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Capt. John Howarth the company operations liaison officer with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, looks out the window of an U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook during a high altitude, high opening (HAHO) jump at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, Aug. 2, 2017. Howarth has been in the Marine Corps Reserves for his entire 18 year career, first enlisting after high school and then commissioning after college. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Buchanan, a jump master with 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Regiment, sits on the loading ramp of a U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, Aug. 2, 2017. The high-altitude, high-opening (HAHO) parachute insertion method allows Marines to covertly insert themselves onto the battlefield to conduct reconnaissance, acting as the eyes and ears for the commander. Soldiers with 3-238th provided a Chinook for U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, doing static-line jumps. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and U.S. Army soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Regiment, standby to execute high altitude, high opening (HAHO) jump operations in a U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, Aug. 2, 2017. The high-altitude, high-opening parachute insertion method allows Marines to covertly insert themselves onto the battlefield to conduct reconnaissance, acting as the eyes and ears for the commander. Exercise Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored training exercise that unites service members from multiple branches, states and coalition countries to conduct combined ground and air combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marines Forces Reserve, pull their combat rubber raiding craft from Lake Margrethe, at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 2017, July 31, 2017. The Marines practiced jumping from a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk from Sea Combat Squadron 22, at a height of ten feet with a full combat load. Northern Strike 17 prepares Marines from across 4th Marine Division as they prepare for Integrated Training Exercise 2018 and future mobilizations and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare for a helocast exercise off of a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk from Sea Combat Squadron 22, at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, July 31, 2017. Helocasting is an airborne technique used by small units and special operations for insertion into military areas of operations. Exercise Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored training exercise that unites service members from multiple branches, states and coalition countries to conduct combined ground and air combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marines Forces Reserve, inspect their gear before conducting a helocast exercise off of a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk from Sea Combat Squadron 22 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, July 31, 2017. Helocasting is an airborne technique used by small units and special operations for insertion into military areas of operations. Exercise Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored training exercise that unites service members from multiple branches, states and coalition countries to conduct combined ground and air combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marines Forces Reserve, listen to a final brief before conducting a helocast exercise off of a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk from Sea Combat Squadron 22 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, July 31, 2017. Helocasting is an airborne technique used by small units and special operations for insertion into military areas of operations. Exercise Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored training exercise that unites service members from multiple branches, states and coalition countries to conduct combined ground and air combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marines Forces Reserve, check their gear after conducting a helocast exercise into Lake Margrethe at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 2017, July 31, 2017. Northern Strike 17 prepares Marines from across 4th Marine Division as they prepare for Integrated Training Exercise 2018 and future mobilizations and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare for a helocast exercise off of a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk from Sea Combat Squadron 22, at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, July 31, 2017. Helocasting is an airborne technique used by small units and special operations for insertion into military areas of operations. Exercise Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored training exercise that unites service members from multiple branches, states and coalition countries to conduct combined ground and air combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Janna Schickel, wife of Staff Sgt. Matt Schickel, a platoon guide from Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, welcomes her husband home Nov. 15, 2012, at Fort Knox, Ky., upon his return from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Lanesville, Ind., native was greeted by friends and family upon his arrival at Fort Knox. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah

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)

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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)

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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)

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Second Lt. Adam Wivell, a Reserve Marine platoon commander with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, computes a timeline to integrate and deconflict 81mm mortars and close air support during a tactical air control party live-fire exercise in western al-Anbar desert, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2008.

Photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg

With temps topping 110 degrees, Reserve Marines from Company E catch their breath in a dry ravine, preparing for the final assault on an objective at the end of a one-mile fire and maneuver course at Range 400 here June 30, 2010.

Photo by Capt. Paul Greenberg

Lance Cpl. Randy Freed, a Reserve Marine from Echo Company 2nd Bn., 25th Marines, takes up a security position with his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon on the edge of a dry ravine running through Range 400 here June 30, 2008. The Marines conducted the rehearsal in mid-day temperatures topping 110 degrees in preparation for the following day's live-fire exercise.

Photo by Capt. Paul Greenberg