Maj. Michael E. Jeffries, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing waits to board an F/A-18A “Hornet” aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s flight line before a night training event. Marine Administrative Message 054/13 announced Jan. 29, the qualifications and the process to apply to become an Active-Reserve aviation officer. The AR aviation officer program aims to provide well trained and experienced Reserve pilots to serve as full-time support to Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher O'Quin/Released) - Maj. Michael E. Jeffries, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing waits to board an F/A-18A “Hornet” aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s flight line before a night training event. Marine Administrative Message 054/13 announced Jan. 29, the qualifications and the process to apply to become an Active-Reserve aviation officer. The AR aviation officer program aims to provide well trained and experienced Reserve pilots to serve as full-time support to Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher O'Quin/Released)

Sgt. Dante Capane receives the Reservist of the Year Award from Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, Michael P. Barrett, at Lejeune Field, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sept. 26, 2012. Of the 39,000 Reserve Marines, Capane was chosen to receive the award by the Marine Corps League. - Sgt. Dante Capane receives the Reservist of the Year Award from Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, Michael P. Barrett, at Lejeune Field, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sept. 26, 2012. Of the 39,000 Reserve Marines, Capane was chosen to receive the award by the Marine Corps League.

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa recieve a fairwell speech from Brig. Gen. Burke Whitman, deputy commanding general of mobilization for II Marine Expeditionary Force and an Atlanta, Ga., native, here, Jan. 8, 2013. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa deployed to conduct theater security cooperation and limited crisis response missions in support of U.S. Africa Command. - Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa recieve a fairwell speech from Brig. Gen. Burke Whitman, deputy commanding general of mobilization for II Marine Expeditionary Force and an Atlanta, Ga., native, here, Jan. 8, 2013. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa deployed to conduct theater security cooperation and limited crisis response missions in support of U.S. Africa Command.

Beginning Jan. 4, 2013, all non-deployed Marines and sailors assigned to Marine units, regardless of component, active or Reserve, will be required to wear the appropriate seasonal service uniform each Friday. The service B uniform, otherwise known as “bravos,” consists of a long-sleeve khaki shirt with a tie and trousers and is worn November through March. The service C uniform, popularly referred to as “charlies,” consists of a short-sleeve khaki shirt with trousers and is worn during daylight savings time. - Beginning Jan. 4, 2013, all non-deployed Marines and sailors assigned to Marine units, regardless of component, active or Reserve, will be required to wear the appropriate seasonal service uniform each Friday. The service B uniform, otherwise known as “bravos,” consists of a long-sleeve khaki shirt with a tie and trousers and is worn November through March. The service C uniform, popularly referred to as “charlies,” consists of a short-sleeve khaki shirt with trousers and is worn during daylight savings time.

BALTIMORE—Donald Rollette, a retired Reserve Marine, stands beside his favorite collectable, an authentic World War II Marine Corps jeep, in front of his house in Baltimore, Oct. 16, 2012. Rollette has been collecting military items since he was 10 years old, eventually creating a personal museum in his basement. He takes the vehicle to many car shows and military displays where he won countless prizes for its authenticity. Just like all the pieces in his museum, it is an original vehicle with original parts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek/Released) - BALTIMORE—Donald Rollette, a retired Reserve Marine, stands beside his favorite collectable, an authentic World War II Marine Corps jeep, in front of his house in Baltimore, Oct. 16, 2012. Rollette has been collecting military items since he was 10 years old, eventually creating a personal museum in his basement. He takes the vehicle to many car shows and military displays where he won countless prizes for its authenticity. Just like all the pieces in his museum, it is an original vehicle with original parts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek/Released)

Cpl. Joseph G. Brandstatter, a traffic management specialist with Combat Logistics Company 21, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, teaches Reserve Marines with 4th Landing Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group safety regulations when loading aircraft for deployments aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2012. The rules covered situations such as broken fuel lines, full gas tanks and flammable objects flying in aircraft. - Cpl. Joseph G. Brandstatter, a traffic management specialist with Combat Logistics Company 21, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, teaches Reserve Marines with 4th Landing Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group safety regulations when loading aircraft for deployments aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2012. The rules covered situations such as broken fuel lines, full gas tanks and flammable objects flying in aircraft.

(From left to right) Lt. Col. Michael Varicak, Rebecca Varicak, Sandra Deal, and Nathan Deal celebrate the lighting of the Christmas tree and the release of the Varicak's book, "The Journey of a Toys for Tots Toy!" at the capitol in Atlanta, Dec. 5. The book illustrates the process a toy goes through when it has been donated to the Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program. All proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Toys for Tots Foundation. - (From left to right) Lt. Col. Michael Varicak, Rebecca Varicak, Sandra Deal, and Nathan Deal celebrate the lighting of the Christmas tree and the release of the Varicak's book, "The Journey of a Toys for Tots Toy!" at the capitol in Atlanta, Dec. 5. The book illustrates the process a toy goes through when it has been donated to the Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program. All proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Toys for Tots Foundation.

On a "Mission to Save Christmas" Marines from Marine Aircraft Group 49 along with other service members and volunteers off-load "Fat Albert", the Blue Angles C-130 Hercules, that flew in with a cargo bay full of toys collected by Marine Toys For Tots and donations by Toys R Us, Hasbro Inc., and Lockheed Martin for children in the Tri-State area affected by Super Storm Sandy Dec. 3, 2012, to the MAG 49's hangar at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst . The toys were then loaded into trucks to distribute throughout the region. - On a "Mission to Save Christmas" Marines from Marine Aircraft Group 49 along with other service members and volunteers off-load "Fat Albert", the Blue Angles C-130 Hercules, that flew in with a cargo bay full of toys collected by Marine Toys For Tots and donations by Toys R Us, Hasbro Inc., and Lockheed Martin for children in the Tri-State area affected by Super Storm Sandy Dec. 3, 2012, to the MAG 49's hangar at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst . The toys were then loaded into trucks to distribute throughout the region.

Capt. Aaron Finney, Santa’s escort with Environmental Services Division, hands a bag of toys to a young tribe member Dec 4, 2012 in Supai, Ariz. Santa and his Marine escorts handed out toys donated to the Toys for Tots organization to more than 175 Havasupai children as part of Operation Havasupai. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Ito/Released) - Capt. Aaron Finney, Santa’s escort with Environmental Services Division, hands a bag of toys to a young tribe member Dec 4, 2012 in Supai, Ariz. Santa and his Marine escorts handed out toys donated to the Toys for Tots organization to more than 175 Havasupai children as part of Operation Havasupai. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Ito/Released)

Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, swears in Gregg T. Habel to the position of executive director of MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH Dec. 3, during a ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Habel’s new duties as the executive director will include providing strategic leadership and management to MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH and ensuring efficient management of resources in order to optimize operational capability. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released) - Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, swears in Gregg T. Habel to the position of executive director of MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH Dec. 3, during a ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Habel’s new duties as the executive director will include providing strategic leadership and management to MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH and ensuring efficient management of resources in order to optimize operational capability. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)