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Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 2nd platoon, Marines walk away from what has been deemed an improvised explosive device and ready to set up a cordon area around the simulated explosive in a motorized operational training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 on June 8, 2014. ITX 4-14, a cornerstone of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Program, is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise; helping establish best practices, refine planning guidance and baseline requirements for future Reserve units. ITX employs assets from ground, air and logistics combat elements to demonstrate the ability to deploy rapidly and build up significant combat power necessary to form a MAGTF. - Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 2nd platoon, Marines walk away from what has been deemed an improvised explosive device and ready to set up a cordon area around the simulated explosive in a motorized operational training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 on June 8, 2014. ITX 4-14, a cornerstone of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Program, is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise; helping establish best practices, refine planning guidance and baseline requirements for future Reserve units. ITX employs assets from ground, air and logistics combat elements to demonstrate the ability to deploy rapidly and build up significant combat power necessary to form a MAGTF.

Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, commanding general, 4th Marine Logistics Group, addresses the MLG leaders in his opening remarks at a commander’s conference in Leesburg, Va., May 3-4, 2014. Leaders discussed the many challenges of implementing “The Reawakening,” a directive from the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The conference provided a setting that helped forge strong working relationships, clarified support processes and enhanced the collective effectiveness of the MLG. (Photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters) - Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, commanding general, 4th Marine Logistics Group, addresses the MLG leaders in his opening remarks at a commander’s conference in Leesburg, Va., May 3-4, 2014. Leaders discussed the many challenges of implementing “The Reawakening,” a directive from the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The conference provided a setting that helped forge strong working relationships, clarified support processes and enhanced the collective effectiveness of the MLG. (Photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters)

Service members stand together in the town of Old Harbor, Alaska during exercise Artic Care April 2, 2014. Exercise Arctic Care brought teams of personnel from all branches of the Armed Forces to Kodiak Island to administer needed care and medical education to the communities of Akhiok, Karluk, Larsen Bay, Port Lions, Ouzinke, Old Harbor, and the town of Kodiak. Such places where sea and air are the only methods of travel, dental and medical services can be hard to find. - Service members stand together in the town of Old Harbor, Alaska during exercise Artic Care April 2, 2014. Exercise Arctic Care brought teams of personnel from all branches of the Armed Forces to Kodiak Island to administer needed care and medical education to the communities of Akhiok, Karluk, Larsen Bay, Port Lions, Ouzinke, Old Harbor, and the town of Kodiak. Such places where sea and air are the only methods of travel, dental and medical services can be hard to find.

Cpl. Cecil Otieno, a supply clerk with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, attends his Platoon Leaders Class phase one graduation practice in July 2013. Otieno was the third squad leader. In July this year, he will attend the second phase of PLC and plans on being commissioned in May 2015, after he earns his degree. - Cpl. Cecil Otieno, a supply clerk with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, attends his Platoon Leaders Class phase one graduation practice in July 2013. Otieno was the third squad leader. In July this year, he will attend the second phase of PLC and plans on being commissioned in May 2015, after he earns his degree.

FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico - Marines of Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, get instructions from Muñiz Air National Guard personnel how to properly secure supplies to a pallet during a weekend drill at the MANG base, Jan. 24, 2014. This was the first weekend drill Marines from Savannah, Ga. combined with Det. 1, LS Co. of Puerto Rico to perform Military Occupational Specialty training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brytani Musick) - FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico - Marines of Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, get instructions from Muñiz Air National Guard personnel how to properly secure supplies to a pallet during a weekend drill at the MANG base, Jan. 24, 2014. This was the first weekend drill Marines from Savannah, Ga. combined with Det. 1, LS Co. of Puerto Rico to perform Military Occupational Specialty training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brytani Musick)

Lance Cpls. Irvin Jerez (left) and Michael Rivera, with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45 work with Marty Rapp, the work leader for the MRAP section Dec. 16, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The Marines worked side-by-side with civilians who work full time in support of Exercise Support Division's mission to repair equipment used during various training exercises at the Combat Center. - Lance Cpls. Irvin Jerez (left) and Michael Rivera, with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45 work with Marty Rapp, the work leader for the MRAP section Dec. 16, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The Marines worked side-by-side with civilians who work full time in support of Exercise Support Division's mission to repair equipment used during various training exercises at the Combat Center.

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.

Army Maj. James R. Britton, 629th Forward Surgical Team, explains and demonstrates proper suturing techniques to Innovative Readiness Training Joint Task-Force Summit West Virginia personnel, during one of the unit’s daily “Buddy Aid” medical training courses, at Mount Hope, W. Va., Aug. 6. IRT Summit is a Marine-led training event with support from the Navy Reserve, Army Reserve and Army National Guard. It provides real-world training opportunities for service members and units to prepare them for their wartime missions while supporting the needs of America’s underserved communities - Army Maj. James R. Britton, 629th Forward Surgical Team, explains and demonstrates proper suturing techniques to Innovative Readiness Training Joint Task-Force Summit West Virginia personnel, during one of the unit’s daily “Buddy Aid” medical training courses, at Mount Hope, W. Va., Aug. 6. IRT Summit is a Marine-led training event with support from the Navy Reserve, Army Reserve and Army National Guard. It provides real-world training opportunities for service members and units to prepare them for their wartime missions while supporting the needs of America’s underserved communities

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)