Chaplain

U.S. Navy Lt. Garret A. Burns, left, battalion chaplain with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, receives the Military Chaplains Association Distinguished Service Award from Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Douglas Clark, right, deputy commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Jan. 20, 2025. The award recognizes outstanding and sustained service in support of the religious and spiritual needs of the Total Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Douglas Clark, deputy commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, speaks before a Military Chaplains Association Distinguished Service Award ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Jan. 20, 2025. The award recognizes outstanding and sustained service in support of the religious and spiritual needs of the Total Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Air Ground Task Force 23 attends a religious service during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 at the Chapel of the Desert, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 24, 2022. U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists are providing religious and spiritual support to MAGTF-23 through religious services and battlefield circulations, ensuring Marines remain spiritually fit throughout ITX. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

U.S. Navy Lt. Jason McDonnell, the battalion chaplain for Combat Logistics Battalion 453, Combat Logistics Regiment 4, 4th Marine Logistics Group, from Phoenix, Ariz., offers religious services for U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Marine Air Ground Task Force 23, during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22, at the Chapel of the Desert, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 24, 2022. U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists are providing religious and spiritual support to MAGTF-23 through religious services and battlefield circulations, ensuring Marines remain spiritually fit throughout ITX. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

U.S. Navy Lt. Jason McDonnell, the battalion chaplain for Combat Logistics Battalion 453, Combat Logistics Regiment 4, 4th Marine Logistics Group, from Phoenix, Ariz., offers religious services for U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to Marine Air Ground Task Force 23, during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22, at the Chapel of the Desert, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 24, 2022. U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists are providing religious and spiritual support to MAGTF-23 through religious services and battlefield circulations, ensuring Marines remain spiritually fit throughout ITX. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)