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Sgt. Travis P. Trahan, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with Detachment A, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, checks his map for building locations during a simulated close air support mission at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012. HMLA-773 has three detachments, one at Robbins Air Force Base, Ga., another at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Belle Chasse, La., and the last at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

Capt. Michael Roberson, a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts a simulated close-air support mission at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012. Roberson is a Columbia, S.C., native and has deployed four times to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, nicknamed the “Red Dogs,” provides simulated close air support to Marine Special Operations Command at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012. Marines in a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter and an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter circled overhead, surveying MARSOC’s area of operations for any possible threats. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

Cpl. Josh Guertin, a mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, keeps the squadron’s helicopters operational with daily maintenance at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012. HMLA-773 helped provide realistic training to the MARSOC Marines on the ground by utilizing their UH-1N Huey utility helicopters and an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters for close air support missions. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa

Members of the local Molly Marine chapter of the Women Marines Association gather around the Molly Marine statue they restore every year. This original Molly Marine statue was sculpted in New Orleans in 1943 in order to assist in recruiting women during World War II. The statue now resides on the corner of Canal St. and Elk Pl. in the French Quarter. The Molly Marine chapter was awarded the Ruth and Dick Broe Award, the most prestigious award given to WMA chapters for overall outstanding chapter achievement, at their most recent national convention and professional development conference that took place in Philadelphia from Aug. 30 through Sept. 4.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica Ito

Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, and his wife, Sheri Hummer, once a Marine herself, accept an award of behalf of MARFORRES presented by the local Molly Marine chapter of the Women Marines Association at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 15.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica Ito

Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, offers a few words of thanks to the local Molly Marines chapter of the Women Marines Association during a ceremony where the chapter presented MARFORRES with an award plaque at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 15.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica Ito

Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, accepts an award from Melanie L. Young, president of the Molly Marine chapter of the Women Marines Association, during a ceremony where the local Molly Marine chapter presented MARFORRES with an award plaque at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 15. The Molly Marine chapter was awarded the Ruth and Dick Broe Award, the most prestigious award given to WMA chapters for overall outstanding chapter achievement, at their most recent national convention and professional development conference that took place in Philadelphia from Aug. 30 through Sept. 4.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica Ito

Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, out of Louisiana, unload thousands of pounds of illegal drugs from a vehicle during interdiction operations in southwestern Afghanistan, May 9. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 and 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment supported efforts to disrupt the enemy's drug smuggling operations. Such missions have proven effective in disrupting the enemy's movement and limiting their finances from the illegal drug trade.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Carrasco

Winston Burns Sr. was presented with a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal Sept. 10, at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Approximately 420 Marines who attended segregated basic training at Montford Point, N.C., received the medal in ceremonies across the country this summer. The award was symbolically presented to all Montford Point Marines during a ceremony inside Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol June 27. William McDowell, a Montford Point veteran himself, received the medal that day with roughly 400 of his fellows in attendance. The next day, those 400 received replicas of the original gold medal, which is currently being prepared for display in the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Audrey Graham/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Audrey Graham

Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, presents a letter to accompany the Congressional Gold Medal to Winston Burns Sr. during a ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans Sept. 10. Burns received the medal for his patriotism and sacrifice as one of nearly 20,000 African-American Marines who underwent segregated training in Montford Point, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Audrey Graham/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Audrey Graham

Maj. Gen. James M. Lariviere prepares to pass on the Marine Corps colors to Brig. Gen. James S. Hartsell during the 4th Marine Division change of command ceremony at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 8. The passing of the colors is a symbol of exchanging command responsibility and leadership. Lariviere will serve at the Pentagon after two and a half years of leading 4th MarDiv.

Photo by Cpl. Audrey Graham

Brig. Gen. James S. Hartsell and Maj. Gen. James M. Lariviere march the formation line during the 4th Marine Division change of command ceremony at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 8. During the march, the generals inspected and reviewed their troops that stood in formation. Lariviere will serve at the Pentagon after two and a half years of leading 4th MarDiv.

Photo by Cpl Audrey Graham

Brig. Gen. James S. Hartsell receives the Marine Corps colors from Maj. Gen. James M. Lariviere during the 4th Marine Division change of command ceremony at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 8. The passing of the colors is a symbol of exchanging command responsibility and leadership. Lariviere will serve at the Pentagon after two and a half years of leading 4th MarDiv.

Photo by Cpl Audrey Graham

Maj. Gen. Tracy L. Garrett, the commanding general of Force Headquarters Group, passes the Marine Corps colors to Brig. Gen. Paul. K. Lebidine, the former chief-of-staff for force command element, Javelin Thrust, here, Aug. 6. The passing of the colors is symbolic of the change of command. During the ceremony, FHG was formally recognized as a new major subordinate command of Marine Forces Reserve.

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Castillo

Maj. Gen. Tracy L. Garrett, the commanding general of Force Headquarters Group, and Sgt. Maj. Michael E. Sprague, the sergeant major of FHG, uncase the Marine Corps colors during the FHG activation ceremony here, Aug. 6. During the ceremony, FHG was formally recognized as a new major subordinate command of Marine Forces Reserve and its first commander, Garrett, relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Paul. K. Lebidine, the former chief-of-staff for force command element, Javelin Thrust.

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Castillo

Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, the commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, talks to the audience before the Force Headquarters Group activation ceremony here, Aug. 6. During the ceremony, FHG was formally recognized as a new major subordinate command of Marine Forces Reserve and its first commander, Maj. Gen. Tracy L. Garrett, relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Paul. K. Lebidine, the former chief-of-staff for force command element, Javelin Thrust.

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Castillo