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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Garrett Kirkby, the command senior enlisted leader of 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, inspects Marines with Marine Forces South during a uniform inspection at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Garrett Kirkby, the command senior enlisted leader of 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, inspects Marines with Marine Forces South during a uniform inspection at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Garrett Kirkby, the command senior enlisted leader of 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, inspects a belt during an inspection of U.S. Marines with Marine Forces South, Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Garrett Kirkby, the command senior enlisted leader of 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, inspects a belt during an inspection of U.S. Marines with Marine Forces South, Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Kabiru M. Labaran, sergeant major of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, inspects the length of a belt during an inspection of U.S. Marines with Marine Forces South, Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Kabiru M. Labaran, sergeant major of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, inspects the length of a belt during an inspection of U.S. Marines with Marine Forces South, Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

An Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on a U.S. Marine Corps garrison cover is inspected during a uniform inspection at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

An Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on a U.S. Marine Corps garrison cover is inspected during a uniform inspection at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Alfred Brooks, a command senior enlisted leader with Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, inspects a Marine during a uniform inspection at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Alfred Brooks, a command senior enlisted leader with Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, inspects a Marine during a uniform inspection at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to evaluate the Marines’ appearance and adherence to standards while promoting discipline and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South participate in an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores)

U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South participate in an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, gives a speech after an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, gives a speech after an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, gives a speech after an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, gives a speech after an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears

U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South participate in an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South participate in an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears

U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South participate in an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South participate in an annual birthday motivational run celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2025. The run started at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans and traveled along the Mississippi River ending back at MCSF. The run celebrates the history of the Marine Corps and creates esprit de corps and comradery among Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, greets leaders with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy after a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, greets leaders with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy after a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz

Students with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy cut a cake during a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Students with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy cut a cake during a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz

A student with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy reads a birthday message during a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

A student with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy reads a birthday message during a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz

Students with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy march colors past U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, during a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Students with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy march colors past U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, during a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz

Students with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy present colors during a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Students with New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy present colors during a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz

Leaders with Marine Forces Reserve, Marine Forces South and New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy pose for a group photo after a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Leaders with Marine Forces Reserve, Marine Forces South and New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy pose for a group photo after a ceremony celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday, in New Orleans, Nov. 14, 2025. The ceremony consisted of speeches by guest speakers U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, the marching of colors, cake-cutting and the reading of the birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, run through a course of fire during a range as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 19, 2025. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, run through a course of fire during a range as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 19, 2025. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

Photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, run through a course of fire during a range as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 19, 2025. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, run through a course of fire during a range as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 19, 2025. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

Photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Franco Colon, left, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, stands at attention while Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, presents him with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Camp Mujuk, South Korea, Aug. 7, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. Franco Colon is a native of Florida, and Turner is a native of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter J. Eilen)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Franco Colon, left, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, stands at attention while Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, presents him with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Camp Mujuk, South Korea, Aug. 7, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. Franco Colon is a native of Florida, and Turner is a native of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter J. Eilen)

Photo by Cpl. Peter Eilen

U.S. Marines assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, prepare for maneuvers in light armored vehicles (LAVs) during a joint training exercise as part of BRIGHT STAR 25 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base (MNMB), Egypt, Sep. 3, 2025. BRIGHT STAR 25 fosters readiness, improves mil-to-mil coordination, provides opportunities to share best practices, and strengthens bonds between our forces. (U.S. Army Photo by Joseph Kumzak)

U.S. Marines assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, prepare for maneuvers in light armored vehicles (LAVs) during a joint training exercise as part of BRIGHT STAR 25 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base (MNMB), Egypt, Sep. 3, 2025. BRIGHT STAR 25 fosters readiness, improves mil-to-mil coordination, provides opportunities to share best practices, and strengthens bonds between our forces. (U.S. Army Photo by Joseph Kumzak)

Photo by Joseph Kumzak