Readiness

Sgt. Maj. Patrick L. Kimble (left), sergeant major of Marine Forces Reserve, Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian (middle), commander of MFR and Marine Forces North, and Brig. Gen. Helen G. Pratt (right), commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, speak with families waiting in line to receive bicycles and other gifts at the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club’s annual Toys for Tots distribution at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 17, 2016. Nearly 2,000 families lined up to receive toys and gifts. Toys for Tots, an annual Marine Corps Reserve program, aims at collecting new, unwrapped Christmas gifts for less fortunate children in the community. Since its inception in 1947, Toys for Tots has distributed 512 million toys to 237 million children.