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Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) addresses key leadership on the role of the Active Denial System at a demonstration of the system at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Sept. 12. The ADS uses millimeter wave technology as a non-lethal compliance system. The demonstration was used to show the effectiveness of the system during maritime operations.

Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) addresses key leadership on the role of the Active Denial System at a demonstration of the system at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Sept. 12. The ADS uses millimeter wave technology as a non-lethal compliance system. The demonstration was used to show the effectiveness of the system during maritime operations.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

Service members, Department of Defense civilians and members of the House Armed Services Committee gather for a capabilities briefing of the Active Denial System at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 12, 2013. With more than 15 years of research and exposing 11,800 volunteer to the ADS system has demonstrated its effectiveness and the ability to use it with minimal risk of injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth/Released)

Service members, Department of Defense civilians and members of the House Armed Services Committee gather for a capabilities briefing of the Active Denial System at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 12, 2013. With more than 15 years of research and exposing 11,800 volunteer to the ADS system has demonstrated its effectiveness and the ability to use it with minimal risk of injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth/Released)

Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth

Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, lead his Marines on a formation run along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Sept. 6. According to Ryan, he wanted to increase the Marines' physical fitness while building unit morale and esprit de corps.

Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, lead his Marines on a formation run along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Sept. 6. According to Ryan, he wanted to increase the Marines' physical fitness while building unit morale and esprit de corps.

Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam

Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, leads his Marines on a formation run along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Sept. 6. According to Ryan, he wanted to increase the Marines' physical fitness while building unit morale and esprit de corps.

Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, leads his Marines on a formation run along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Sept. 6. According to Ryan, he wanted to increase the Marines' physical fitness while building unit morale and esprit de corps.

Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam

Sgt. Nicholas Ross, a data network specialist, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, runs the H&S Bn. guidon around the formation in a gratuitous display of motivation Sept. 6. Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, lead the Marines on the formation run to increase the Marines' physical fitness while building unit morale and esprit de corps.

Sgt. Nicholas Ross, a data network specialist, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, runs the H&S Bn. guidon around the formation in a gratuitous display of motivation Sept. 6. Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, lead the Marines on the formation run to increase the Marines' physical fitness while building unit morale and esprit de corps.

Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam

Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battation, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, passes the unit guidon to Lance Cpl. Rafael Colon during a formation run along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Sept. 6. The run was intended to improve the Marines' physical fitness while building esprit de corps and camaraderie. Colon is a data network specialist at MARFORCOM and hails from Philadelphia.

Col. Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battation, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, passes the unit guidon to Lance Cpl. Rafael Colon during a formation run along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Sept. 6. The run was intended to improve the Marines' physical fitness while building esprit de corps and camaraderie. Colon is a data network specialist at MARFORCOM and hails from Philadelphia.

Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam

Service members with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics and the Navy's Beach Departure Team 5 conduct onload operations during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities, or DSCA, training exercise, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Aug. 21, 2013. The battalion practiced DSCA operations during a three-day exercise in preparation for possible humanitarian missions during natural disasters.

Service members with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics and the Navy's Beach Departure Team 5 conduct onload operations during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities, or DSCA, training exercise, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Aug. 21, 2013. The battalion practiced DSCA operations during a three-day exercise in preparation for possible humanitarian missions during natural disasters.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon (center), the commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Forces Europe, speaks with Lt. Col. Matthew A. Dumenigo (left), the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities, or DSCA, training exercise, aboard Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Aug. 21, 2013. The battalion practiced DSCA operations during a three-day exercise in preparation for possible humanitarian missions during natural disasters.

Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon (center), the commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Forces Europe, speaks with Lt. Col. Matthew A. Dumenigo (left), the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities, or DSCA, training exercise, aboard Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Aug. 21, 2013. The battalion practiced DSCA operations during a three-day exercise in preparation for possible humanitarian missions during natural disasters.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

A sailor with the Navy's Beach Departure Team 5 watches over a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group as he loads a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement onto a Landing Craft Utility aboard Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities, or DSCA, training exercise, Aug. 21, 2013. The battalion performed loading and offloading exercises in preparation for possible DSCA missions during natural disaster disasters.

A sailor with the Navy's Beach Departure Team 5 watches over a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group as he loads a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement onto a Landing Craft Utility aboard Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities, or DSCA, training exercise, Aug. 21, 2013. The battalion performed loading and offloading exercises in preparation for possible DSCA missions during natural disaster disasters.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

The F-35B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter demonstrates its capabilities on the USS Wasp while being tested by Marine Corps and Lockheed Martin pilots and engineers off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 19, 2013. This is the second iteration of three planned sea trials designed to test the capabilities of the Department of Defense's newest multi-role jet aircraft candidate. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photos and video by Sgt. Tyler L. Main)

The F-35B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter demonstrates its capabilities on the USS Wasp while being tested by Marine Corps and Lockheed Martin pilots and engineers off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 19, 2013. This is the second iteration of three planned sea trials designed to test the capabilities of the Department of Defense's newest multi-role jet aircraft candidate. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photos and video by Sgt. Tyler L. Main)

Photo by Tyler Main

The director of Marine Corps Community Services Camp Allen, Michael Flanary, takes a break for a photo during the 4th annual OOH-RAH Day Summer Bash Aug. 23. Flanary served as director for the past eight years and this event was his last before retirement.

According to MCCS Camp Allen, his contributions, good business sense and leadership directly contributed to the success of the organization.

"We wish him and his wife the very best," said Karina Phillips, deputy director, MCCS Camp Allen.

The director of Marine Corps Community Services Camp Allen, Michael Flanary, takes a break for a photo during the 4th annual OOH-RAH Day Summer Bash Aug. 23. Flanary served as director for the past eight years and this event was his last before retirement. According to MCCS Camp Allen, his contributions, good business sense and leadership directly contributed to the success of the organization. "We wish him and his wife the very best," said Karina Phillips, deputy director, MCCS Camp Allen.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

Marines from U. S. Marine Corps Forces Command play a game of volleyball at the Marine Corps Community Services Ooh-Rah Summer Bash at Slade Cutter Park, Camp Allen, Aug. 23. The summer bash is hosted by MCCS and is an annual event for the Marines and their families of MARFORCOM.

Marines from U. S. Marine Corps Forces Command play a game of volleyball at the Marine Corps Community Services Ooh-Rah Summer Bash at Slade Cutter Park, Camp Allen, Aug. 23. The summer bash is hosted by MCCS and is an annual event for the Marines and their families of MARFORCOM.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) discusses joint training and operations aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Aug. 21. The Camp Lejeune based Marine Corps Combat Logistics Battalion 24 partnered with the Navy to practice loading logistical supplies aboard ships simulating disaster relief efforts. The training is aimed at improving response time in the event of an actual crisis.

Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) discusses joint training and operations aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Aug. 21. The Camp Lejeune based Marine Corps Combat Logistics Battalion 24 partnered with the Navy to practice loading logistical supplies aboard ships simulating disaster relief efforts. The training is aimed at improving response time in the event of an actual crisis.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

NORFOLK (July 19, 2013) – Col. Susan Seaman passes the organizational colors of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, to Col. Paul Ryan during a change of command ceremony July 19. The passing of the colors signifies the official changeover of command and is a time honored tradition in the Marine Corps.

NORFOLK (July 19, 2013) – Col. Susan Seaman passes the organizational colors of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, to Col. Paul Ryan during a change of command ceremony July 19. The passing of the colors signifies the official changeover of command and is a time honored tradition in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam

Command Portrait of Brigadier General David W Coffman.

Command Portrait of Brigadier General David W Coffman.

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NORFOLK (June 28, 2013) - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, Lynn Crowe, Brig. Gen. W. Blake Crowe, Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, and Diane Tryon salute during the passing of the colors during the change of command for U.S. Marine Forces Command aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, June 28th, 2013.

NORFOLK (June 28, 2013) - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, Lynn Crowe, Brig. Gen. W. Blake Crowe, Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, and Diane Tryon salute during the passing of the colors during the change of command for U.S. Marine Forces Command aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, June 28th, 2013.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

NORFOLK (June 28, 2013) - Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon receives the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command organizational colors from Brig. Gen. W. Blake Crowe, aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, June 28th, 2013. Lt. Gen Tryon joins MARFORCOM after his assignment as deputy commandant of Plans, Policy and Operations at Headquarters Marine Corps.

NORFOLK (June 28, 2013) - Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon receives the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command organizational colors from Brig. Gen. W. Blake Crowe, aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, June 28th, 2013. Lt. Gen Tryon joins MARFORCOM after his assignment as deputy commandant of Plans, Policy and Operations at Headquarters Marine Corps.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s theme is: “we own it… we’ll solve it… together.” Preventing sexual assault is still everyone’s duty. These words illustrate the inherent responsibility each and every Marine must take by refusing to remain passive bystanders when dealing with sexual assault, while stressing the impact of sexual assault on the individual, the unit, and the Corps as a whole. To achieve a culture free from interpersonal violence, it will take the combined efforts of all of us – from the top level down – and this is the only way to ensure continued mission readiness.

In a culture defined by men and women committed to the highest standards of personal conduct – both on and off duty – sexual assault is a crime and has no place in our Marine Corps. Leaders, both officer and enlisted, you must ensure that your Marines know what constitutes sexual assault and how to take appropriate action to protect themselves and their fellow Marines. Marines should have faith and confidence that the Marine Corps will treat all victims with dignity and respect. U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command has established a helpline at (757) 630-9333 to provide 24/7 access to trained personnel, critical information and support.

We have a duty to each other, to step up and be responsible – taking care of the Marine to the left and right, on the battlefield and home. Every Marine is responsible for preventing sexual assault, because even one of these crimes is too many.

Semper Fidelis, B. Crowe, Commander, MARFORCOM, M.F. Jones, Sergeant Major, MARFORCOM, and M.R. Ruiz, Command Master Chief, MARFORCOM.

For more information visit: http://www.sapr.mil/

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s theme is: “we own it… we’ll solve it… together.” Preventing sexual assault is still everyone’s duty. These words illustrate the inherent responsibility each and every Marine must take by refusing to remain passive bystanders when dealing with sexual assault, while stressing the impact of sexual assault on the individual, the unit, and the Corps as a whole. To achieve a culture free from interpersonal violence, it will take the combined efforts of all of us – from the top level down – and this is the only way to ensure continued mission readiness. In a culture defined by men and women committed to the highest standards of personal conduct – both on and off duty – sexual assault is a crime and has no place in our Marine Corps. Leaders, both officer and enlisted, you must ensure that your Marines know what constitutes sexual assault and how to take appropriate action to protect themselves and their fellow Marines. Marines should have faith and confidence that the Marine Corps will treat all victims with dignity and respect. U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command has established a helpline at (757) 630-9333 to provide 24/7 access to trained personnel, critical information and support. We have a duty to each other, to step up and be responsible – taking care of the Marine to the left and right, on the battlefield and home. Every Marine is responsible for preventing sexual assault, because even one of these crimes is too many. Semper Fidelis, B. Crowe, Commander, MARFORCOM, M.F. Jones, Sergeant Major, MARFORCOM, and M.R. Ruiz, Command Master Chief, MARFORCOM. For more information visit: http://www.sapr.mil/

Photo by Tina Carter

NORFOLK - Lt. Gen. John Paxton passes the command colors to Brig. Gen. W. Blake Crowe during a succession of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Dec. 13. Crowe is expected to fill the position as commander of Marine Corps Forces Command and Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic until a replacement is nominated and confirmed.

NORFOLK - Lt. Gen. John Paxton passes the command colors to Brig. Gen. W. Blake Crowe during a succession of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Dec. 13. Crowe is expected to fill the position as commander of Marine Corps Forces Command and Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic until a replacement is nominated and confirmed.

Photo by Steve Kotecki

USS BATAAN - Brig. Gen. Blake Crowe, deputy commander, Marine Corps Forces Command, discusses the USS Bataan's (LHD-5) capabilities with (from left to right) CAPT. Timothy Spratto, commodore, Amphibious Squadron Six, CAPT George Vassilakis, executive officer, USS Bataan (LHD-5) and CAPT. Erik Ross, commanding officer, USS Bataan (LHD-5). Crowe toured the USS Bataan to see firsthand its current capabilities and some of the ship's improvements as a result of the Naval Amphibious Baseline Initiative.

USS BATAAN - Brig. Gen. Blake Crowe, deputy commander, Marine Corps Forces Command, discusses the USS Bataan's (LHD-5) capabilities with (from left to right) CAPT. Timothy Spratto, commodore, Amphibious Squadron Six, CAPT George Vassilakis, executive officer, USS Bataan (LHD-5) and CAPT. Erik Ross, commanding officer, USS Bataan (LHD-5). Crowe toured the USS Bataan to see firsthand its current capabilities and some of the ship's improvements as a result of the Naval Amphibious Baseline Initiative.

Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam