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Brig. Gen. Helen G. Pratt, the commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, tours East Saint John High School with leaders of the Louisiana Innovative Readiness Training project in Reserve, Louisiana on July 10, 2017. This year's IRT builds mutually beneficial civil-military partnerships between local communities to provide high quality, mission-essential training for service members and their units. - Brig. Gen. Helen G. Pratt, the commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, tours East Saint John High School with leaders of the Louisiana Innovative Readiness Training project in Reserve, Louisiana on July 10, 2017. This year's IRT builds mutually beneficial civil-military partnerships between local communities to provide high quality, mission-essential training for service members and their units.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christian Basque, a navy doctor with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, shows pictures of X-rays from his civilian job as a sports medicine physician to Canadian medical technicians during exercise Maple Flag 50 at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, June 2, 2017. Maple Flag is an annual multi-national training exercise hosted by the Royal Canadian Air Force with foreign nations training together to complete simulated combat missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released) - U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christian Basque, a navy doctor with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, shows pictures of X-rays from his civilian job as a sports medicine physician to Canadian medical technicians during exercise Maple Flag 50 at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, June 2, 2017. Maple Flag is an annual multi-national training exercise hosted by the Royal Canadian Air Force with foreign nations training together to complete simulated combat missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Capt. Phoebe D. Riner, the staff judge advocate with the Command Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, explains the rules of engagement to Marines and sailors during General Exercise 2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 29, 2017. The Marines simulated a noncombatant evacuation operation in order to prepare for crisis response situations they could face during their deployment to Central America. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones) - CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Capt. Phoebe D. Riner, the staff judge advocate with the Command Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, explains the rules of engagement to Marines and sailors during General Exercise 2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 29, 2017. The Marines simulated a noncombatant evacuation operation in order to prepare for crisis response situations they could face during their deployment to Central America. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

TIFNIT, Morocco - Multinational platoons consisting of personnel from the Moroccan Armed Forces, U.S. Marines and U.S. Army practice riot-control techniques at the training area in Tifnit, Morocco during Exercise African Lion 2017. African Lion is a combined, multilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation’s tactics, techniques and procedures while demonstrating the strong bond between the nation’s militaries. (Photo by Thomas Flatley) - TIFNIT, Morocco - Multinational platoons consisting of personnel from the Moroccan Armed Forces, U.S. Marines and U.S. Army practice riot-control techniques at the training area in Tifnit, Morocco during Exercise African Lion 2017. African Lion is a combined, multilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation’s tactics, techniques and procedures while demonstrating the strong bond between the nation’s militaries. (Photo by Thomas Flatley)

Staff Sgt. Andrew Chen, assistant team leader with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division provide security at objective rally point during a day and night dive and ship-to-shore advancement operation at Pensacola, Fla., March 22, 2017. The exercise focused on performing sustainment training on Marine combative dive tactics. The training will enhance the company’s capability conduct specialized insertion and extraction tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Ferro) - Staff Sgt. Andrew Chen, assistant team leader with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division provide security at objective rally point during a day and night dive and ship-to-shore advancement operation at Pensacola, Fla., March 22, 2017. The exercise focused on performing sustainment training on Marine combative dive tactics. The training will enhance the company’s capability conduct specialized insertion and extraction tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Ferro)