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EVANGOLA STATE PARK, N.Y. – Lance Cpl. Edward Doyle, a rifleman with Charlie Co., 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, patrols through the woods during exercise Lake Effect at Evangola State Park, New York, Sept. 12, 2015. Each platoon in Charlie. Co. set up their own patrol bases and routes which occasionally lead to confrontation with the other platoons, adding an element of realism to the training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - EVANGOLA STATE PARK, N.Y. – Lance Cpl. Edward Doyle, a rifleman with Charlie Co., 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, patrols through the woods during exercise Lake Effect at Evangola State Park, New York, Sept. 12, 2015. Each platoon in Charlie. Co. set up their own patrol bases and routes which occasionally lead to confrontation with the other platoons, adding an element of realism to the training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

NEW ORLEANS –Maj. Gen. Burton Francisco, special assistant to the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command, (left), and Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, follow along during a brief at the Defense Support of Civil Authorities seminar at the Federal City auditorium Aug. 5, 2015. The seminar focuses on events that are likely to happen in the area they occur. With the seminar taking place in Louisiana, the attention focused on hurricane response and coordination, using Hurricane Katrina as a reference. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - NEW ORLEANS –Maj. Gen. Burton Francisco, special assistant to the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command, (left), and Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, follow along during a brief at the Defense Support of Civil Authorities seminar at the Federal City auditorium Aug. 5, 2015. The seminar focuses on events that are likely to happen in the area they occur. With the seminar taking place in Louisiana, the attention focused on hurricane response and coordination, using Hurricane Katrina as a reference. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Family and friends of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas J. Sullivan line the streets outside Holy Cross Church in Springfield, Massachusetts, July 27, 2015 during funeral services for Sullivan, who was one of five victims of the Chattanooga, Tennessee shootings July 16, 2015. Along with friends and family, hundreds lined the route of the funeral procession to pay their respects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Family and friends of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas J. Sullivan line the streets outside Holy Cross Church in Springfield, Massachusetts, July 27, 2015 during funeral services for Sullivan, who was one of five victims of the Chattanooga, Tennessee shootings July 16, 2015. Along with friends and family, hundreds lined the route of the funeral procession to pay their respects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

Singer/song writer Scotty Emerick (Left), Lt. Col. Mike Corrado (Middle) Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff G-3, 4th Marine Division and singer/song writer Toby Keith (Right) stand on stage during ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute To The Troops at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Singer/song writer Scotty Emerick (Left), Lt. Col. Mike Corrado (Middle) Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff G-3, 4th Marine Division and singer/song writer Toby Keith (Right) stand on stage during ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute To The Troops at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Maj. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, addresses the audience during a Marine Corps birthday ball celebration with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, Nov. 15, 2014. Brier spoke on the lineage of the Marine Corps, and 3rd Bn., 14th Marines and the role the battalion has played in the conflicts and wars of its nation. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - Maj. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, addresses the audience during a Marine Corps birthday ball celebration with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, Nov. 15, 2014. Brier spoke on the lineage of the Marine Corps, and 3rd Bn., 14th Marines and the role the battalion has played in the conflicts and wars of its nation. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Lance Cpl. Wayne Rohall (Middle) and Lance Cpl. Steven Foster, field artillerymen with India Battery, 3rd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, ram a round into a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer, Oct. 25, 2014 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister. Exercise Twisted Sister was a live-fire artillery training exercise designed to hone tactics, techniques and procedures at the battalion level. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Lance Cpl. Wayne Rohall (Middle) and Lance Cpl. Steven Foster, field artillerymen with India Battery, 3rd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, ram a round into a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer, Oct. 25, 2014 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister. Exercise Twisted Sister was a live-fire artillery training exercise designed to hone tactics, techniques and procedures at the battalion level. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

Cpl. Michael Coogan, a field artilleryman and a chief A-gunner with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, rotates the angle of fire on an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer before firing rounds down range at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister, a battalion fire exercise, Oct. 25, 2014. Before the batteries can fire, the guns receive coordinates from forward observers down range who are the eyes and ears of the gun batteries. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - Cpl. Michael Coogan, a field artilleryman and a chief A-gunner with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, rotates the angle of fire on an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer before firing rounds down range at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister, a battalion fire exercise, Oct. 25, 2014. Before the batteries can fire, the guns receive coordinates from forward observers down range who are the eyes and ears of the gun batteries. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

The UH-1N Huey (Right) escorts a UH-1Y Venom (Left) during the final flight of the UH-1N Huey for Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, Aug. 28, 2014. The escort symbolizes the stepping aside of one helicopter platform to allow for an improved version to takes its place. - The UH-1N Huey (Right) escorts a UH-1Y Venom (Left) during the final flight of the UH-1N Huey for Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, Aug. 28, 2014. The escort symbolizes the stepping aside of one helicopter platform to allow for an improved version to takes its place.

Sergeants Philip Kelly (Near) and Derrek Cardinale (Far), receive Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals from Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, for their work as Lance Corporal Leadership Ethics Seminar trainers after educating senior enlisted advisors in the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans auditorium, Aug. 27, 2014. The train-the-trainer course was designed to inform senior enlisted advisors on the new Lance Corporal Leadership Ethics Seminar implemented throughout the Marine Corps. The seminar was implemented to inform lance corporals of the resources available to them, as well as motivate them to succeed and strive for the next rank. - Sergeants Philip Kelly (Near) and Derrek Cardinale (Far), receive Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals from Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, for their work as Lance Corporal Leadership Ethics Seminar trainers after educating senior enlisted advisors in the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans auditorium, Aug. 27, 2014. The train-the-trainer course was designed to inform senior enlisted advisors on the new Lance Corporal Leadership Ethics Seminar implemented throughout the Marine Corps. The seminar was implemented to inform lance corporals of the resources available to them, as well as motivate them to succeed and strive for the next rank.

Marines with 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, move down a road while the street is covered by an M1A1 Abrams tank during an assault on a simulated enemy town Aug. 17, 2014, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., during exercise Heavy Metal 14. As the assault continued, instructors and safety personnel would point out a Marine to play the role of a wounded casualty to assess the team’s casualty evacuation performance. - Marines with 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, move down a road while the street is covered by an M1A1 Abrams tank during an assault on a simulated enemy town Aug. 17, 2014, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., during exercise Heavy Metal 14. As the assault continued, instructors and safety personnel would point out a Marine to play the role of a wounded casualty to assess the team’s casualty evacuation performance.