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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ross Gilchriest, a Silsbee, Texas native and an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division, conducts a 20-kilometer hike during the Division Leaders Assessment Program at Fort Walker, Virginia, Sept. 20, 2023. The program helps Marines improve their warfighting abilities through mentorship and learning opportunities, resulting in greater lethality and endurance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez)

Photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, September 18, 2023. CASEVAC training is crucial to maintain combat readiness and to treat and sustain casualties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski

U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors with 2d Marine Division, prepare to lay a wreath during a 9/11 memorial ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 2023. This ceremony is a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and in remembrance of the events on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Mena, a York, Pennsylvania native and rifleman with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, executes a pull-up during a 12-week human health and performance initiative on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 28, 2023. The human health and performance initiative is a 12-week program designed to improve Marines’ physical capabilities and recovery techniques.

Photo by Lance Cpl Kylie Lake

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Calvert Worth Jr., commanding general of 2d Marine Division, presents Lance Cpl. Jeyson Martinez, a refrigeration and air conditioning technician with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, with a coin for his efforts during the Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRX) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 16, 2023. The MRX promotes mission readiness and gives units the opportunity to evaluate their effectiveness for future deployments.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kylie Lake

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, exit an MV-22 Osprey after being air-inserted during exercise Mjolnir Strike on Atlantic Airfield, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. Exercise Mjolnir Strike 3-23 is a fire support-focused training opportunity for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Joint Fires Observers across II MEF to increase proficiency while incorporating multiple fire support capabilities, such as ground-based indirect fires and close air support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Samuel Rhodes, a Cooperstown, New York native and supply, administration and operations specialist with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 16, 2023. Rhodes was meritoriously promoted to the rank of corporal on June 1. A meritorious promotion is based on the individual Marine's ability to take on the responsibilities and duties of a higher grade in an effective manner. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine division, maneuvers through a swamp during a concealment course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 9, 2023. The course serves as an opportunity for Marines and sailors to learn concealment techniques as a squad and individually to enhance their warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

Photo by Cpl. Ethan R. Jones

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Lemos, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, posts security in a military operations on urbanized terrain facility during a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 8, 2023. The three week-long field exercise promotes proficiency and operational readiness for potential combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachariah Mcclane, a rifleman, with 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division poses with his child during his redeployment to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 8, 2023. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Regiment deployed for approximately 90 days in support of the Department of Defense-approved Southwest Border Surge Mission to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection with data entry and warehousing in response to the surge of migrants in May 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Doughty)

Photo by Cpl. Christopher Doughty

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division conduct a motivation run on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 4, 2023. The Motivational run serves to boost camaraderie and unit cohesion while promoting physical fitness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Max Arellano)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Max Arellano

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division participates in a company live-fire range as part of a Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, August 2, 2023. The SLTE is a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for future operations around the globe and to enhance the combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Joshua Kumakaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipman Ashlynn McNerney practices throwing an M67 grenade as part of Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 2, 2023. The CORTRAMID is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize NROTC Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kylie Lake)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kylie Lake

The 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, pins sergeant ranks onto Sgt. Peyton Nott, a Jefferson City, Tennessee native, and motor vehicle operator with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment 2d Marine Division, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 24, 2023. Nott was awarded in recognition of his ability to take on the responsibilities and duties of a higher grade in an effective manner while working with Romeo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division. General Smith visited Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division as part of a command tour. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, clear a building during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 16, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Chavez-Torres, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems vehicle (HIMARS) section Chief with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division poses for a photo during a HIMARS rapid infiltration in support of Rolling Thunder 23-2 in Pope Airfield on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 9, 2023. Rolling Thunder was a live-fire artillery event that tested the 10th Marine Regiment’s ability to operate in an isolated environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, under tactical control of Task Force 61/2, fast rope out of a MH-60S helicopter in Souda Bay, Greece on July 19, 2023. Task Force 61/2.5 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance (RXR) capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alex Marquez, a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native, and rifleman with Golf Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, mans the rails while pulling into port during exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) in Kiel, Germany, June 15, 2023. BALTOPS 23 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region. The exercise led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen the combined response capability critical to preserving the freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Moss, a combined anti armor and a team section leader with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M240B machine gun during a live fire range as a part of a Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 21, 2023. The SLTE is a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for future operations around the globe and to enhance the combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Joshua Kumakaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw

U.S. Marines with Task Force 61/2.5 (Force Reconnaissance Company), participate in a high-altitude parachute jump in Rota, Spain on June 22, 2023. Task Force 61/2.5 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance (RXR) capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray