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Students at the Marine Military Police Basic Course and the new Marine Military Police Officer Basic Course patrol during a field exercise at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 14, 2016. The exercise tests the Marines readiness for tasks they may be required to do in the fleet. - Students at the Marine Military Police Basic Course and the new Marine Military Police Officer Basic Course patrol during a field exercise at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 14, 2016. The exercise tests the Marines readiness for tasks they may be required to do in the fleet.

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists the Government of Japan in supporting those affected by recent earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan, April 18, 2016. VMM-265 picked up supplies from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Takayubaru and delivered them to Hakusui Sports Park in the Kumamoto Prefecture. The long-standing relationship between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Forces and civil relief efforts. - Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists the Government of Japan in supporting those affected by recent earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan, April 18, 2016. VMM-265 picked up supplies from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Takayubaru and delivered them to Hakusui Sports Park in the Kumamoto Prefecture. The long-standing relationship between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Forces and civil relief efforts.

The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command shooting team concludes training during the 2016 Eastern Division Matches Rifle and Pistol Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeunce, N.C., 1 April. The team was lead by Maj. Pete Rummler. (released) - The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command shooting team concludes training during the 2016 Eastern Division Matches Rifle and Pistol Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeunce, N.C., 1 April. The team was lead by Maj. Pete Rummler. (released)

2nd Lt. James Whitcher, a student at the Marine Military Police Officer Basic Course, goes through incident reports during the Watch Officer Exercise at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, March 28, 2016. The Watch Officer Exercise was the culminating event for all the training the students have gone through during the course. - 2nd Lt. James Whitcher, a student at the Marine Military Police Officer Basic Course, goes through incident reports during the Watch Officer Exercise at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, March 28, 2016. The Watch Officer Exercise was the culminating event for all the training the students have gone through during the course.

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force fire a M240 medium machine gun to provide supporting fires for Marines maneuvering through an assault course during Platinum Lynx 16-3 at Babadag Training Area, Romania, March 26, 2016. The purpose of Platinum Lynx is to build NATO allies’ capabilities, reinforce relationships in a combined-training environment and increase operational proficiencies among U.S., Romanian, Slovenian, Bulgarian Forces. - U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force fire a M240 medium machine gun to provide supporting fires for Marines maneuvering through an assault course during Platinum Lynx 16-3 at Babadag Training Area, Romania, March 26, 2016. The purpose of Platinum Lynx is to build NATO allies’ capabilities, reinforce relationships in a combined-training environment and increase operational proficiencies among U.S., Romanian, Slovenian, Bulgarian Forces.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company oversee a joint tactical air control operation with NATO partners at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2016. The training enhanced interoperability between the U.S., French, British, and Dutch forces, while the U.S. Marines provided fire and aviation support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera/Released) - U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company oversee a joint tactical air control operation with NATO partners at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2016. The training enhanced interoperability between the U.S., French, British, and Dutch forces, while the U.S. Marines provided fire and aviation support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera/Released)

Chief Petty Officer Jaclyn Place laughs at a joke while she waits for her award ceremony to begin aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 11, 2016. Place is a lead chief petty officer with the Headquarters Regimental Aid Station, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and was awarded an Impact Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for her selfless and decisive actions that saved the lives of her neighbors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna/released) - Chief Petty Officer Jaclyn Place laughs at a joke while she waits for her award ceremony to begin aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 11, 2016. Place is a lead chief petty officer with the Headquarters Regimental Aid Station, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and was awarded an Impact Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for her selfless and decisive actions that saved the lives of her neighbors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna/released)

A Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion breaches a door with a Mossberg 500 shotgun during the assault breaching portion of the battalion’s sapper squad competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 22, 2016. The competition was organized to determine the most proficient squads in the battalion while simultaneously challenging squads in the execution of combat engineer-based tasks. - A Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion breaches a door with a Mossberg 500 shotgun during the assault breaching portion of the battalion’s sapper squad competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 22, 2016. The competition was organized to determine the most proficient squads in the battalion while simultaneously challenging squads in the execution of combat engineer-based tasks.

Cpl. Joseph Currey, left, salutes Lt. Col. Jeremy Winters, right, during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 1, 2016. Currey was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his actions after witnessing an ambulance wreck. Currey demonstrated his devotion to serving others as he placed the well-being of the injured personnel above his own by running towards the scene of an accident and rendering aide to those need. Currey is an air support operations operator with Marine Aviation Support Squadron 1. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin A. Lewis, U.S. Marine Corps caption by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released) - Cpl. Joseph Currey, left, salutes Lt. Col. Jeremy Winters, right, during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 1, 2016. Currey was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his actions after witnessing an ambulance wreck. Currey demonstrated his devotion to serving others as he placed the well-being of the injured personnel above his own by running towards the scene of an accident and rendering aide to those need. Currey is an air support operations operator with Marine Aviation Support Squadron 1. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin A. Lewis, U.S. Marine Corps caption by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released)