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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Jesus Maldonado engages in conversation about radio equipment at the Pacific Views Events Center during the “Tactical & Technology Day” on Camp Pendleton April 20, 2016. This exhibition gives Marines an opportunity to present feedback to companies about their experience with equipment produced by the each organization. Maldonado is a training chief with the Comptroller’s office, 1st Marine Division, and is a Perth Amboy, N.J. native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/ Not Released) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Jesus Maldonado engages in conversation about radio equipment at the Pacific Views Events Center during the “Tactical & Technology Day” on Camp Pendleton April 20, 2016. This exhibition gives Marines an opportunity to present feedback to companies about their experience with equipment produced by the each organization. Maldonado is a training chief with the Comptroller’s office, 1st Marine Division, and is a Perth Amboy, N.J. native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/ Not Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Travis M. Ryan interacts with role players as Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion provide security and conduct a simulated resupply at Camp Pendleton March 25, 2016. The convoy training consisted of three phases: Marines performing crowd control while refueling a patrol base, immediate action drills from hostile fire and casualty evacuation from a helicopter landing zone. Ryan, a native of Rathdrum, Idaho, is a combat engineer with 7th ESB, 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles/ Released) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Travis M. Ryan interacts with role players as Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion provide security and conduct a simulated resupply at Camp Pendleton March 25, 2016. The convoy training consisted of three phases: Marines performing crowd control while refueling a patrol base, immediate action drills from hostile fire and casualty evacuation from a helicopter landing zone. Ryan, a native of Rathdrum, Idaho, is a combat engineer with 7th ESB, 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles/ Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, I Marine Logistics Group, position a transom while building a bridge on Camp Talega at Camp Pendleton April 13, 2016. Nearly 25 Marines worked on the three-week project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, I Marine Logistics Group, position a transom while building a bridge on Camp Talega at Camp Pendleton April 13, 2016. Nearly 25 Marines worked on the three-week project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lieutenant General David Berger, I Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, presents SSgt. Kurtis Carpenter, an armorer with 1st Intelligence Battalion, and Louisa, VA. a meritorious promotion certificate on Camp Pendleton, April 4, 2016. Meritorious promotions are a way for the Marine Corps to reward outstanding performance and highlight the dedication and spirit among those who serve within it. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes/Released) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lieutenant General David Berger, I Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, presents SSgt. Kurtis Carpenter, an armorer with 1st Intelligence Battalion, and Louisa, VA. a meritorious promotion certificate on Camp Pendleton, April 4, 2016. Meritorious promotions are a way for the Marine Corps to reward outstanding performance and highlight the dedication and spirit among those who serve within it. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal, right, sergeant major, I Marine Expeditionary Force, thanks retired Gen. Peter Pace, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during an E-9 symposium at Camp Pendleton April 8, 2016. Pace was the guest speaker for the event, and led participants on a guided discussion. During his speech, Pace spoke about the strong relationship between a commander, his senior enlisted advisor, and the responsibilities senior enlisted Marines have to keep their commanders true. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal, right, sergeant major, I Marine Expeditionary Force, thanks retired Gen. Peter Pace, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during an E-9 symposium at Camp Pendleton April 8, 2016. Pace was the guest speaker for the event, and led participants on a guided discussion. During his speech, Pace spoke about the strong relationship between a commander, his senior enlisted advisor, and the responsibilities senior enlisted Marines have to keep their commanders true. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Chief Petty Officer Soniya Stoddard, left, a chief hospital corpsman with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and (ret.) Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Dye, right, cut a birthday cake as part of a dedication ceremony of Camp Pendleton’s ‘Anchor Up Club’ as a Chiefs Mess to the North County Chief Petty Officer Association on April 1, 2016, at Camp Pendleton. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group dedicated the club in celebration of the 123rd birthday of chief petty officers throughout the Navy. A Chiefs Mess is a lounge and living quarters area typically designated for chief petty officers aboard boats, ships, and Naval Air Stations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angel Serna/Released) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Chief Petty Officer Soniya Stoddard, left, a chief hospital corpsman with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and (ret.) Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Dye, right, cut a birthday cake as part of a dedication ceremony of Camp Pendleton’s ‘Anchor Up Club’ as a Chiefs Mess to the North County Chief Petty Officer Association on April 1, 2016, at Camp Pendleton. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group dedicated the club in celebration of the 123rd birthday of chief petty officers throughout the Navy. A Chiefs Mess is a lounge and living quarters area typically designated for chief petty officers aboard boats, ships, and Naval Air Stations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Staff Sgt. Albert Macklin, a battery local security chief with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force and New Orleans native, helps coordinate 360-degree security during Spring Fire Exercise at Camp Pendleton March 31, 2016. During the combined-arms training exercise, Macklin and other Marines helped coordinate where all security posts were, along with securing the various parts of the range in accordance with where the battery was firing. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Staff Sgt. Albert Macklin, a battery local security chief with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force and New Orleans native, helps coordinate 360-degree security during Spring Fire Exercise at Camp Pendleton March 31, 2016. During the combined-arms training exercise, Macklin and other Marines helped coordinate where all security posts were, along with securing the various parts of the range in accordance with where the battery was firing. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED)

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Madison A. Delamain sends rounds down range with an M240B machine gun during a Combat Marksmanship Program at Camp Pendleton March 29, 2016. The CMP shoot is a part of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s contingency training and preparation for the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command. Delamain, a native of New Braunfels, Texas, is a military policewoman with Company A, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles/ Released) - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Madison A. Delamain sends rounds down range with an M240B machine gun during a Combat Marksmanship Program at Camp Pendleton March 29, 2016. The CMP shoot is a part of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s contingency training and preparation for the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command. Delamain, a native of New Braunfels, Texas, is a military policewoman with Company A, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles/ Released)

Cpl. Nathaniel Asoau, Light Armored Vehicle crewman with Company D., 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and student with the Urban Leaders Course, provides covering fire from behind a barricade while his partner, Lance Cpl. Leonardo Perez, drops to a prone position during a combat marksmanship program range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 31, 2016. This range is the first live-fire range of the three-week course and is designed to hone Marines’ combat marksmanship skills including how to shoot, move and communicate with a buddy. - Cpl. Nathaniel Asoau, Light Armored Vehicle crewman with Company D., 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and student with the Urban Leaders Course, provides covering fire from behind a barricade while his partner, Lance Cpl. Leonardo Perez, drops to a prone position during a combat marksmanship program range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 31, 2016. This range is the first live-fire range of the three-week course and is designed to hone Marines’ combat marksmanship skills including how to shoot, move and communicate with a buddy.

Coalition medical personnel treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 23, 2015. The training familiarized U.S. joint services and partner nations with various techniques and procedures while simultaneously handling multiple casualties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake/Released) - Coalition medical personnel treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 23, 2015. The training familiarized U.S. joint services and partner nations with various techniques and procedures while simultaneously handling multiple casualties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake/Released)