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U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) with Alpha Company, 4th AAV Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve conduct splash downs at Deagu Beach in Pohang, South Korea, in preparation for amphibious operations during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-8 as a part of Peninsula Express 15, June 30, 2015. Peninsula Express is one in a series of regularly-scheduled combined, small-unit, tactical training exercises that demonstrates continued dedication to the ROK-U.S. relationship, contributing to the security and stability of the Korean Peninsula and Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin A. Bopp/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) with Alpha Company, 4th AAV Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve conduct splash downs at Deagu Beach in Pohang, South Korea, in preparation for amphibious operations during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-8 as a part of Peninsula Express 15, June 30, 2015. Peninsula Express is one in a series of regularly-scheduled combined, small-unit, tactical training exercises that demonstrates continued dedication to the ROK-U.S. relationship, contributing to the security and stability of the Korean Peninsula and Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin A. Bopp/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Justin Bopp

MANAMA (March 7, 2023) – U.S. Marine Sgt. Steven Ramos assigned to Task Force 51/5’s Deployable Joint Command and Control (DJC2) section stands on the flight deck of the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) while holding his Navy Surface Warfare Insignia pin, March 7. Ramos earned the insignia while underway with the Puller. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support CENTCOM, 5th Fleet, and Marine Corps Forces Central Command theater objectives.

MANAMA (March 7, 2023) – U.S. Marine Sgt. Steven Ramos assigned to Task Force 51/5’s Deployable Joint Command and Control (DJC2) section stands on the flight deck of the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) while holding his Navy Surface Warfare Insignia pin, March 7. Ramos earned the insignia while underway with the Puller. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support CENTCOM, 5th Fleet, and Marine Corps Forces Central Command theater objectives.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin McDonald

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Evelyn Palm (right), an Environmental Health Officer assigned to the combined Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) and Marine Forces South (MARFORSOUTH) Health Service Support Staff poses for a photo. Palm recently graduated from the Marine Corps Civil Affairs Course. She is the first Navy Global Health Engagement (GHE)/Force Health Protection Officer to complete the course.

(U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lt. Cmdr. Evelyn Palm)

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Evelyn Palm (right), an Environmental Health Officer assigned to the combined Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) and Marine Forces South (MARFORSOUTH) Health Service Support Staff poses for a photo. Palm recently graduated from the Marine Corps Civil Affairs Course. She is the first Navy Global Health Engagement (GHE)/Force Health Protection Officer to complete the course. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lt. Cmdr. Evelyn Palm)

Photo by Cpl. James Stanfield

U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Frizzell, left, Force Chaplain, Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES), and Petty Officer 3rd Class Dalton Palk, cut the first slice of cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 13, 2021. The passing of the first slice of cake signifies the passing of knowledge between the older generation and the younger generation of Sailors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Trystan Taft)

U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Frizzell, left, Force Chaplain, Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES), and Petty Officer 3rd Class Dalton Palk, cut the first slice of cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 13, 2021. The passing of the first slice of cake signifies the passing of knowledge between the older generation and the younger generation of Sailors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Trystan Taft)

Photo by Courtesy Image

Lance Cpl. Oliver Cravens, a heavy equipment operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, grades a roadway during a command post exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2020. The road had suffered from the use of heavy machinery and was in need of repair. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-SC use the training opportunity of the CPX to both show their capabilities in a controlled environment and prepare for the upcoming mission. SPMAGTF-SC is poised to conduct crisis response, theater security cooperation, and general engineering training alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cravens is a native of Portland, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)

Lance Cpl. Oliver Cravens, a heavy equipment operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, grades a roadway during a command post exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2020. The road had suffered from the use of heavy machinery and was in need of repair. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-SC use the training opportunity of the CPX to both show their capabilities in a controlled environment and prepare for the upcoming mission. SPMAGTF-SC is poised to conduct crisis response, theater security cooperation, and general engineering training alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cravens is a native of Portland, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Larsen

Lance Cpl. Oliver Cravens, a heavy equipment operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, grades a roadway during a command post exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 8, 2020. The road had suffered from the use of heavy machinery and was in need of repair. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-SC use the training opportunity of the CPX to both show their capabilities in a controlled environment and prepare for the upcoming mission. SPMAGTF-SC is poised to conduct crisis response, theater security cooperation, and general engineering training alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cravens is a native of Portland, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)

Lance Cpl. Oliver Cravens, a heavy equipment operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, grades a roadway during a command post exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 8, 2020. The road had suffered from the use of heavy machinery and was in need of repair. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-SC use the training opportunity of the CPX to both show their capabilities in a controlled environment and prepare for the upcoming mission. SPMAGTF-SC is poised to conduct crisis response, theater security cooperation, and general engineering training alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cravens is a native of Portland, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Larsen

ELMHURST, Ill. – U.S. Navy Sailors with 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and an Intensive Care Unit medical provider pose for a photo at Elmhurst Medical Center in Elmhurst, Ill., on the first day of orientation, April 8, 2020. Left to right: Cmdr. Lyndell Smith, OHSU Camp Lejeune; Cmdr. Thomas Shu; Lt. Sarah Dekay; Lt. Jeanine Tripp; Capt. Jerry Dotson; Ipek Pehlivan (in scrubs), Assistant Director for Perioperative Services; Lt. Cmdr. Ikeakaghichi Akanu, battalion team leader; Lt. Cmdr. Jody McIntosh; Lt. Michael Bury; Lt. Cmdr. Sandra Wright. The Sailors, part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, coordinate closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

ELMHURST, Ill. – U.S. Navy Sailors with 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and an Intensive Care Unit medical provider pose for a photo at Elmhurst Medical Center in Elmhurst, Ill., on the first day of orientation, April 8, 2020. Left to right: Cmdr. Lyndell Smith, OHSU Camp Lejeune; Cmdr. Thomas Shu; Lt. Sarah Dekay; Lt. Jeanine Tripp; Capt. Jerry Dotson; Ipek Pehlivan (in scrubs), Assistant Director for Perioperative Services; Lt. Cmdr. Ikeakaghichi Akanu, battalion team leader; Lt. Cmdr. Jody McIntosh; Lt. Michael Bury; Lt. Cmdr. Sandra Wright. The Sailors, part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, coordinate closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

Photo by COMCAM

ELMHURST, Ill – U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ikeakaghichi Akanu (left), 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and civilian medical provider pose for a photo at Elmhurst Medical Center in Elmhurst, Ill., April 11, 2020. The battalion, part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, coordinates closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

ELMHURST, Ill – U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ikeakaghichi Akanu (left), 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and civilian medical provider pose for a photo at Elmhurst Medical Center in Elmhurst, Ill., April 11, 2020. The battalion, part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, coordinates closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

Photo by COMCAM

NEW YORK – Lt. Cmdr. Brittany Mertz (left), and Lt. Kelly Mitzen (right), both physician assistants currently with Expeditionary Medical Facility Bethesda from 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, take a photo at Javits New York Medical Station in N.Y., April 12, 2020. The battalion, part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, coordinates closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

NEW YORK – Lt. Cmdr. Brittany Mertz (left), and Lt. Kelly Mitzen (right), both physician assistants currently with Expeditionary Medical Facility Bethesda from 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, take a photo at Javits New York Medical Station in N.Y., April 12, 2020. The battalion, part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, coordinates closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

Photo by COMCAM

NEW YORK – U.S. Navy officers with 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, are interviewed at a hotel in New York, April 18, 2020. Left to right: Lt. Laura Crisp, emergency registered nurse; Cmdr. Thomas Shu, critical care registered nurse; Lt. Ikeakaghichi Akanu, emergency registered nurse; Lt. Cmdr. Jody McIntosh, critical care registered nurse. In support of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

NEW YORK – U.S. Navy officers with 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, are interviewed at a hotel in New York, April 18, 2020. Left to right: Lt. Laura Crisp, emergency registered nurse; Cmdr. Thomas Shu, critical care registered nurse; Lt. Ikeakaghichi Akanu, emergency registered nurse; Lt. Cmdr. Jody McIntosh, critical care registered nurse. In support of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

Photo by COMCAM

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Woodhull Team-A Company, 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, pose for a photo at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 18, 2020. Team members left to right: Capt. Julie Barr; Capt. Steven Posnick; Capt. Joseph Costabile; Cmdr. Tedman Vance; Lt. Cmdr. Michael Hall; Cmdr. Richard Heywood; Capt. Robert Gherman; Lt. Cmdr. Scott Farmer; Capt. Michael Sebesta; Cmdr. Eric Farabaugh; Cmdr. Melinda Kendrick; Cmdr. Juan Sanabria; Unknown civilian; 4th Medical Battalion Chief of Professional Services Capt. Michael Barker. The team, part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, coordinates closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Woodhull Team-A Company, 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, pose for a photo at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 18, 2020. Team members left to right: Capt. Julie Barr; Capt. Steven Posnick; Capt. Joseph Costabile; Cmdr. Tedman Vance; Lt. Cmdr. Michael Hall; Cmdr. Richard Heywood; Capt. Robert Gherman; Lt. Cmdr. Scott Farmer; Capt. Michael Sebesta; Cmdr. Eric Farabaugh; Cmdr. Melinda Kendrick; Cmdr. Juan Sanabria; Unknown civilian; 4th Medical Battalion Chief of Professional Services Capt. Michael Barker. The team, part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, coordinates closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)

Photo by COMCAM

Retired Marine Maj. Gen. David M. Mize, chairman of the Mayor’s Military Advisory Committee, opens the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 15, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Retired Marine Maj. Gen. David M. Mize, chairman of the Mayor’s Military Advisory Committee, opens the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 15, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens

Service members from each branch of the military attend the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 15, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Service members from each branch of the military attend the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 15, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens

Key leaders from each branch of military service pose for a photo with members of New Orleans City Council after the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 5, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Key leaders from each branch of military service pose for a photo with members of New Orleans City Council after the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 5, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens

Brig. Gen. William Souza, deputy commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, speaks on the accomplishments of MARFORRES during the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 5, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Brig. Gen. William Souza, deputy commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, speaks on the accomplishments of MARFORRES during the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 5, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens

U.S. Marines with the Marine Forces Reserve Band perform prior to the start of the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 5, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Forces Reserve Band perform prior to the start of the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 5, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens

Brig. Gen. William Souza, left, deputy commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, and key leaders from each branch of military service stand at attention during the pledge of allegiance while attending the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 5, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Brig. Gen. William Souza, left, deputy commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, and key leaders from each branch of military service stand at attention during the pledge of allegiance while attending the 2019 Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 5, 2019. Military Appreciation Day with the New Orleans City Council is celebrated annually to honor service members from each military branch for their hard work, and to strengthen the relationship between military service, state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens

Senior Chief Petty Officer Lanna Begnaud, left, the senior enlisted leader for 4th Marine Division, and Gregg T. Habel, right, the executive director of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, cut the Navy’s ceremonial birthday cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. MARFORRES is comprised of active and reserve Marines and Sailors, both groups are crucial to our mission and neither could succeed without the other. MARFORRES has a total of 1,554 U.S. Navy Sailors, who are geographically dispersed across 160 sites to include the continental U.S., Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)

Senior Chief Petty Officer Lanna Begnaud, left, the senior enlisted leader for 4th Marine Division, and Gregg T. Habel, right, the executive director of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, cut the Navy’s ceremonial birthday cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. MARFORRES is comprised of active and reserve Marines and Sailors, both groups are crucial to our mission and neither could succeed without the other. MARFORRES has a total of 1,554 U.S. Navy Sailors, who are geographically dispersed across 160 sites to include the continental U.S., Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)

Photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz

Capt. Joseph Sheldon, center, the 4th Marine Division command chaplain and the ceremony’s senior Sailor, cuts into the ceremonial birthday cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. Marine Forces Reserve has a total of 1,554 U.S. Navy Sailors across 160 Home Training Centers supporting the mission to keep our honor clean as a Reserve force that’s ready to fight and win our nation’s battles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)

Capt. Joseph Sheldon, center, the 4th Marine Division command chaplain and the ceremony’s senior Sailor, cuts into the ceremonial birthday cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. Marine Forces Reserve has a total of 1,554 U.S. Navy Sailors across 160 Home Training Centers supporting the mission to keep our honor clean as a Reserve force that’s ready to fight and win our nation’s battles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)

Photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz

Petty Officer 3rd Class Trista Nyhuis, a religious program specialist with Headquarters Battalion and the ceremony’s junior Sailor, cuts into the ceremonial birthday cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. Marine Forces Reserve has a total of 1,554 U.S. Navy Sailors across 160 Home Training Centers supporting MARFORRES’s mission to keep our honor clean as a Reserve force that’s ready to fight and win our nation’s battles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Trista Nyhuis, a religious program specialist with Headquarters Battalion and the ceremony’s junior Sailor, cuts into the ceremonial birthday cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. Marine Forces Reserve has a total of 1,554 U.S. Navy Sailors across 160 Home Training Centers supporting MARFORRES’s mission to keep our honor clean as a Reserve force that’s ready to fight and win our nation’s battles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)

Photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz