Marine Administrative Message 264/14 announced the Academic Year 2015-16 Reserve Officer Professional Military Education Board, which convenes September 22, to select attendees for full-length schools (FLS), staff-training courses and the Distance Education Program. Officers are encouraged to apply; the deadline for application is September 3, and final determination will be made by Reserve Affairs Personnel Management Branch. - Marine Administrative Message 264/14 announced the Academic Year 2015-16 Reserve Officer Professional Military Education Board, which convenes September 22, to select attendees for full-length schools (FLS), staff-training courses and the Distance Education Program. Officers are encouraged to apply; the deadline for application is September 3, and final determination will be made by Reserve Affairs Personnel Management Branch.

Sergeant Eddie Glowacki, a generator mechanic with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, provides security for a Marine working party aboard an Afghan National Army base near Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2014. Advisor team 2-215 is a mix of active and Reserve Marines, hailing from several different units around the Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young) - Sergeant Eddie Glowacki, a generator mechanic with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, provides security for a Marine working party aboard an Afghan National Army base near Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2014. Advisor team 2-215 is a mix of active and Reserve Marines, hailing from several different units around the Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young)

(From left to right) U.S. Coast Guard EM PO2 Stephen Tutweiler, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Meagan Parrott, U.S. Navy RP Seaman Richard Montgomery, U.S. Marine Sgt. Efrain Broutan, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Fotini Nixon, are recognized for their service during the NBA All-Star Game inside the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La., Feb. 16, 2014. The Armed Forces community had the opportunity to participate in the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend to highlight the military presence in the New Orleans area and support community outreach events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Schlueter/Released) - (From left to right) U.S. Coast Guard EM PO2 Stephen Tutweiler, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Meagan Parrott, U.S. Navy RP Seaman Richard Montgomery, U.S. Marine Sgt. Efrain Broutan, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Fotini Nixon, are recognized for their service during the NBA All-Star Game inside the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La., Feb. 16, 2014. The Armed Forces community had the opportunity to participate in the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend to highlight the military presence in the New Orleans area and support community outreach events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Schlueter/Released)

New solar photovoltaic panels are installed at the Company F, Anti-Terrorism Battalion in Lafayette, La., Sept. 12, 2012. The solar panels will help Marine Forces Reserve Energy Program managers reach the goal of 15 percent of facilities’ energy generated by renewable sources by 2015. The panels in this facility can generate up to 100 percent energy on sunny days and generate around $2,000 in savings per month. - New solar photovoltaic panels are installed at the Company F, Anti-Terrorism Battalion in Lafayette, La., Sept. 12, 2012. The solar panels will help Marine Forces Reserve Energy Program managers reach the goal of 15 percent of facilities’ energy generated by renewable sources by 2015. The panels in this facility can generate up to 100 percent energy on sunny days and generate around $2,000 in savings per month.

Marine Corps police officers with the Special Reaction Team perform room-clearing operations alongside the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force during a training exercise at the Marine Corps Support Facility, July 2. This is one of multiple joint-training evolutions in which the SRT has honed their skills as a fully-functional force capable of addressing any high-risk situation that occurs at MARCORSPTFAC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John M. McCall) - Marine Corps police officers with the Special Reaction Team perform room-clearing operations alongside the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force during a training exercise at the Marine Corps Support Facility, July 2. This is one of multiple joint-training evolutions in which the SRT has honed their skills as a fully-functional force capable of addressing any high-risk situation that occurs at MARCORSPTFAC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John M. McCall)

Sgt. Maj. Eric J. Kuhns, former Marine Corps Support Facility and Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters Battalion sergeant major, renders a salute during the posting of the colors at the conclusion of his retirement and relief and appointment ceremony at the MARCORSPTFAC New Orleans, July 22. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fenton Reese) - Sgt. Maj. Eric J. Kuhns, former Marine Corps Support Facility and Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters Battalion sergeant major, renders a salute during the posting of the colors at the conclusion of his retirement and relief and appointment ceremony at the MARCORSPTFAC New Orleans, July 22. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fenton Reese)

Sgt. Maj. James E. Booker, former Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North sergeant major, addresses an audience of family, friends, peers and young Marines, after relinquishing his post during his relief and farewell ceremony at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, MARFORRES headquarters, June 14. Booker will be taking the position of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces-Afghanistan senior enlisted advisor for Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, commander of the NATO ISAF and USFORAF. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fenton Reese) - Sgt. Maj. James E. Booker, former Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North sergeant major, addresses an audience of family, friends, peers and young Marines, after relinquishing his post during his relief and farewell ceremony at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, MARFORRES headquarters, June 14. Booker will be taking the position of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces-Afghanistan senior enlisted advisor for Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, commander of the NATO ISAF and USFORAF. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fenton Reese)

Marine Forces Reserve Band New Orleans’ officer-in-charge, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Sherlock, conducts the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra during LPO and MFR Band New Orleans performance of “Swing in the Oaks,” April 25. This historic concert was the first time these two organizations had performed together in either institution’s history. - Marine Forces Reserve Band New Orleans’ officer-in-charge, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Sherlock, conducts the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra during LPO and MFR Band New Orleans performance of “Swing in the Oaks,” April 25. This historic concert was the first time these two organizations had performed together in either institution’s history.

The Marine Corps color guard opened the 2013 All-American high school game at New Orleans Arena here, April 6, as a part of the Women Basketball Coaches Association Conference. Staff Sgt. Tyrone Hendrickson lead Sgts. Jerry West, Josue Castillo, and Colbert Jackson on the team from Marine Corps Recruiting Station, Baton Rouge. - The Marine Corps color guard opened the 2013 All-American high school game at New Orleans Arena here, April 6, as a part of the Women Basketball Coaches Association Conference. Staff Sgt. Tyrone Hendrickson lead Sgts. Jerry West, Josue Castillo, and Colbert Jackson on the team from Marine Corps Recruiting Station, Baton Rouge.

Marines and sailors pose with Moreau and his roommate, Vietnam veteran and former Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Brunson, March 28, 2013. Marines and sailors volunteered to visit the home for the first time in 2011 after hearing that residents felt forgotten by their respective military branches. This is the second group to visit the home and more trips are being planned, said Beverly Boyd, MARFORRES protocol officer and organizer of the trip. - Marines and sailors pose with Moreau and his roommate, Vietnam veteran and former Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Brunson, March 28, 2013. Marines and sailors volunteered to visit the home for the first time in 2011 after hearing that residents felt forgotten by their respective military branches. This is the second group to visit the home and more trips are being planned, said Beverly Boyd, MARFORRES protocol officer and organizer of the trip.