Sgt. David J. Butler is a Tavares, Florida, native and Reserve Marine with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, participating in exercise African Lion 2018 in Morocco, April 17-27. African Lion is an annual, multinational, joint-force exercise improving interoperability between participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa Watts) - Sgt. David J. Butler is a Tavares, Florida, native and Reserve Marine with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, participating in exercise African Lion 2018 in Morocco, April 17-27. African Lion is an annual, multinational, joint-force exercise improving interoperability between participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa Watts)

NEW ORLEANS – Marine Forces Reserve Legion, a mixed martial arts team comprised of Marines from Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, participated in the Battle of the Big Easy American Grappling Federation tournament at the Alario Center in New Orleans, Aug. 6, 2016. Marines of all experience levels competed in multiple fights throughout the day that resulted in MFR Legion winning a team total of 22 medals with 10 gold, nine silver and three bronze. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dallas Johnson) - NEW ORLEANS – Marine Forces Reserve Legion, a mixed martial arts team comprised of Marines from Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, participated in the Battle of the Big Easy American Grappling Federation tournament at the Alario Center in New Orleans, Aug. 6, 2016. Marines of all experience levels competed in multiple fights throughout the day that resulted in MFR Legion winning a team total of 22 medals with 10 gold, nine silver and three bronze. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

A Indigenous Larrakia Nation representative Eric Fejo (center) advises Australian Army and United States Marine Corps personnel on heritage concerns for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, at Fog Bay Northern Territory. (Royal Australian Army photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Genner/Released) - A Indigenous Larrakia Nation representative Eric Fejo (center) advises Australian Army and United States Marine Corps personnel on heritage concerns for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, at Fog Bay Northern Territory. (Royal Australian Army photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Genner/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)

Marine administrative message 498/14 authorizes the transition and conversion retraining for Marine naval aviators and naval flight officers for Selected Marine Corps Reserve units within the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. - Marine administrative message 498/14 authorizes the transition and conversion retraining for Marine naval aviators and naval flight officers for Selected Marine Corps Reserve units within the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

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.

A Marine driving a Humvee tackles a four-foot-deep water-fording area at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 13, 2014, during exercise Heavy Metal 14. Before the Marines were allowed to cross the water in their vehicles, they had to first navigate the obstacles on foot to check for any unseen dangers. - A Marine driving a Humvee tackles a four-foot-deep water-fording area at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 13, 2014, during exercise Heavy Metal 14. Before the Marines were allowed to cross the water in their vehicles, they had to first navigate the obstacles on foot to check for any unseen dangers.