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4th Civil Affairs Group Visits Iwo Jima Veteran - Iwo Jima veteran Marine Pfc. Robert Riechman speaks to a group of past and current U.S. Marines at West Palm Gardens, Florida, Feb. 24, 2022. The Marines of 4th Civil Affairs Group visited Riechman for his upcoming birthday and 77th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Camila Melendez)

https://marforres.usmc.afpims.mil/mcsf-nola/ - U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Sgt. Carlos Munoz, a Civil Affairs Marine assigned to 3d Civil Affairs Group, teaches American Sign Language (ASL) to a deaf Afghan child, Fatemeh, and her family on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, February 2, 2022. Fatemeh is 3 years old and the region of Afghanistan her family comes from has no support or schools for children like her. Her family is being relocated to Maryland where they can continue learning ASL. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan guests at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan guests essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert P Wormley III, 50th Public Affairs Detachment)

Black Belt Spartans - Marines with 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, run to the next sparring checkpoint during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) black belt culminating event at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan. 29, 2022. The culminating event included a five mile run, various exercise stations, and sparring matches where Marines used techniques learned throughout their MCMAP training. At the conclusion of the event, Marines were awarded their black belts from instructors and fellow black belts throughout the regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Intriago)

TACP Primer Course on Fort Pickett - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steve Vasquez, a field radio operator with Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, from Garden Grove, California, observes a target area designated by Lt. Col Seth Tufvesson, the air officer for 23rd Marine Regiment, from San Diego, California, during a tactical air control party (TACP) primer course on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Feb. 2, 2022. Vasquez participated in the course to prepare for formal schooling to earn the additional military occupational specialty of joint fires observer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Douglas T. Jacobson poses with the award given by then-president Harry S. Truman at the White House in Washington D.C., Oct. 5, 1945. Jacobson was awarded the medal for his actions during the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo To, Japan. - Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Douglas T. Jacobson poses with the award given by then-president Harry S. Truman at the White House in Washington D.C., Oct. 5, 1945. Jacobson was awarded the medal for his actions during the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo To, Japan.

23rd Marines Conducts Corporals Course During Operation Allies Welcome - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dajarius Hobson, an administrative specialist with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, conducts sword manual during a Marine Corps Corporals Course while deployed in support of Operation Allies Welcome, on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Dec. 29, 2021. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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Plans for Marine Corps Reserve to Take On Expanded Role in Partnership with II MEF Underway - Col. Victor Pastor, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3/5, 4th Marine Division, discusses force design and establishing a crisis response force Dec. 15, 2021, at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. II MEF and MARFORRES are the Marine Corps’ service-retained forces administratively and operationally controlled by the Marine Corps instead of a combatant command, such as most Marines stationed in California and Japan who are aligned to support U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The importance of these operational planning teams is to establish the process needed to create an effective service-retained crisis response force to respond to global threats outside of USINDOPACOM area of responsibility. MARFORRES and II MEF are the Marine Corps’ service-retained forces, which means they are administratively and operationally controlled by the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mitchell Collyer)

USMC VMGR-234 Flies with French Mirage Fighters - U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234) fly a KC-130J aircraft in formation with French Mirage Fighter jets over Djibouti, July 11, 2021. VMGR-234 provides aerial refueling, rescue, and airlift capabilties to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Asselta)

Lt. Col. Alexis Santiago relinquished command of 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAV) in a change of command ceremony on Dec. 4, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Santiago was assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion in 1994 and served the majority of his 29 year career in Tampa, Florida. - Lt. Col. Alexis Santiago relinquished command of 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAV) in a change of command ceremony on Dec. 4, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Santiago was assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion in 1994 and served the majority of his 29 year career in Tampa, Florida.