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U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, left, talks to U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Sgt. Miriam Guilfoyl Triscritti, an honorary chair, prior to the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis salutes during the National Anthem at the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo held in the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019.

The Quantico Marine Corps Band performs during 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019.

The 30th Guard Brigade Drill Team “Mihai Viteazul” of the Romanian Army performs during 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, center, talks to U.S. Army Ret. Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, an honorary chair, prior to the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, center left, poses for a photo with Joseph Galloway, the author of ‘We Were Soldiers’, center right, and their wives prior to the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, April 26, 2019.

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence meets with a military spouse and her daughter at the conclusion of a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released)

Mrs. Rebecca Cederholm, the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Deputy Commander’s wife, receives a care package from Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence during a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence speaks during a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released)

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence speaks during a town hall event honoring active-duty spouses at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The town hall was held to honor military spouses and children of deployed or deploying service members. During her visit, Second Lady Pence delivered care packages, spoke with spouses, and highlighted the programs and services that military service organizations such as the USO provide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/released)

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – U.S. Navy Chief Eric Waters, a quarter master with Detachment 1, Assault Craft Unit FOUR, speaks to Marines and Sailors with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command during a tour of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion March 29, 2019, aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The Commandant General Royal Marines, Maj. Gen. Charlie R. Stickland (Right) visited the Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, Feb. 12, 2019, to discuss future bilateral training opportunities. The meeting allowed the two senior leaders to strengthen the long-standing rapport between the services while speaking about current and future operational advantages gained from training together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Ryan O’Hare/ Released)

HAMPTON, Va. — Lance Cpl. Crystal Bulger, a data systems administrator with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, lays a wreath on a grave while volunteering in a wreath-laying ceremony for Wreaths Across America, Dec. 15, 2018, at the Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia. The wreath-laying ceremony is an annual event that encourages volunteers to help place wreaths at veterans' grave sites across the United States, helping remember and honor them and their service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Derek George, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force plans officer with U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, reads a packet during a Security Cooperation Planners Course, Dec. 12, 2018, at Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group Headquarters, Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia. MCSCG organized this course. MCSCG is an organization with three key elements: the Coordination, Liaison and Assessment Training Teams, the Training Instructor Group, and the Security Assistance Branch. It helps uphold security cooperation in the Marine Corps, and also provides training to all branches of the U.S. military and civilian equivalents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Elton Duncan, a Security Cooperation Planners Course instructor, and a team officer with Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, answers questions during a SCPC, Dec. 12, 2018, at MCSCG Headquarters, Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The course, organized by MCSCG, provides service members with the ability to analyze national, regional, interagency, joint, maritime, and Marine Corps guidance to identify common objectives, as well as develop and execute engagement plans. MCSCG executes and enables security cooperation programs, training, planning and activities to implement joint training and preparedness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danielle Prentice/ Released)

Deborah Hager, Pfc. George W. Elmore’s niece, is presented a token of appreciation during a ceremony, where Camp Allen was rededicated as Camp Elmore in honor of Korean War Navy Cross recipient, Pfc. Elmore, Nov. 27, 2018 at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia. Elmore, while serving as an automatic rifleman in Korea, was killed February 26, 1951 and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. In 1953, Camp Elmore was the first Marine Corps installation to be named in honor of an enlisted Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/ Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and distinguished guests stand during the invocation during a ceremony where Camp Allen was rededicated as Camp Elmore in honor of Pfc. George W. Elmore, Nov. 27, 2018, at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia. Elmore, while serving as an automatic rifleman, was killed in combat Feb. 26, 1951, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Camp Elmore is the first Marine Corps installation to be named in honor of an enlisted Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chris Jones/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and distinguished guests join Deborah Hager during a ceremony where Camp Allen was rededicated as Camp Elmore in honor of Pfc. George W. Elmore, Nov. 27, 2018, at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia. Hager accepted the honor on behalf of her uncle, Elmore, who gallantly gave his life during combat operations in Hoeng Son, Korea, Feb 26, 1951. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chris Jones/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and distinguished guests join Deborah Hager during a ceremony where Camp Allen was rededicated as Camp Elmore in honor of Pfc. George W. Elmore, Nov. 27, 2018, at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia. Hager accepted the honor on behalf of her uncle, Elmore, who gallantly gave his life during combat operations in Hoeng Son, Korea, Feb 26, 1951. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chris Jones/Released)

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command participate in a uniform pageant during the 243rd Marine Corps birthday ball Nov. 3, 2018 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Each year Marines commemorate the Marine Corps Birthday by reflecting on its rich traditions through the reading of General John A. Lejeune’s Birthday Message and the cutting of the birthday cake. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garett Burns/Released)