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A selectee salutes as she takes her first steps as a chief petty officer during a CPO pinning ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 16. - A selectee salutes as she takes her first steps as a chief petty officer during a CPO pinning ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 16.

Cpl. Shawn Hanmet ,22, from Denver, Colo., Cpl. Matt Barrier, 22, from San Saba, Texas, and Cpl. Daniel Moorre, 22, from Monticello, Ark., take notes during a Formal Marksmanship Training Course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 14. - Cpl. Shawn Hanmet ,22, from Denver, Colo., Cpl. Matt Barrier, 22, from San Saba, Texas, and Cpl. Daniel Moorre, 22, from Monticello, Ark., take notes during a Formal Marksmanship Training Course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 14.

Marines use a forklift to lift camouflage netting over a tent during 9th Communication Battalion’s field exercise at Camp Pendleton, Sept. 15. During the exercise Marines constructed and operated from tents. The exercise was designed to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment. - Marines use a forklift to lift camouflage netting over a tent during 9th Communication Battalion’s field exercise at Camp Pendleton, Sept. 15. During the exercise Marines constructed and operated from tents. The exercise was designed to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment.

Col. Robert Castellvi, I Marine Expeditionary Force chief of staff, stands alongside the mother of Army Sgt. Jason M. Weaver, as his banner is unfurled during a military banner ceremony here, Sept. 8. Weaver an Anaheim native, was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. - Col. Robert Castellvi, I Marine Expeditionary Force chief of staff, stands alongside the mother of Army Sgt. Jason M. Weaver, as his banner is unfurled during a military banner ceremony here, Sept. 8. Weaver an Anaheim native, was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan.

Sgt. Jeremy Hallot, a Marine with French Armed Forces, New Caledonia, searches a simulated combatant at a vehicle checkpoint during a field operation in the Kingdom of Tonga during Exercise Tafakula 2011, Aug. 17. - Sgt. Jeremy Hallot, a Marine with French Armed Forces, New Caledonia, searches a simulated combatant at a vehicle checkpoint during a field operation in the Kingdom of Tonga during Exercise Tafakula 2011, Aug. 17.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kirk R. Atkinson, instructor, Advanced Training Group, 1st Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provides medical care to a simulated casualty at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 14. As a member of the ATG, he helps mentor members of Shock Trauma Platoons, which are like mobile operating rooms, as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan in support of coalition forces.::r::::n:: - Petty Officer 2nd Class Kirk R. Atkinson, instructor, Advanced Training Group, 1st Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provides medical care to a simulated casualty at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 14. As a member of the ATG, he helps mentor members of Shock Trauma Platoons, which are like mobile operating rooms, as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan in support of coalition forces.::r::::n::

Petty Officer 1st Class James Carbone, a hospital corpsman with Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries 14-year-old Lydie Augustin out of a Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) MV-22 Osprey in which she was flown back to her village of Grande Saliene, Haiti, to be reunited with her family and friends, Feb. 1, 2010. Lydie was transported to USS Nassau a week prior in order to receive emergency medical care of her wounds which she received during the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Jan. 12. ::r::::n:: - Petty Officer 1st Class James Carbone, a hospital corpsman with Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries 14-year-old Lydie Augustin out of a Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) MV-22 Osprey in which she was flown back to her village of Grande Saliene, Haiti, to be reunited with her family and friends, Feb. 1, 2010. Lydie was transported to USS Nassau a week prior in order to receive emergency medical care of her wounds which she received during the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Jan. 12. ::r::::n::

Sgt. Zachary Lucas, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 367 sits in the new cabin seat he designed for the UH-1Y helicopter, Aug. 19. Lucas, 26, from St. Louis, Mo., was awarded with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and a check for Department of Defense cost savings for his ingenuity in developing a new seat configuration for the UH-1Y Huey.::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n:: - Sgt. Zachary Lucas, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 367 sits in the new cabin seat he designed for the UH-1Y helicopter, Aug. 19. Lucas, 26, from St. Louis, Mo., was awarded with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and a check for Department of Defense cost savings for his ingenuity in developing a new seat configuration for the UH-1Y Huey.::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n::