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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)

Colonel Paul P. Ryan (front left), the commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Forces Command, and Gunnery Sgt. John W. Hilderbrand (front right), the operations and training chief at the battalion, lead the two-column formation during a beach hike, April 8, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va. - Colonel Paul P. Ryan (front left), the commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Forces Command, and Gunnery Sgt. John W. Hilderbrand (front right), the operations and training chief at the battalion, lead the two-column formation during a beach hike, April 8, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va.

A Marine practices the snatch exercise during the High Intensity Tactical Training certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb 10.Nearly 25 Marines attended the course to become certified HITT instructors to incorporate into their unit's 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 Marine practices the snatch exercise during the High Intensity Tactical Training certification course at Hopkins Hall Gym at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb 10.Nearly 25 Marines attended the course to become certified HITT instructors to incorporate into their unit's 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.

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.