris Island, SC during February 1963. He shipped to Vietnam in November 1963 and served with Navy Task Force 77, operating off the coast of Vietnam. He completed this first thirteen month tour in December 1964. He joined K Co, 3/9 in Vietnam during July 1965 and was Killed-in-Action twelve months later. Vietnam War Memorial - Panel 08E, Line 129.

NORFOLK, Va. (Jan. 9, 2015) – Ms. Mary Clark, gold star mother of Pfc. Michael Hopkins, a Medal of Honor recipient, lays a wreath at the Pfc. Hopkins Memorial at Camp Allen Jan. 9. Clark traditionally places a wreath on the Hopkins Memorial on his birthday, 22 December, but had to postpone the ceremony this year due to weather. Pfc. Hopkins is a Posthumous Navy Cross recipient for heroic actions during Operation Macon on 4 July 1966 while assigned to K Co, 3/9, 3rd MARDIV as an automatic rifleman. He was 21 years old. His 13 month tour of duty would have been over in August. Hopkins saved injured LVT crewmen, he made six trips across open ground to resupply his forward position (occupied with three other Marines) with ammunition, aided his Squad Leader who had fallen from wounds, and provided covering fire to a Corpsman seeking to aid his Squad Leader. As he continued the fight, the Corpsman and Squad Leader were killed by an enemy grenade. Realizing that the enemy fire was too intense for others to reach his forward position, he deliberately exposed himself in order to divert attention away from his comrades. Taking the full force of the enemy fire in his own body, he gallantly gave his life for his fellow Marines and his Country. Hopkins started basic training at Parris Island, SC during February 1963. He shipped to Vietnam in November 1963 and served with Navy Task Force 77, operating off the coast of Vietnam. He completed this first thirteen month tour in December 1964. He joined K Co, 3/9 in Vietnam during July 1965 and was Killed-in-Action twelve months later. Vietnam War Memorial - Panel 08E, Line 129.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

A group of Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vessels prepared to embark on the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) in support of exercise Bold Alligator off the eastern coast of the United States, Oct. 29, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James R. Skelton/Released)

A group of Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vessels prepared to embark on the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) in support of exercise Bold Alligator off the eastern coast of the United States, Oct. 29, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James R. Skelton/Released)

Photo by Cpl. James Skelton

A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) performs an at-sea-boarding onto the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) during Exercise Bold Alligator 14, Oct. 31, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval exercise designed to train the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Casares/Released)

A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) performs an at-sea-boarding onto the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) during Exercise Bold Alligator 14, Oct. 31, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval exercise designed to train the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Casares/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Casares

58-year-old Col. James P. Rethwisch, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) assistant chief of staff for G-1, takes a bite of a piece of birthday cake as the oldest Marine present for the ball after receiving it from Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, MARFORCOM commander, at the MARFORCOM 239th Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Nov. 8, 2014, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. It is customary at Marine Corps birthday celebrations worldwide for Marines to cut a traditional cake in celebration of the birth of the Marine Corps on Nov. 10, 1775. The first piece of cake is given to the guest of honor, and the next piece is given to the oldest and youngest Marines present in the command to symbolize the passing of history and tradition to the next generation, as well as the experience and the youthful spirit that are hallmarks of the Marine Corps. The youngest Marine present was 19-year-old Pfc. James J. Gorman (left of Rethwisch), a brig guard with the Navy Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake, Va. Visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/marforcom/sets/72157648871588429/ for additional photos.

58-year-old Col. James P. Rethwisch, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) assistant chief of staff for G-1, takes a bite of a piece of birthday cake as the oldest Marine present for the ball after receiving it from Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, MARFORCOM commander, at the MARFORCOM 239th Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Nov. 8, 2014, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. It is customary at Marine Corps birthday celebrations worldwide for Marines to cut a traditional cake in celebration of the birth of the Marine Corps on Nov. 10, 1775. The first piece of cake is given to the guest of honor, and the next piece is given to the oldest and youngest Marines present in the command to symbolize the passing of history and tradition to the next generation, as well as the experience and the youthful spirit that are hallmarks of the Marine Corps. The youngest Marine present was 19-year-old Pfc. James J. Gorman (left of Rethwisch), a brig guard with the Navy Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake, Va. Visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/marforcom/sets/72157648871588429/ for additional photos.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) commander, cuts the first piece of cake during the MARFORCOM 239th Marine Corps Birthday Ball before presenting it to guest of honor Scott Rigell, U.S. representative of the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Nov. 8, 2014. It is customary at Marine Corps birthday celebrations worldwide for Marines to cut a traditional cake in celebration of the birth of the Marine Corps on Nov. 10, 1775. The first piece of cake is given to the guest of honor, and the next piece is given to the oldest and youngest Marines present in the command to symbolize the passing of history and tradition to the next generation, as well as the experience and the youthful spirit that are hallmarks of the Marine Corps. Visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/marforcom/sets/72157648871588429/ for additional photos.

Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) commander, cuts the first piece of cake during the MARFORCOM 239th Marine Corps Birthday Ball before presenting it to guest of honor Scott Rigell, U.S. representative of the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Nov. 8, 2014. It is customary at Marine Corps birthday celebrations worldwide for Marines to cut a traditional cake in celebration of the birth of the Marine Corps on Nov. 10, 1775. The first piece of cake is given to the guest of honor, and the next piece is given to the oldest and youngest Marines present in the command to symbolize the passing of history and tradition to the next generation, as well as the experience and the youthful spirit that are hallmarks of the Marine Corps. Visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/marforcom/sets/72157648871588429/ for additional photos.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 19, 2014) – Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller presented Purple Heart medals to Lance Corporals William Simmons and Christopher Stidom in a ceremony at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth on Sept. 19, 2014. Both Marines are combat engineers and were with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion stationed in Camp Lejeune. Simmons is a Lincoln, Neb. native and Stidom hails from Huntington, W. Va.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 19, 2014) – Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller presented Purple Heart medals to Lance Corporals William Simmons and Christopher Stidom in a ceremony at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth on Sept. 19, 2014. Both Marines are combat engineers and were with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion stationed in Camp Lejeune. Simmons is a Lincoln, Neb. native and Stidom hails from Huntington, W. Va.

Photo by Staff Sergeant Scott McAdam

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 19, 2014) – Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller presented purple hearts to Lance Corporals William Simmons and Christopher Stidom in a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Hospital Sept. 19, 2014. Both Marines are combat engineers and were with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion stationed in Camp Lejeune. Simmons is a Lincoln, Neb. native and Stidom hails from Huntington, W. Va.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 19, 2014) – Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller presented purple hearts to Lance Corporals William Simmons and Christopher Stidom in a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Hospital Sept. 19, 2014. Both Marines are combat engineers and were with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion stationed in Camp Lejeune. Simmons is a Lincoln, Neb. native and Stidom hails from Huntington, W. Va.

Photo by Staff Sergeant Scott McAdam

Sergeant Maj. Irvin Howard (center left), the sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and Lt. Col. Corey Collier (center right), the battalion commanding officer, roll and case the battalion’s colors one final time during the unit’s deactivation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29, 2014. The colors will be stored at Headquarters Marine Corps until the battalion answer’s the Nation’s call to active service.

Sergeant Maj. Irvin Howard (center left), the sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and Lt. Col. Corey Collier (center right), the battalion commanding officer, roll and case the battalion’s colors one final time during the unit’s deactivation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29, 2014. The colors will be stored at Headquarters Marine Corps until the battalion answer’s the Nation’s call to active service.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) in their assault amphibious recovery vehicle after completing sustainment training. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) in their assault amphibious recovery vehicle after completing sustainment training. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 27, 2014) – Sailors with Beachmaster Unit 2, Naval Beach Group Two, guide Sgt. William Anderson, a motor transportation operator with Transport Support, Combat Logistics Battalion 26 onto an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) during a loading exercise (LOADEX) aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Aug. 27. The LOADEX was designed to simulate a Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) mission, in order to train the Marines and Sailors what they need to accomplish during an actual DSCA mission and identify and rectify any shortfalls before the event of a real-world mission. A DSCA mission would occur if a federal agency, on behalf of local civil authorities, made a request to the Department of Defense to fill specific gaps in their abilities to respond to a natural or man-made disaster. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Scott McAdam/Released)

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 27, 2014) – Sailors with Beachmaster Unit 2, Naval Beach Group Two, guide Sgt. William Anderson, a motor transportation operator with Transport Support, Combat Logistics Battalion 26 onto an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) during a loading exercise (LOADEX) aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Aug. 27. The LOADEX was designed to simulate a Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) mission, in order to train the Marines and Sailors what they need to accomplish during an actual DSCA mission and identify and rectify any shortfalls before the event of a real-world mission. A DSCA mission would occur if a federal agency, on behalf of local civil authorities, made a request to the Department of Defense to fill specific gaps in their abilities to respond to a natural or man-made disaster. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Scott McAdam/Released)

Photo by Staff Sergeant Scott McAdam

NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 15, 2014) – Marines, Sailors, civilian Marines and their families attended the 2014 Hampton Roads Marine Corps Ooh Rah Day Summer Bash at Capt. Slade Cutter Athletic Park Aug. 15. During the bash, Marine Corps Community Services treated service members and their families to various entertaining activities such as bouncy houses, a rock wall, petting zoo, raffles and barbeque.

NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 15, 2014) – Marines, Sailors, civilian Marines and their families attended the 2014 Hampton Roads Marine Corps Ooh Rah Day Summer Bash at Capt. Slade Cutter Athletic Park Aug. 15. During the bash, Marine Corps Community Services treated service members and their families to various entertaining activities such as bouncy houses, a rock wall, petting zoo, raffles and barbeque.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott McAdam

CHESAPEAKE, Va (Aug. 8, 2014 – Staff Sgt. James Adams, a career planner for Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) carries an M-240B Medium Machine Gun during a 5 mile hike aboard the Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Northwest Annex Aug. 8. After the hike, the Marines of MARFORCOM completed weapons handling drills, combat pistol program shoot (along with a optional pistol qualification course of fire) barbeque and an MV-22 Osprey extract (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Staff Sgt. Christina Champion)

CHESAPEAKE, Va (Aug. 8, 2014 – Staff Sgt. James Adams, a career planner for Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) carries an M-240B Medium Machine Gun during a 5 mile hike aboard the Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Northwest Annex Aug. 8. After the hike, the Marines of MARFORCOM completed weapons handling drills, combat pistol program shoot (along with a optional pistol qualification course of fire) barbeque and an MV-22 Osprey extract (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Staff Sgt. Christina Champion)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Champion

Virginia Beach, Va. (July 30, 2014) – Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, leads his Marines on a motivated formation run down the Virginia Beach Boardwalk July 30. During the run locals and tourists took the opportunity to snap photos and videos of the Marines and answered the Marines’ cadences with messages of their support.

Virginia Beach, Va. (July 30, 2014) – Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, leads his Marines on a motivated formation run down the Virginia Beach Boardwalk July 30. During the run locals and tourists took the opportunity to snap photos and videos of the Marines and answered the Marines’ cadences with messages of their support.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott McAdam

Marines and Sailors with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a simulated casualty onto a MV-22B Osprey at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 27, 2014. The 24th MEU is currently conducting Realistic Urban Training, the unit’s first major pre-deployment exercise in preparation for their deployment at the end of the year. The Osprey is from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), the 24th MEU’s Aviation Combat Element. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Marines and Sailors with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a simulated casualty onto a MV-22B Osprey at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 27, 2014. The 24th MEU is currently conducting Realistic Urban Training, the unit’s first major pre-deployment exercise in preparation for their deployment at the end of the year. The Osprey is from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), the 24th MEU’s Aviation Combat Element. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek (May 29, 2014) - Lt. Col. Emmanuel Deveaud, a soldier with the France 6th Armored Brigade, speaks with a colleague during a break at the Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14) mid-planning conference hosted by Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic. The exercise series will bring together coalition partners from six continents, demonstrating the Navy-Marine Corps team's flexibility of naval forces and amphibious warfare expertise by interaction with coalition partners.

This exercise will address the ability to respond to crisis and the refinement of Expeditionary Strike Group Two (Navy and Marine Corps) and the Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade staffs' ability to composite forward deployed and follow on forces in order to conduct multiple operations in an uncertain threat environment.

Bold Alligator 2014 is scheduled to take place Oct. 29 through Nov. 8th.

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek (May 29, 2014) - Lt. Col. Emmanuel Deveaud, a soldier with the France 6th Armored Brigade, speaks with a colleague during a break at the Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14) mid-planning conference hosted by Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic. The exercise series will bring together coalition partners from six continents, demonstrating the Navy-Marine Corps team's flexibility of naval forces and amphibious warfare expertise by interaction with coalition partners. This exercise will address the ability to respond to crisis and the refinement of Expeditionary Strike Group Two (Navy and Marine Corps) and the Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade staffs' ability to composite forward deployed and follow on forces in order to conduct multiple operations in an uncertain threat environment. Bold Alligator 2014 is scheduled to take place Oct. 29 through Nov. 8th.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

NORFOLK, Virginia (April 24, 2014) – Students from Caldwell High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program took the opportunity to visit Marine units in the Hampton Roads area April 24. The students started their tour by visiting Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment’s (MCSFR) Training Company in Chesapeake, where they saw a close quarter’s battle demonstration and were briefed on what Marine security forces do and how they are trained. After Training Company’s demonstration, the students made their way to Norfolk where they were able to see and handle various weapons during a static weapons display courtesy of Alpha Company, MCSFR. The students’ final demonstration was the Camp Allen obstacle course, hosted by Headquarters and Service Battalion. After the demonstration the students had the opportunity to run the course.

NORFOLK, Virginia (April 24, 2014) – Students from Caldwell High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program took the opportunity to visit Marine units in the Hampton Roads area April 24. The students started their tour by visiting Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment’s (MCSFR) Training Company in Chesapeake, where they saw a close quarter’s battle demonstration and were briefed on what Marine security forces do and how they are trained. After Training Company’s demonstration, the students made their way to Norfolk where they were able to see and handle various weapons during a static weapons display courtesy of Alpha Company, MCSFR. The students’ final demonstration was the Camp Allen obstacle course, hosted by Headquarters and Service Battalion. After the demonstration the students had the opportunity to run the course.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott McAdam

NORFOLK, Va. (April 15, 2014) - Capt. Alissa Tarsuik, Lejeune Leadership Institute mobile training team, discusses communication techniques with fellow officers and staff noncomissioned officers at a "breakout" session during the Marine Corps Leadership Development Workshop April 15. The workshop, based on the Marine Corps Leadership Development draft order, focused on what the new order will entail and how the unit can start their own leadership development program. The new program takes a more holistic approach to development addressed by the Functional Areas of Leadership Development: Fidelity, Fighter, Fitness, Family, Finances and Future.

NORFOLK, Va. (April 15, 2014) - Capt. Alissa Tarsuik, Lejeune Leadership Institute mobile training team, discusses communication techniques with fellow officers and staff noncomissioned officers at a "breakout" session during the Marine Corps Leadership Development Workshop April 15. The workshop, based on the Marine Corps Leadership Development draft order, focused on what the new order will entail and how the unit can start their own leadership development program. The new program takes a more holistic approach to development addressed by the Functional Areas of Leadership Development: Fidelity, Fighter, Fitness, Family, Finances and Future.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott McAdam