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Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Battalion prepares to enter the water during dive operations in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Dec. 9, 2016. The mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii is to provide facilities, programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families in order to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard MCB Hawaii. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Patterson

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Gen. Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with a group of Marines from Marine Forces Reserve about the importance of their training during Exercise Northern Strike 2016 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 17, 2016. The CMC visited exercise Northern Strike to observe the Marines and their training. Exercise Northern Strike Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries. The exercise strives to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. -- A Marine with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provides security for his amphibious assault vehicle at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 17, 2016. The exercise also included infantry training techniques and military operations in urban terrain. Exercise Northern Strike Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries. The exercise strives to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. -- Marines with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provide fire support by calling in movements and attacks during Exercise Northern Strike 2016 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 17, 2016. Exercise Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries. The exercise strives to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. -- A Marine with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, practices his maneuver under fire during Exercise Northern Strike 2016 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 17, 2016. The exercise also included infantry training techniques and military operations in urban terrain. Exercise Northern Strike Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries. The exercise strives to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. -- Sgt. Juan Gonzalez, paraloft chief for Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, checks the distance left before a jump during Exercise Northern Strike 2016 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 16, 2016. Reserve Recon Marines practice jumping from the back of C-130s to meet their requirements and perfect their skills. Exercise Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries. The exercise strives to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, jump from the back of a C-130 during Exercise Northern Strike 2016 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 17, 2016. The Marines demonstrated their skills and kept their qualifications up to date. Exercise Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries. The exercise strives to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Capt. Patrick George, company commander of Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, gets his parachute strapped and checked before a jump during Exercise Northern Strike 2016 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 16, 2016. The Reserve Marines practice jumping from the back of C-130s to meet their requirements and perfect their skills. The Marines looked each other over ensure all the jumps were safe and efficient by checking all the straps and cords were working efficiently for a safe launch of the parachute. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Maj. Mark Lenzi, Inspector-Instructor Company C, Headquarters and Support Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, gets his parachute strapped and checked before a jump during Exercise Northern Strike 2016 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 16, 2016. The Reserve Marines practice jumping from the back of C-130s to meet their requirements and perfect their skills. The Marines looked each other over ensure all the jumps were safe and efficient by checking all the straps and cords were working efficiently for a safe launch of the parachute. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett

Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew J. Cool (center), a Fleet Marine Force reconnaisance corpsman and Inspector-Instructor medical staff with 4th Force Reonnaisance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, teaches Reserve Sailors methods of waterproofing gear during a FMF reconnaisance corpsman screening in San Antonio, April 19, 2016. The screening was hosted by 4th Reconnaisance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, for Sailors across Marine Forces Reserve and the U.S. Navy Reserve to gain familiarity with the demands of the FMF reconnaisance corpsman pipeline.

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and the U.S. Navy Reserve tread water as part of a water confidence exercise during a Fleet Marine Force reconnaissance corpsman screening in San Antonio, April 19, 2016. The screening was hosted by 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, for Reserve Sailors to gain familiarity with the demands of the FMF reconnaissance corpsman pipeline.

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Chief Petty Officer Eric S. Gilmet (standing), a Fleet Marine Force reconnaissance corpsman and Inspector-Instructor medical staff with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, speaks to Sailors from across Marine Forces Reserve and the U.S. Navy Reserve during a water confidence exercise at a FMF reconnaissance corpsman screening in San Antonio, April 19, 2016. The screening was hosted by 4th Reconnaissance Bn. for Reserve Sailors to gain familiarity with the demands of the FMF reconnaissance corpsman pipeline.

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Petty Officer 3rd Class Josiah S. Gravelle, a hospital corpsman with Company E, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve finishes a 5000 meter fin swim during a Fleet Marine Force reconnaissance corpsman screening at Canyon Lake, Texas, April 21, 2016. The screening was hosted by 4th Reconnaissance Battalion for Reserve Sailors to gain familiarity with the demands of the FMF reconnaissance corpsman pipeline.

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas O. Dugan (left), a hospital corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam C. Wild (right), a hospital corpsman and instructor for the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program, Medical Education and Training Campus, check a map at a land navigation exercise during a Fleet Marine Force reconnaissance corpsman screening in San Antonio, April 21, 2016.

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas O. Dugan (right), a hospital corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, completes the initial physical screening test for a Fleet Marine Force reconnaissance corpsman evaluation in San Antonio, April 19, 2016. The screening was hosted by 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, for Sailors across Marine Forces Reserve and the U.S. Navy Reserve to gain familiarity with the demands of the FMF reconnaissance corpsman pipeline.

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and the U.S. Navy Reserve participate in a physical training session at a Fleet Marine Force reconnaissance corpsman screening in San Antonio, April 19, 2016. The screening was hosted by 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, for Reserve Sailors to gain familiarity with the demands of the FMF reconnaissance corpsman pipeline.

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, touch down at their designated drop zone following a high altitude – high opening jump during parachute insertion training at Stennis International Airport, Miss., Oct. 15, 2015. The goal of the training was to sharpen a skill set that is of great advantage to expeditionary forces, allowing the jumpers to infiltrate locations where access would be too difficult for vehicles.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, jump out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during high altitude – high opening parachute insertion training at Stennis International Airport, Miss., Oct. 15, 2015. The goal of the training was to sharpen a skill set that is of great advantage to expeditionary forces, allowing the jumpers to infiltrate locations where access would be too difficult for vehicles.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

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