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U.S. Marine Corps Retired General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, presents Lt. Gen. David J. Furness, the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policy and Operations, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, the distinguished service medal during his retirement ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 21, 2023. Furness is retiring after 36 years of honorable and faithful service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Averi Rowton)

U.S. Marine Corps Retired General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, presents Lt. Gen. David J. Furness, the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policy and Operations, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, the distinguished service medal during his retirement ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 21, 2023. Furness is retiring after 36 years of honorable and faithful service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Averi Rowton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Averi Rowton

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)

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 Capt. Patrick Vincent, right, the outgoing company commander of Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, transfers the guidon to Capt. Brock Yackey during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 13, 2023. During the ceremony, Capt. Patrick Vincent, the outgoing company commander of Headquarters Battalion, relinquished command to Capt. Brock Yackey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Patrick Vincent, right, the outgoing company commander of Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, transfers the guidon to Capt. Brock Yackey during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 13, 2023. During the ceremony, Capt. Patrick Vincent, the outgoing company commander of Headquarters Battalion, relinquished command to Capt. Brock Yackey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, speaks to midshipmen during an artillery demonstration as part of Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 10, 2023. The CORTRAMID is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, speaks to midshipmen during an artillery demonstration as part of Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 10, 2023. The CORTRAMID is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Pellon, a band officer with the 2d Marine Division Band, gives Mildred Latino-Thomas, the Onslow Hispanic Latino Association (OHLA) vice president, a gift during the OHLA Summer Latin Fiesta in Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 8, 2023. Community relation events like these enable the Marines of 2d MARDIV to give back to the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Pellon, a band officer with the 2d Marine Division Band, gives Mildred Latino-Thomas, the Onslow Hispanic Latino Association (OHLA) vice president, a gift during the OHLA Summer Latin Fiesta in Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 8, 2023. Community relation events like these enable the Marines of 2d MARDIV to give back to the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a warm-up exercise during a 6th Marine Regiment anniversary workout on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 7, 2023. This physical training event was hosted to boost morale and commemorate the activation of 6th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw)

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a warm-up exercise during a 6th Marine Regiment anniversary workout on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 7, 2023. This physical training event was hosted to boost morale and commemorate the activation of 6th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Luis Castillo, the executive officer of Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, grills hot dogs and hamburgers during a beach bash on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 7, 2023. The beach bash provided an opportunity for 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment Marines and their families to come together and build stronger bonds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Luis Castillo, the executive officer of Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, grills hot dogs and hamburgers during a beach bash on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 7, 2023. The beach bash provided an opportunity for 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment Marines and their families to come together and build stronger bonds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Diaz, a Miami native and rifleman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receives an award during an award ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 30, 2023. Diaz was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving a family after a motor vehicle collision in Atkinson, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Diaz, a Miami native and rifleman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receives an award during an award ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 30, 2023. Diaz was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving a family after a motor vehicle collision in Atkinson, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Diaz, a Miami native and rifleman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receives an award during an award ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 30, 2023. Diaz was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving a family after a motor vehicle collision in Atkinson, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Diaz, a Miami native and rifleman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receives an award during an award ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 30, 2023. Diaz was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving a family after a motor vehicle collision in Atkinson, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division participate in a Leadership Reaction Course (LRC) during the Division Leadership Assessment Program at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, June 29, 2023. This program allows division leadership to assess Marines recently assigned to 2d MARDIV on their mental, moral and physical readiness for future command opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Max Arellano)

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division participate in a Leadership Reaction Course (LRC) during the Division Leadership Assessment Program at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, June 29, 2023. This program allows division leadership to assess Marines recently assigned to 2d MARDIV on their mental, moral and physical readiness for future command opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Max Arellano)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Max Arellano

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stephan Bristow, a Company Commander with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, awards Marines the French Fourragere on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. The French Fourragere is exclusively awarded to Marines who served in the 5th and 6th Marine Regiment to commemorate past service member’s heroic actions that served in the two regiments during the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stephan Bristow, a Company Commander with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, awards Marines the French Fourragere on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. The French Fourragere is exclusively awarded to Marines who served in the 5th and 6th Marine Regiment to commemorate past service member’s heroic actions that served in the two regiments during the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cherish A. Ragland, a heavy equipment mechanic with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires a M240B machine gun during a live-fire machine gun range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. The live-fire machine gun range allows Marines to practice operating an M240B machine gun. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cherish A. Ragland, a heavy equipment mechanic with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires a M240B machine gun during a live-fire machine gun range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. The live-fire machine gun range allows Marines to practice operating an M240B machine gun. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree

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)

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. 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)

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

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)

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

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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)

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. Navy Corpsman and Marines with 2d Marine Division, transport a patient during a Doc Kent competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 15, 2023. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Navy Corpsman and Marines with 2d Marine Division, transport a patient during a Doc Kent competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 15, 2023. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Damon Doykos, left, the incoming commanding officer of 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, receives the colors from Lt. Col. Eric Tee, right, the outgoing commanding officer of 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 15, 2023. The passing of the colors represents the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability of the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Damon Doykos, left, the incoming commanding officer of 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, receives the colors from Lt. Col. Eric Tee, right, the outgoing commanding officer of 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 15, 2023. The passing of the colors represents the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability of the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Calvert Worth Jr. (left), commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) and Netherlands Marine Corps Capt. Fabian Schra (right), an Arnhem, Netherlands, native and Dutch exchange officer attached to 2d Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2023. Schra was presented challenge coins for his outstanding service for the past two years working with 2d Recon, 2d MARDIV as a Dutch exchange officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Calvert Worth Jr. (left), commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) and Netherlands Marine Corps Capt. Fabian Schra (right), an Arnhem, Netherlands, native and Dutch exchange officer attached to 2d Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2023. Schra was presented challenge coins for his outstanding service for the past two years working with 2d Recon, 2d MARDIV as a Dutch exchange officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki