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Marines of Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, reunite with their loved ones Nov. 15, 2012, at Fort Knox, Ky., after returning home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Reserve company was responsible for clearing routes of roadside bombs during their deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Marines of Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, reunite with their loved ones Nov. 15, 2012, at Fort Knox, Ky., after returning home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Reserve company was responsible for clearing routes of roadside bombs during their deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah

Lance Cpl. Jefferey Rose, a tank crewman from Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, meets his four-month year old son for the first time Nov. 15, 2012, at Fort Knox, Ky., after returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Nebo, Ky., native said seeing his son made him the happiest he has ever been. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Lance Cpl. Jefferey Rose, a tank crewman from Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, meets his four-month year old son for the first time Nov. 15, 2012, at Fort Knox, Ky., after returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Nebo, Ky., native said seeing his son made him the happiest he has ever been. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah

Lexington, Ky., native Lance Cpl. Nicholas Perry of Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, hugs his mother Nov. 15, 2012, at Fort Knox, Ky., after returning home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. Perry’s mother, Alexis Houge, said she felt a huge relief after finally being able to see her son again. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Lexington, Ky., native Lance Cpl. Nicholas Perry of Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, hugs his mother Nov. 15, 2012, at Fort Knox, Ky., after returning home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. Perry’s mother, Alexis Houge, said she felt a huge relief after finally being able to see her son again. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah

Sgt. Erik M. Dortch, a legal services specialist with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a native of Lake Geneva, Wis., waits to present the Marine Corps colors during the opening ceremonies at Wrigley Field. “Events like these represent 2/24 in a big way because we are the only duty station here in Chicago so everyone knows about us and knows the great things that we are doing,” said Dortch.

Sgt. Erik M. Dortch, a legal services specialist with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a native of Lake Geneva, Wis., waits to present the Marine Corps colors during the opening ceremonies at Wrigley Field. “Events like these represent 2/24 in a big way because we are the only duty station here in Chicago so everyone knows about us and knows the great things that we are doing,” said Dortch.

Photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek

Marines from Battery O, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division prepare to fire artillery rounds from an M777A2 155 mm howitzer at East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan Sept. 11. Battery O is in Japan as a part of the Unit Deployment Program, a program designed to increase the training level and unit continuity of Marine Corps units stationed in the continental United States. Realistic scenarios and combined exercises are a highlight of the UDP, bringing Marines of many different units together, sometimes with foreign forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terence G. Brady/Released)

Marines from Battery O, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division prepare to fire artillery rounds from an M777A2 155 mm howitzer at East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan Sept. 11. Battery O is in Japan as a part of the Unit Deployment Program, a program designed to increase the training level and unit continuity of Marine Corps units stationed in the continental United States. Realistic scenarios and combined exercises are a highlight of the UDP, bringing Marines of many different units together, sometimes with foreign forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terence G. Brady/Released)

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Marines with Battery O, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, simulate firing an M240G medium machine gun during a demonstration for local government officials at East Fuji Maneuver Area on mainland Japan Sept. 14. Battery O is currently deployed to Okinawa, Japan as a part of the Unit Deployment Program, a program designed to increase the training level and unit continuity of Marine Corps units stationed in the continental United States. Units with Marine Forces Reserve have honed their skills in the UDP since 2003, and continue to do so, as two squadrons from the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing are set to mobilize for their UDP deployment in 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terence G. Brady/Released)

Marines with Battery O, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, simulate firing an M240G medium machine gun during a demonstration for local government officials at East Fuji Maneuver Area on mainland Japan Sept. 14. Battery O is currently deployed to Okinawa, Japan as a part of the Unit Deployment Program, a program designed to increase the training level and unit continuity of Marine Corps units stationed in the continental United States. Units with Marine Forces Reserve have honed their skills in the UDP since 2003, and continue to do so, as two squadrons from the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing are set to mobilize for their UDP deployment in 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terence G. Brady/Released)

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Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, from Buffalo, N.Y. and soldiers with The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Forces pose for a photo April 22 following the completion of a small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Canadian Forces. The purpose of the training was to exchange infantry strategies and tactics in efforts to further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, from Buffalo, N.Y. and soldiers with The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Forces pose for a photo April 22 following the completion of a small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Canadian Forces. The purpose of the training was to exchange infantry strategies and tactics in efforts to further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega

Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y., walk side by side, behind a company of Canadian Soldiers from the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Forces, based out of Hamilton, Ontario, April 22 during a field hike. The hike took place as part of a small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Canadian Forces in efforts to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y., walk side by side, behind a company of Canadian Soldiers from the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Forces, based out of Hamilton, Ontario, April 22 during a field hike. The hike took place as part of a small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Canadian Forces in efforts to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega

Cpl. Jesse Bieksza, a machine gunner with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y., performs a function check on a Canadian Forces weapon system, similar to the U.S. Marine Corps’ M240B automatic machine gun during a friendly competition April 22 with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Forces. The purpose of friendly competition, at the close of the exercise, was to develop camaraderie between the U.S and Canadian military components. The small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral exercise was conducted to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Cpl. Jesse Bieksza, a machine gunner with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y., performs a function check on a Canadian Forces weapon system, similar to the U.S. Marine Corps’ M240B automatic machine gun during a friendly competition April 22 with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Forces. The purpose of friendly competition, at the close of the exercise, was to develop camaraderie between the U.S and Canadian military components. The small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral exercise was conducted to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega

Lt. Col. D.R. Stepaniuk, commanding officer, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry from Hamilton, Ontario, speaks to Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y. and RHLI Canadian Soldiers during a mass formation prior to the start of a small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral exercise between the two militaries April 20-22. The purpose of the training was to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Lt. Col. D.R. Stepaniuk, commanding officer, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry from Hamilton, Ontario, speaks to Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y. and RHLI Canadian Soldiers during a mass formation prior to the start of a small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral exercise between the two militaries April 20-22. The purpose of the training was to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega

A squad of Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y. anxiously wait to maneuver toward a series of door-breaching obstacles as part of a small scale, bilateral exercise with the Canadian military April 20-22. The purpose of the training was to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

A squad of Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y. anxiously wait to maneuver toward a series of door-breaching obstacles as part of a small scale, bilateral exercise with the Canadian military April 20-22. The purpose of the training was to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega

A fire team of Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y. and soldiers with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Forces from Hamilton, Ontario, rush to a series of obstacles during door-breaching training as part of a small scale bilateral exercise with the Canadian military April 20-22. The purpose of the training was to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

A fire team of Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y. and soldiers with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Forces from Hamilton, Ontario, rush to a series of obstacles during door-breaching training as part of a small scale bilateral exercise with the Canadian military April 20-22. The purpose of the training was to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega

A Marine with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, provides security, March 19, during the final exercise portion of Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

A Marine with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, provides security, March 19, during the final exercise portion of Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Photo by Lacne Cpl. Marcin Platek

Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, return from practicing walking with snowshoes at Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K is in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focuses on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, return from practicing walking with snowshoes at Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K is in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focuses on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek

A Marine with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, practices walking with snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

A Marine with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, practices walking with snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek

Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, practice walking with snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, practice walking with snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek

Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Burns, a team leader with 1st Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a Bloomington, Ind., native, practices walking downhill in snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Burns, a team leader with 1st Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a Bloomington, Ind., native, practices walking downhill in snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek

Sgt. Ryan H. Wright, squad leader for 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a St. Louis native, practices walking uphill in snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Sgt. Ryan H. Wright, squad leader for 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a St. Louis native, practices walking uphill in snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek

Cpl. Drew P. Carter, a driver with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a Frankfort, Ind., native, straps on his snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek) , Johnson, Smith, Bloomington, Indiana,

Cpl. Drew P. Carter, a driver with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a Frankfort, Ind., native, straps on his snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek) , Johnson, Smith, Bloomington, Indiana,

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek

Staff Sgt. Manuel S. Zapien, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center instructor, and an Amarillo, Texas, native, describes snowshoes during a training session at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Staff Sgt. Manuel S. Zapien, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center instructor, and an Amarillo, Texas, native, describes snowshoes during a training session at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek