170816-M-NX410-037.JPG - U.S. Marines with 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and soldiers with the 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion, discuss troop movements over a terrain model after conducting a patrol during the Georgia Deployment Program-Resolute Support Mission Mission Rehearsal Exercise aboard the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 16, 2017. The MRE is the culminating event of the GDP-RSM in which 6th ANGLICO Marines are working alongside the 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion to demonstrate that the battalion is ready for deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberly Aguirre/Released)

Sgt. William Turner (center), a team leader, and Staff Sgt. Sergio Rosas (right), company staff non-commissioned officer in charge of Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th Marine Logistics Group, speak to Christine Doboszenski, personal financial advisor with Zeiders Enterprises at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training conference, Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice. - Sgt. William Turner (center), a team leader, and Staff Sgt. Sergio Rosas (right), company staff non-commissioned officer in charge of Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th Marine Logistics Group, speak to Christine Doboszenski, personal financial advisor with Zeiders Enterprises at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training conference, Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice.

Maj. James Nolan, Inspector-Instructor for Headquarters and Service Company and Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, presents the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device to Karen Vasselian during a ceremony Oct. 13, in front of the American Legion’s Lewis V. Dorsey Post 112 War Memorial in Abington, Mass. Karen’s son, Sgt. Daniel Vasselian was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for combat actions while on his third deployment to Afghanistan. Daniel’s wife, Erin Vasselian, and parents, Karen and Mark Vasselian, each were presented with medals during the ceremony. Daniel was killed in action Dec. 23, 2013 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. - Maj. James Nolan, Inspector-Instructor for Headquarters and Service Company and Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, presents the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device to Karen Vasselian during a ceremony Oct. 13, in front of the American Legion’s Lewis V. Dorsey Post 112 War Memorial in Abington, Mass. Karen’s son, Sgt. Daniel Vasselian was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for combat actions while on his third deployment to Afghanistan. Daniel’s wife, Erin Vasselian, and parents, Karen and Mark Vasselian, each were presented with medals during the ceremony. Daniel was killed in action Dec. 23, 2013 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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)

Janna Schickel, wife of Staff Sgt. Matt Schickel, a platoon guide from Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, welcomes her husband home Nov. 15, 2012, at Fort Knox, Ky., upon his return from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Lanesville, Ind., native was greeted by friends and family upon his arrival at Fort Knox. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released) - Janna Schickel, wife of Staff Sgt. Matt Schickel, a platoon guide from Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, welcomes her husband home Nov. 15, 2012, at Fort Knox, Ky., upon his return from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Lanesville, Ind., native was greeted by friends and family upon his arrival at Fort Knox. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Marines assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion congratulate Staff Sgt. Alec Haralovich, after he was presented the Silver Star Medal, the nation’s third highest award for combat valor. After Haralovich was shot twice in his body armor by an insurgent, he destroyed an enemy stronghold with a rocket and led his Marines on a two-hour assault after their ambushers during an Afghanistan deployment in 2011. Haralovich is a reconnaissance Marine assigned to E Company, 4th Reconnaissance Bn., 4th Marine Division. - Marines assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion congratulate Staff Sgt. Alec Haralovich, after he was presented the Silver Star Medal, the nation’s third highest award for combat valor. After Haralovich was shot twice in his body armor by an insurgent, he destroyed an enemy stronghold with a rocket and led his Marines on a two-hour assault after their ambushers during an Afghanistan deployment in 2011. Haralovich is a reconnaissance Marine assigned to E Company, 4th Reconnaissance Bn., 4th Marine Division.

Local Marines fold flags for Lance Cpl. Joe Jackson’s family during his funeral May 4 at Tahoma Cemetery. Jackson was killed April 24 by an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jad Sleiman) - Local Marines fold flags for Lance Cpl. Joe Jackson’s family during his funeral May 4 at Tahoma Cemetery. Jackson was killed April 24 by an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jad Sleiman)

Capt. Christopher Banweg, a reserve Marine civil affairs officer, teaches a local Afghan farmer how to operate a radio here Dec. 10, 2009. Banweg recently returned from a seven-month tour with the 4th Civil Affairs Group in Afghanistan. (Published with permission of The Christian Science Monitor, not authorized for republication) - Capt. Christopher Banweg, a reserve Marine civil affairs officer, teaches a local Afghan farmer how to operate a radio here Dec. 10, 2009. Banweg recently returned from a seven-month tour with the 4th Civil Affairs Group in Afghanistan. (Published with permission of The Christian Science Monitor, not authorized for republication)

Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment load onto vehicles and prepare to travel to their training area for exercise Javelin Thrust 2010.::r::::n::::r::::n::Company B is based out of Manchester, N.H.::r::::n::::r::::n::The Company B Marines are among more than 4,500 Marines who will be participating in the exercise. - Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment load onto vehicles and prepare to travel to their training area for exercise Javelin Thrust 2010.::r::::n::::r::::n::Company B is based out of Manchester, N.H.::r::::n::::r::::n::The Company B Marines are among more than 4,500 Marines who will be participating in the exercise.

Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment line up to receive hot chow after finishing a day of training in the field. - Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment line up to receive hot chow after finishing a day of training in the field.