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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.

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)

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.

NORFOLK, Va. (Mar. 24, 2014) - Colonel Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, speaks with lance corporals attending the Lance Corporals Leadership and Ethics Seminar Mar. 24. Lance corporals from the Hampton Roads converged at MARFORCOM for the opportunity to take part in the beta test phase of the program. MARFORCOM was the fourth iteration of the beta test for the seminar. - NORFOLK, Va. (Mar. 24, 2014) - Colonel Paul Ryan, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, speaks with lance corporals attending the Lance Corporals Leadership and Ethics Seminar Mar. 24. Lance corporals from the Hampton Roads converged at MARFORCOM for the opportunity to take part in the beta test phase of the program. MARFORCOM was the fourth iteration of the beta test for the seminar.

Two Senegalese Commandos sight in on a target as Cpl. Justin Schweig, a Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14.1, observes during a live-fire range. A team of U.S. Marines trained and advised their counterparts from the Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos in Senegal during February in support of U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa and U.S. Africa Command’s mission to assist partner nations in addressing their security challenges. - Two Senegalese Commandos sight in on a target as Cpl. Justin Schweig, a Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14.1, observes during a live-fire range. A team of U.S. Marines trained and advised their counterparts from the Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos in Senegal during February in support of U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa and U.S. Africa Command’s mission to assist partner nations in addressing their security challenges.

US Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stand in formation at the commissioning ceremony for USS Somerset (LPD 25) at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, Pa., March 1, 2014. USS Somerset is the newest San Antonio class amphibious transport ship and it was named to honor the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Somerset County on September 11, 2001. - US Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stand in formation at the commissioning ceremony for USS Somerset (LPD 25) at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, Pa., March 1, 2014. USS Somerset is the newest San Antonio class amphibious transport ship and it was named to honor the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Somerset County on September 11, 2001.

Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command commander, presides over the funeral of retired Marine Brig. Gen. Vincente T. Blaz at Arlington National Cemetery on Feb. 25, 2014. Blaz retired from the Corps in 1980 and went on to serve as Guam's non-voting delegate in the U.S. House of Representative(photo by Lance Cpl. Dan Hosack). For the story, visit http://www.dvidshub.net/news/121146/guam-native-marine-brigadier-general-laid-rest. - Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command commander, presides over the funeral of retired Marine Brig. Gen. Vincente T. Blaz at Arlington National Cemetery on Feb. 25, 2014. Blaz retired from the Corps in 1980 and went on to serve as Guam's non-voting delegate in the U.S. House of Representative(photo by Lance Cpl. Dan Hosack). For the story, visit http://www.dvidshub.net/news/121146/guam-native-marine-brigadier-general-laid-rest.

YORKTOWN, Va. (December 18, 2013) -- A ceremonial ground breaking was held Dec. 18 at Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown to kick off the first phase of a military construction project to build new facilities for Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR) at the installation. The new construction includes a regimental headquarters, bachelor enlisted quarters, motor transport facility, supply facility and armory. The project is part of a three-phase consolidation of MCSFR, bringing more than 1,000 additional Marines to WPNSTA Yorktown. Participating in the ground breaking, from left to right, are John Lipp from Archer Western Contractors; Navy Capt. Charlie Willmore, operations officer, Navy Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic; Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; Col. James Bright, MCSFR commanding officer; Navy Capt. Lowell Crow, WPNSTA Yorktown commanding officer; and Mark Hourigan from Hourigan Construction. All three phases of the construction project are slated to be completed by 2018/2019. (USMC photo by Steve Kotecki) - YORKTOWN, Va. (December 18, 2013) -- A ceremonial ground breaking was held Dec. 18 at Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown to kick off the first phase of a military construction project to build new facilities for Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR) at the installation. The new construction includes a regimental headquarters, bachelor enlisted quarters, motor transport facility, supply facility and armory. The project is part of a three-phase consolidation of MCSFR, bringing more than 1,000 additional Marines to WPNSTA Yorktown. Participating in the ground breaking, from left to right, are John Lipp from Archer Western Contractors; Navy Capt. Charlie Willmore, operations officer, Navy Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic; Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; Col. James Bright, MCSFR commanding officer; Navy Capt. Lowell Crow, WPNSTA Yorktown commanding officer; and Mark Hourigan from Hourigan Construction. All three phases of the construction project are slated to be completed by 2018/2019. (USMC photo by Steve Kotecki)

USS NEW YORK - Two MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft land aboard USS New York on Dec. 5, 2013, while the ship heads to its new home port, Jacksonville, Fla. Visit the following link to read the story about the home port change: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/117821/uss-new-york-changes-home-ports. - USS NEW YORK - Two MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft land aboard USS New York on Dec. 5, 2013, while the ship heads to its new home port, Jacksonville, Fla. Visit the following link to read the story about the home port change: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/117821/uss-new-york-changes-home-ports.

Yorktown, Va. (Dec. 3, 2013) - Maj. David McCombs, a staff ride action officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, shows and explains the gear sharpshooters and infantrymen would have used at the siege of Yorktown to the Marines and Sailors of MARFORCOM. Because McCombs is a Revolutionary War reenactor, he was able to dress up as a sharpshooter and show the Marines what they would have looked like, and why. - Yorktown, Va. (Dec. 3, 2013) - Maj. David McCombs, a staff ride action officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, shows and explains the gear sharpshooters and infantrymen would have used at the siege of Yorktown to the Marines and Sailors of MARFORCOM. Because McCombs is a Revolutionary War reenactor, he was able to dress up as a sharpshooter and show the Marines what they would have looked like, and why.