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VENTSPILS, Latvia-U.S. Sailors with Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One, conduct the off-loading of tanks during exercise Saber Strike 17 in Ventspils, Latvia, May 23, 2017 Exercise Saber Strike 17 is an annual combined-joint exercise conducted at various locations throughout the Baltic region and Poland. The combined training prepares allies and partners to respond more to regional crises and meet their own security needs by improving the security of borders and countering threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Davila/Released)

VENTSPILS, Latvia-U.S. Sailors with Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One, conduct the off-loading of tanks during exercise Saber Strike 17 in Ventspils, Latvia, May 23, 2017 Exercise Saber Strike 17 is an annual combined-joint exercise conducted at various locations throughout the Baltic region and Poland. The combined training prepares allies and partners to respond more to regional crises and meet their own security needs by improving the security of borders and countering threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Davila/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Davila

Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, talks to the families of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Sullivan and Wyatt were posthumously awarded the medal for their actions during the July 16, 2015 shooting that occurred at the Naval Reserve Center Chattanooga and left two other Marines and a sailor dead. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, talks to the families of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Sullivan and Wyatt were posthumously awarded the medal for their actions during the July 16, 2015 shooting that occurred at the Naval Reserve Center Chattanooga and left two other Marines and a sailor dead. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

The Fallen Five Memorial overlooks the Tennessee River at Ross’s Landing Park, Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. The flags and plaques dedicated to the five service members who were killed in the July 16, 2015 shooting, were replaced May 6, 2017, after almost two years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

The Fallen Five Memorial overlooks the Tennessee River at Ross’s Landing Park, Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. The flags and plaques dedicated to the five service members who were killed in the July 16, 2015 shooting, were replaced May 6, 2017, after almost two years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Attendees stand for the posting of the colors during a ceremony posthumously awarding the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Attendees of the ceremony included Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Miller, sergeant major of 4th MARDIV and family members of GySgt Thomas Sullivan and SSgt David Wyatt. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Attendees stand for the posting of the colors during a ceremony posthumously awarding the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Attendees of the ceremony included Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Miller, sergeant major of 4th MARDIV and family members of GySgt Thomas Sullivan and SSgt David Wyatt. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Maj. Chris Cotton, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Montgomery, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to the family of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Cotton is the former Inspector-Instructor for Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, the unit that Sullivan was assigned to. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Maj. Chris Cotton, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Montgomery, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to the family of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Cotton is the former Inspector-Instructor for Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, the unit that Sullivan was assigned to. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Maj. Chris Cotton, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Montgomery, give the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lorri Wyatt, wife of Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Cotton is the former Inspector-Instructor for Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, the unit that Wyatt was assigned to. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Maj. Chris Cotton, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Montgomery, give the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lorri Wyatt, wife of Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Cotton is the former Inspector-Instructor for Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, the unit that Wyatt was assigned to. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, talks to Lorri Wyatt, wife of Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, and other family members at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Wyatt was posthumously awarded the medal for his actions during the July 16, 2015 shooting that occurred at the Naval Reserve Center Chattanooga and left two other Marines and a sailor dead. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, talks to Lorri Wyatt, wife of Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, and other family members at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Wyatt was posthumously awarded the medal for his actions during the July 16, 2015 shooting that occurred at the Naval Reserve Center Chattanooga and left two other Marines and a sailor dead. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Col. Joseph Russo, command officer of 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, along with Col. Jeffrey Smitherman, commanding officer for 6th Marine Recruiting District, greet the family members of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Sullivan and Wyatt were posthumously awarded the medal for their actions during the July 16, 2015 shooting that occurred at the Naval Reserve Center Chattanooga that left two other Marines and a sailor dead. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Col. Joseph Russo, command officer of 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, along with Col. Jeffrey Smitherman, commanding officer for 6th Marine Recruiting District, greet the family members of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Sullivan and Wyatt were posthumously awarded the medal for their actions during the July 16, 2015 shooting that occurred at the Naval Reserve Center Chattanooga that left two other Marines and a sailor dead. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Attendees bow their heads during the invocation at a ceremony posthumously awarding the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Sullivan and Wyatt were posthumously awarded the medal for their actions during the July 16, 2015 shooting that occurred at the Naval Reserve Center Chattanooga that left two other Marines and a sailor dead. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Attendees bow their heads during the invocation at a ceremony posthumously awarding the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Sullivan and Wyatt were posthumously awarded the medal for their actions during the July 16, 2015 shooting that occurred at the Naval Reserve Center Chattanooga that left two other Marines and a sailor dead. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Lt. Col. Esteban Beamon (left), the commander of Detachment 2, 4th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve, stands by Capt. Ismael Lopez (right), the civil military operations planner for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command 17, who holds up the 2016 Colonel Justice Marion “Jumping Joe” Chambers Award at the Marine Corps Association and Foundation Ground Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., May 4, 2017. The award recognized Lopez as the Marine Corps Reserve company grade officer of the year for demonstrating outstanding leadership qualities during the transition of Detachment 4, 4th Tank Battalion to 4th Civil Affairs Group. (Courtesy Photo by Marine Corps Association and Foundation/Released)

Lt. Col. Esteban Beamon (left), the commander of Detachment 2, 4th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve, stands by Capt. Ismael Lopez (right), the civil military operations planner for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command 17, who holds up the 2016 Colonel Justice Marion “Jumping Joe” Chambers Award at the Marine Corps Association and Foundation Ground Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., May 4, 2017. The award recognized Lopez as the Marine Corps Reserve company grade officer of the year for demonstrating outstanding leadership qualities during the transition of Detachment 4, 4th Tank Battalion to 4th Civil Affairs Group. (Courtesy Photo by Marine Corps Association and Foundation/Released)

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Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Glenn M. Walters, awards Capt. Ismael Lopez, civil military operations planner for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command 17, the 2016 Colonel Justice Marion “Jumping Joe” Chambers Award, at the Marine Corps Association and Foundation Ground Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., May 4, 2017. Lopez received the “Jumping Joe” Award for his leadership role in the transition of Detachment 4, 4th Tank Battalion to 4th Civil Affairs Group. (Courtesy Photo by Marine Corps Association and Foundation/Released)

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Glenn M. Walters, awards Capt. Ismael Lopez, civil military operations planner for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command 17, the 2016 Colonel Justice Marion “Jumping Joe” Chambers Award, at the Marine Corps Association and Foundation Ground Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., May 4, 2017. Lopez received the “Jumping Joe” Award for his leadership role in the transition of Detachment 4, 4th Tank Battalion to 4th Civil Affairs Group. (Courtesy Photo by Marine Corps Association and Foundation/Released)

Photo by Courtesy Photo MCA&F

Marines with Motor Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 25 practice searching a water-fording navigation course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 13, 2014, during exercise Heavy Metal 14.Before the Marines entered the water, they were given a class on fording techniques and procedures, which explained the importance of knowing what is underwater. The Marines crossing are required to know if there are drop-offs concealed below the surface that could cause a vehicle to become inoperable.

Marines with Motor Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 25 practice searching a water-fording navigation course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 13, 2014, during exercise Heavy Metal 14.Before the Marines entered the water, they were given a class on fording techniques and procedures, which explained the importance of knowing what is underwater. The Marines crossing are required to know if there are drop-offs concealed below the surface that could cause a vehicle to become inoperable.

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Marines with Motor Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 25, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, practice searching a water-fording navigation course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 13, 2014, during exercise Heavy Metal 14. The Marines used a human chain in case the lead Marine became stuck, the others could pull him out. The lead Marine used a stick as an improvised measuring tool, to judge whether the fording area was safe for the next step.

Marines with Motor Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 25, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, practice searching a water-fording navigation course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 13, 2014, during exercise Heavy Metal 14. The Marines used a human chain in case the lead Marine became stuck, the others could pull him out. The lead Marine used a stick as an improvised measuring tool, to judge whether the fording area was safe for the next step.

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

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.

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Marines with Motor Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 25, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, navigate through a water-fording training route at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 13, 2014, during exercise Heavy Metal 14. For many of the Marines participating, it was their first time navigating through water in their vehicles.

Marines with Motor Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 25, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, navigate through a water-fording training route at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 13, 2014, during exercise Heavy Metal 14. For many of the Marines participating, it was their first time navigating through water in their vehicles.

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Effective immediately, female Marines in grades E6 through E7 and O1 through O3, and female naval medical officers, chaplains and hospital corpsmen of the same grades, may be affiliated or assigned to select billets in certain 4th Marine Division and Force Headquarters Group units. See Marine administrative message 182/14 for more information.

Effective immediately, female Marines in grades E6 through E7 and O1 through O3, and female naval medical officers, chaplains and hospital corpsmen of the same grades, may be affiliated or assigned to select billets in certain 4th Marine Division and Force Headquarters Group units. See Marine administrative message 182/14 for more information.

Photo by Sgt. Tyler Main

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve unload a Backhoe Loader followed by a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve unload a Backhoe Loader followed by a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Photo by Sgt. William Montgomery

Staff Sgt. William Rueppel, a Marine with Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, drives a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Staff Sgt. William Rueppel, a Marine with Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, drives a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Photo by Sgt. William Montgomery

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, unload engineering equipment using a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, unload engineering equipment using a Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose Tractor in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 7, 2014. The engineer equipment will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, a project to extend a remote runway beginning in May running through August. The project will continue work started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 2013 to extend a remote village runway by about 2000 feet.

Photo by Sgt. William Montgomery

Cpl. Cecil Otieno, a supply clerk with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, grew up in Nakuru, Kenya, the fourth largest urban area in the country. After graduating Marine Corps boot camp, he started the process of obtaining his U.S. citizenship. Special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorize U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite the application and naturalization process for current members of the U.S. armed forces. Otieno became a U.S. citizen, Jan. 23, 2012.

Cpl. Cecil Otieno, a supply clerk with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, grew up in Nakuru, Kenya, the fourth largest urban area in the country. After graduating Marine Corps boot camp, he started the process of obtaining his U.S. citizenship. Special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorize U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite the application and naturalization process for current members of the U.S. armed forces. Otieno became a U.S. citizen, Jan. 23, 2012.

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