Sailors with Medical Logistics Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group practice changing the air filters on a Portable Patient Transport Life Support System device aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2013. PPTLSS is scheduled to replace the military’s current life support systems, combining five pieces of essential equipment into a single, lightweight device. - Sailors with Medical Logistics Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group practice changing the air filters on a Portable Patient Transport Life Support System device aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2013. PPTLSS is scheduled to replace the military’s current life support systems, combining five pieces of essential equipment into a single, lightweight device.

Ernest C. Brace sits between Lt.Col. Kevin A. Williams, the inspector/instructor of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Eric D. Sheline, the 6th ESB I&I sergeant major, during his award ceremony at Kingsley Air Force Base here, Aug 16, 2013. Since Brace was a Marine in the Korean War era, 6th ESB Marines made their way to Klamath Falls, Ore., Brace’s hometown, to award him. - Ernest C. Brace sits between Lt.Col. Kevin A. Williams, the inspector/instructor of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Eric D. Sheline, the 6th ESB I&I sergeant major, during his award ceremony at Kingsley Air Force Base here, Aug 16, 2013. Since Brace was a Marine in the Korean War era, 6th ESB Marines made their way to Klamath Falls, Ore., Brace’s hometown, to award him.

Marines of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, sailors from Navy Reserve Forces Command and villagers of Newtok, Alaska, watch as a young villager performs an agility challenge during a traditional native-Alaskan potluck upon the conclusion of the Innovative Readiness Training Mertarvik mission, July 28. More than 100 residents of Newtok made the nine-mile boat trip to Mertarvik with many native-Alaskan foods including several varieties of fresh and dried fish, dried seal meat, aged walrus meat, moose and several different kinds of pastries, to show their gratitude and bid farewell to the participating service members. IRT Mertarvik was a Marine-led, five-year, ongoing, joint-service, training opportunity for Reserve components of all branches of the U.S. military to hone their humanitarian skills, community relations and austere-condition operation capabilities, while supporting the relocation of a local Alaskan people of Newtok. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Chad Hailey) - Marines of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, sailors from Navy Reserve Forces Command and villagers of Newtok, Alaska, watch as a young villager performs an agility challenge during a traditional native-Alaskan potluck upon the conclusion of the Innovative Readiness Training Mertarvik mission, July 28. More than 100 residents of Newtok made the nine-mile boat trip to Mertarvik with many native-Alaskan foods including several varieties of fresh and dried fish, dried seal meat, aged walrus meat, moose and several different kinds of pastries, to show their gratitude and bid farewell to the participating service members. IRT Mertarvik was a Marine-led, five-year, ongoing, joint-service, training opportunity for Reserve components of all branches of the U.S. military to hone their humanitarian skills, community relations and austere-condition operation capabilities, while supporting the relocation of a local Alaskan people of Newtok. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Chad Hailey)

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Marines with Bridge Companies A, B and C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion pose atop a medium girder bridge during a training exercise here, June 11. These Marines worked together late into the night in order to complete the project in a single day. - BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Marines with Bridge Companies A, B and C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion pose atop a medium girder bridge during a training exercise here, June 11. These Marines worked together late into the night in order to complete the project in a single day.

The Marines of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group were awarded the W.P.T. Hill award for best field mess for 2013. The Hill awards aim to reward high quality food service and recognize culinary expertise. 6th ESB achieved this award by improving food service operations and encouraging excellence in the garrison and field foodservice programs, as well as contributing to improving the quality of life for Marines and Navy personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdros Ruano/Released) - The Marines of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group were awarded the W.P.T. Hill award for best field mess for 2013. The Hill awards aim to reward high quality food service and recognize culinary expertise. 6th ESB achieved this award by improving food service operations and encouraging excellence in the garrison and field foodservice programs, as well as contributing to improving the quality of life for Marines and Navy personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdros Ruano/Released)

Cpl. Joseph G. Brandstatter, a traffic management specialist with Combat Logistics Company 21, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, teaches Reserve Marines with 4th Landing Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group safety regulations when loading aircraft for deployments aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2012. The rules covered situations such as broken fuel lines, full gas tanks and flammable objects flying in aircraft. - Cpl. Joseph G. Brandstatter, a traffic management specialist with Combat Logistics Company 21, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, teaches Reserve Marines with 4th Landing Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group safety regulations when loading aircraft for deployments aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2012. The rules covered situations such as broken fuel lines, full gas tanks and flammable objects flying in aircraft.

CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados —U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Notbohm, a military policeman from Military Police Company B, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and a Moon Township, Pa. native, shares tightens screws of riot shields during a crowd control practice at Barbados Defence Force Base Paragon, Christ Church, Barbados, June 18, 2012, for Exercise Tradewinds 2012. Tradewindsis a multinational, interagency exercise designed to develop and sustain relationships that improve the capacity of U.S., Canadian and 15 Caribbean partner nations security forces to counter transnational crime and provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released) - CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados —U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Notbohm, a military policeman from Military Police Company B, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and a Moon Township, Pa. native, shares tightens screws of riot shields during a crowd control practice at Barbados Defence Force Base Paragon, Christ Church, Barbados, June 18, 2012, for Exercise Tradewinds 2012. Tradewindsis a multinational, interagency exercise designed to develop and sustain relationships that improve the capacity of U.S., Canadian and 15 Caribbean partner nations security forces to counter transnational crime and provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

The mission of Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) is to augment and reinforce active Marine forces in time of war, national emergency or contingency operations, provide personnel and operational tempo relief for the active forces in peacetime, and provide service to the community. ::r::::n::::r::::n:: - The mission of Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) is to augment and reinforce active Marine forces in time of war, national emergency or contingency operations, provide personnel and operational tempo relief for the active forces in peacetime, and provide service to the community. ::r::::n::::r::::n::

Mike Parrell, a counter-improvised explosive device instructor with the Marine Corps Engineer Center, explains the various ways insurgents can hide IEDs to a group of Marines from Provisional Security Platoon, 1st Supply Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group during counter IED training Nov. 5. The PSP Marines are training for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. - Mike Parrell, a counter-improvised explosive device instructor with the Marine Corps Engineer Center, explains the various ways insurgents can hide IEDs to a group of Marines from Provisional Security Platoon, 1st Supply Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group during counter IED training Nov. 5. The PSP Marines are training for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.