From the left, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Len Anderson, Commanding General of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, James Reiss III, crowned Rex, Brig. Gen. Michael McWilliams, Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, and Mr. Gregg Habel, executive director, Marine Forces Reserve, pose for a portrait aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) while venturing down the Mississippi River to begin the carnival festivities in New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb. 28, 2022. Reiss served 14 years in the Marine Corps, serving both as an enlisted reservist and active-duty officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)