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Lance Cpl. Anthony King, a field radio operator with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, tests radio communications aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 4, 2013. Three 2nd Marine Division units took part in testing the ship’s capabilities at sea.

Lance Cpl. Anthony King, a field radio operator with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, tests radio communications aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 4, 2013. Three 2nd Marine Division units took part in testing the ship’s capabilities at sea.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with various 2nd Marine Division units look off USNS Spearhead as it departs in order to test the ship’s capabilities Aug. 2, 2013. USNS Spearhead carried more than 250 Marines and sailors along with their gear, weapons and vehicles.

Marines with various 2nd Marine Division units look off USNS Spearhead as it departs in order to test the ship’s capabilities Aug. 2, 2013. USNS Spearhead carried more than 250 Marines and sailors along with their gear, weapons and vehicles.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with various 2nd Marine Division units provide medical aid during a mass casualty drill aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 5, 2013. “Marines are onboard because they are helping to conduct two different tests. In any acquisition program there are required tests that have to occur in order for the Navy to say this ship is ready to go,” said Maj. Andrew Hamilton the Marine Corps liaison officer for the JHSV program at Naval Sea Systems Command.

Marines with various 2nd Marine Division units provide medical aid during a mass casualty drill aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 5, 2013. “Marines are onboard because they are helping to conduct two different tests. In any acquisition program there are required tests that have to occur in order for the Navy to say this ship is ready to go,” said Maj. Andrew Hamilton the Marine Corps liaison officer for the JHSV program at Naval Sea Systems Command.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

A Marine with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, explains how operating a 60mm mortar works aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 4, 2013. “With modern combat you can’t ever be too sharp,” said First Sgt. Brian Moody, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment First Sergeant from Greenwood, S.C.

A Marine with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, explains how operating a 60mm mortar works aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 4, 2013. “With modern combat you can’t ever be too sharp,” said First Sgt. Brian Moody, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment First Sergeant from Greenwood, S.C.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, display how working as a team on a M240B machine gun works aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 4, 2013. “With modern combat you can’t ever be too sharp,” said First Sgt. Brian Moody, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment First Sergeant from Greenwood, S.C.

Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, display how working as a team on a M240B machine gun works aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 4, 2013. “With modern combat you can’t ever be too sharp,” said First Sgt. Brian Moody, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment First Sergeant from Greenwood, S.C.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

A light armored vehicle, with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, drives up the loading ramp to get aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 1, 2013. Elements of three 2nd Marine Division units took part in testing the ship’s capabilities at sea.

A light armored vehicle, with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, drives up the loading ramp to get aboard USNS Spearhead Aug. 1, 2013. Elements of three 2nd Marine Division units took part in testing the ship’s capabilities at sea.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Corporal Christian Brown a former squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, looks onto his supporters during the Cost of Freedom Poker Run in New Bern, N.C. Aug. 24, 2013. “This event is (for) Christian Brown, to help him achieve his goals, his life aspirations, his new home and to get it the way he wants it and the way he needs it,” said Sgt. Maj. Larry J. Harrington, the Motor Transport Squadron 1 sergeant major aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The poker run consisted of motorcycle riders traveling to five checkpoints. At each location the riders received a playing card, and whoever had the highest poker hand at the end of the route won. Brown, who lost both of his legs while serving as a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Enduring Freedom, was awarded the Silver Star Medal May 3, 2013.

Corporal Christian Brown a former squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, looks onto his supporters during the Cost of Freedom Poker Run in New Bern, N.C. Aug. 24, 2013. “This event is (for) Christian Brown, to help him achieve his goals, his life aspirations, his new home and to get it the way he wants it and the way he needs it,” said Sgt. Maj. Larry J. Harrington, the Motor Transport Squadron 1 sergeant major aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The poker run consisted of motorcycle riders traveling to five checkpoints. At each location the riders received a playing card, and whoever had the highest poker hand at the end of the route won. Brown, who lost both of his legs while serving as a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Enduring Freedom, was awarded the Silver Star Medal May 3, 2013.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Corporal Christian Brown a former squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, hugs one of his supporters during the Cost of Freedom Poker Run held by the Veteran Enforcers Motorcycle Association in New Bern, N.C. Aug. 24. 2013. “This event is for Christian Brown, to help him achieve his goals, his life admirations, his new home and to get it the way he wants it and the way he needs it,” said Sgt. Maj. Larry J. Harrington the Marine Transport Squadron 1 sergeant major aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The poker run consisted of motorcycle riders traveling to five checkpoints. At each location the riders received a playing card, and whoever had the highest poker hand at the end of the route won. Brown, who lost both of his legs while serving as a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Enduring Freedom, was awarded the Silver Star Medal May 3, 2013.

Corporal Christian Brown a former squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, hugs one of his supporters during the Cost of Freedom Poker Run held by the Veteran Enforcers Motorcycle Association in New Bern, N.C. Aug. 24. 2013. “This event is for Christian Brown, to help him achieve his goals, his life admirations, his new home and to get it the way he wants it and the way he needs it,” said Sgt. Maj. Larry J. Harrington the Marine Transport Squadron 1 sergeant major aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The poker run consisted of motorcycle riders traveling to five checkpoints. At each location the riders received a playing card, and whoever had the highest poker hand at the end of the route won. Brown, who lost both of his legs while serving as a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Enduring Freedom, was awarded the Silver Star Medal May 3, 2013.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Representative John R. Bell IV, Sgt. Maj. Larry J. Harrington, the Motor Transport Squadron 1 sergeant major aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, and supporters give a round of applause to Cpl. Christian Brown a former squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, during the Cost of Freedom Poker Run held by the Veteran Enforcers Motorcycle Association in New Bern, N.C Aug. 24. 2013. Brown was recognized and supported for his efforts and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom. The poker run consisted of motorcycle riders traveling to five checkpoints. At each location the riders received a playing card, and whoever had the highest poker hand at the end of the route won. Brown, who lost both of his legs while serving as a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Enduring Freedom, was awarded the Silver Star Medal May 3, 2013.

Representative John R. Bell IV, Sgt. Maj. Larry J. Harrington, the Motor Transport Squadron 1 sergeant major aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, and supporters give a round of applause to Cpl. Christian Brown a former squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, during the Cost of Freedom Poker Run held by the Veteran Enforcers Motorcycle Association in New Bern, N.C Aug. 24. 2013. Brown was recognized and supported for his efforts and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom. The poker run consisted of motorcycle riders traveling to five checkpoints. At each location the riders received a playing card, and whoever had the highest poker hand at the end of the route won. Brown, who lost both of his legs while serving as a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Enduring Freedom, was awarded the Silver Star Medal May 3, 2013.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

The Veteran Enforcers Motorcycle Association and Cpl. Christian Brown pose for a photo during the Cost of Freedom Poker Run in New Bern, N.C. Aug. 24, 2013. VEMA held the poker run to help support Silver Star recipient Cpl. Christian Brown and the Semper Fi Fund. The poker run consisted of motorcycle riders traveling to five checkpoints. At each location the riders received a playing card, and whoever had the highest poker hand at the end of the route won. Brown, who lost both of his legs while serving as a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Enduring Freedom, was awarded the Silver Star Medal May 3, 2013.

The Veteran Enforcers Motorcycle Association and Cpl. Christian Brown pose for a photo during the Cost of Freedom Poker Run in New Bern, N.C. Aug. 24, 2013. VEMA held the poker run to help support Silver Star recipient Cpl. Christian Brown and the Semper Fi Fund. The poker run consisted of motorcycle riders traveling to five checkpoints. At each location the riders received a playing card, and whoever had the highest poker hand at the end of the route won. Brown, who lost both of his legs while serving as a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Enduring Freedom, was awarded the Silver Star Medal May 3, 2013.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, bow their heads during a prayer Aug. 13, 2013 during the battalion's deactivation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. This ceremony marked the fifth time the battalion has been deactivated since its origination in 1917.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, bow their heads during a prayer Aug. 13, 2013 during the battalion's deactivation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. This ceremony marked the fifth time the battalion has been deactivated since its origination in 1917.

Photo by Pfc. Jose Mendez Jr.

Cpl. Ryan Carroll, an antitank missileman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stands with his fellow firefighters in front of a beam that was recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center at Station No. 23, Providence Volunteer Fire Company, Towson, Md., Aug. 5, 2013.

Cpl. Ryan Carroll, an antitank missileman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stands with his fellow firefighters in front of a beam that was recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center at Station No. 23, Providence Volunteer Fire Company, Towson, Md., Aug. 5, 2013.

Photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard

Lieutenant Col. Carl E. Cooper, the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey G. Monssen, the battalion's sergeant major, fold the battalion colors Aug. 13, 2013 during the battalion's deactivation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. "The sergeant major and I were proud to do it," said Cooper. "There will be a time when the battalion is established again and we will have to unfurl those colors." This ceremony marked the fifth time the battalion has been deactivated since its origination in 1917.

Lieutenant Col. Carl E. Cooper, the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey G. Monssen, the battalion's sergeant major, fold the battalion colors Aug. 13, 2013 during the battalion's deactivation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. "The sergeant major and I were proud to do it," said Cooper. "There will be a time when the battalion is established again and we will have to unfurl those colors." This ceremony marked the fifth time the battalion has been deactivated since its origination in 1917.

Photo by Pfc. Jose Mendez Jr.

Lieutenant Col. Carl E. Cooper, the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey G. Monssen, the battalion's sergeant major, prepare to case the battalion colors Aug. 13, 2013 during the battalion's deactivation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. "The sergeant major and I were proud to do it," said Cooper. "There will be a time when the battalion is established again and we will have to unfurl those colors." This ceremony marked the fifth time the battalion has been deactivated since its origination in 1917.

Lieutenant Col. Carl E. Cooper, the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey G. Monssen, the battalion's sergeant major, prepare to case the battalion colors Aug. 13, 2013 during the battalion's deactivation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. "The sergeant major and I were proud to do it," said Cooper. "There will be a time when the battalion is established again and we will have to unfurl those colors." This ceremony marked the fifth time the battalion has been deactivated since its origination in 1917.

Photo by Pfc. Jose Mendez Jr.

Cpl. Ryan Carroll, an antitank missileman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stands with his fiancée, Rachel Strayer, as the pledge of allegiance is recited at Station No. 23, Providence Volunteer Fire Company, Towson, Md., Aug. 5, 2013.

Cpl. Ryan Carroll, an antitank missileman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stands with his fiancée, Rachel Strayer, as the pledge of allegiance is recited at Station No. 23, Providence Volunteer Fire Company, Towson, Md., Aug. 5, 2013.

Photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard

Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Bravo Company, prepare to clean out the gun on a light armored vehicle 25A2 after firing it for a gunnery exercise at Shooting Range 7, August 5, 2013. This exercise is part of biannual gunner qualifications in which the Marines compete for the title 'top gun'.

Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Bravo Company, prepare to clean out the gun on a light armored vehicle 25A2 after firing it for a gunnery exercise at Shooting Range 7, August 5, 2013. This exercise is part of biannual gunner qualifications in which the Marines compete for the title 'top gun'.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Krista James

Marines with Bravo Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, begin firing a gun on a light armored vehicle 25A2, as part of a gunner exercise at Shooting Range 7, August 5, 2013. The exercise consists of five different courses of fire including still and moving fire.

Marines with Bravo Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, begin firing a gun on a light armored vehicle 25A2, as part of a gunner exercise at Shooting Range 7, August 5, 2013. The exercise consists of five different courses of fire including still and moving fire.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Krista James

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, patrol the outskirts of combat town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. during an amphibious operation training exercise July 24, 2013. Marines and equipment were transported from the USS Wasp to Onslow Beach on hovercraft also known as landing craft air cushion vehicles.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, patrol the outskirts of combat town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. during an amphibious operation training exercise July 24, 2013. Marines and equipment were transported from the USS Wasp to Onslow Beach on hovercraft also known as landing craft air cushion vehicles.

Photo by Pfc. Jose Mendez Jr.

A hovercraft also known as a landing craft air cushion makes its way to the USS Wasp for an amphibious operation training exercise with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Mobile Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, July 24, 2013. The LCACs carried Marines, sailors, vehicles and equipment from sea to shore.

A hovercraft also known as a landing craft air cushion makes its way to the USS Wasp for an amphibious operation training exercise with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Mobile Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, July 24, 2013. The LCACs carried Marines, sailors, vehicles and equipment from sea to shore.

Photo by Pfc. Jose Mendez Jr.

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment listens to his radio during an amphibious operation training exercise July 24, 2013. Marines were tasked with a non-combatant evacuation operation at the combat town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment listens to his radio during an amphibious operation training exercise July 24, 2013. Marines were tasked with a non-combatant evacuation operation at the combat town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Photo by Pfc. Jose Mendez Jr.