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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.

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)

Virginia Beach, Va. (Sept. 12, 2013) - Nathan Poole, chief operations instructor for the Common Aviation Command Control System Phase I, shows Lance Cpl. Ethan Weaver, an air control electronics operator, Marine Air Control Squadron 24, how to navigate a portion of the Common Aviation Command Control System (CAC2S). The MACS-24 Marines received in depth training on the new system as a part of Phase I of the CAC2S program. - Virginia Beach, Va. (Sept. 12, 2013) - Nathan Poole, chief operations instructor for the Common Aviation Command Control System Phase I, shows Lance Cpl. Ethan Weaver, an air control electronics operator, Marine Air Control Squadron 24, how to navigate a portion of the Common Aviation Command Control System (CAC2S). The MACS-24 Marines received in depth training on the new system as a part of Phase I of the CAC2S program.

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.