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Sgt. Caleb Renner, the chief chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear instructor with II Marine Headquarters Group, gives an hour-long class on how to properly wear and function in a M50 gas mask at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 8, 2016. The chamber is a routine exercise to ensure the durability of each Marines gear while exposed to chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, or CS gas, which is a bi-annual qualification requirement for Marines. - Sgt. Caleb Renner, the chief chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear instructor with II Marine Headquarters Group, gives an hour-long class on how to properly wear and function in a M50 gas mask at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 8, 2016. The chamber is a routine exercise to ensure the durability of each Marines gear while exposed to chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, or CS gas, which is a bi-annual qualification requirement for Marines.

Brig. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, outgoing commander, receives the organizational colors from Sgt. Maj. Christopher G. Robinson before passing them to Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, incoming commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and commanding general of Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, on Dec. 18, 2015, in Norfolk, Va. - Brig. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, outgoing commander, receives the organizational colors from Sgt. Maj. Christopher G. Robinson before passing them to Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, incoming commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and commanding general of Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, on Dec. 18, 2015, in Norfolk, Va.

Gen. Robert B. Neller - Gen. Robert B. Neller

Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, commanding general of U.S. Marine Forces Command, represents the commandant of the United States Marine Corps during a press conference for the Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2015 in Cartagena, Colombia, Aug. 24, 2015. The conference provides a forum for regional and senior naval infantry leaders throughout the Western Hemisphere to discuss shared interests in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief matters and improve training programs among partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alisa J. Helin/Released) - Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, commanding general of U.S. Marine Forces Command, represents the commandant of the United States Marine Corps during a press conference for the Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2015 in Cartagena, Colombia, Aug. 24, 2015. The conference provides a forum for regional and senior naval infantry leaders throughout the Western Hemisphere to discuss shared interests in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief matters and improve training programs among partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alisa J. Helin/Released)

The future commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps visited Marines, sailors and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa Detachment A, Aug. 15, on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, currently the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe, is making his way to speak with the crisis response forces throughout Europe as part of his farewell tour before he assumes the top seat in the Marine Corps next month. - The future commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps visited Marines, sailors and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa Detachment A, Aug. 15, on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, currently the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe, is making his way to speak with the crisis response forces throughout Europe as part of his farewell tour before he assumes the top seat in the Marine Corps next month.

Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Forces Europe and confirmed 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Marines and sailors with the Black Sea Rotational Force during his visit at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Aug. 16, 2015. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assumed responsibility for the current rotation of BSRF and will spend the next several months training with partner nations to forge stronger bonds and strengthen regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Melanye E. Martinez) - Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Forces Europe and confirmed 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Marines and sailors with the Black Sea Rotational Force during his visit at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Aug. 16, 2015. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assumed responsibility for the current rotation of BSRF and will spend the next several months training with partner nations to forge stronger bonds and strengthen regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Melanye E. Martinez)

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.

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)

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)