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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Cpl. Richelle Delapaz, left, guides Kayla Morley through an obstacle course at North Terrace Elementary, March 25, 2016. Approximately 30 Marine volunteers with the Single Marine Program facilitated a series of exercises and competitions including an obstacle course relay race and tug-of-war as part of a Physical Education Fitness Challenge. The challenge encourages children to stay active and helps Marines engage with their local community. Delapaz, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, is a field radio operator with 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. Morley is a second grade student at North Terrace Elementary. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel/RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Cpl. Richelle Delapaz, left, guides Kayla Morley through an obstacle course at North Terrace Elementary, March 25, 2016. Approximately 30 Marine volunteers with the Single Marine Program facilitated a series of exercises and competitions including an obstacle course relay race and tug-of-war as part of a Physical Education Fitness Challenge. The challenge encourages children to stay active and helps Marines engage with their local community. Delapaz, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, is a field radio operator with 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. Morley is a second grade student at North Terrace Elementary. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel/RELEASED)

Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment provide security on the beach following an amphibious landing as part of Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational, amphibious training exercise designed to hone the amphibious landing skills of I Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Expeditionary Strike Group Three and allies of the United States. - Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment provide security on the beach following an amphibious landing as part of Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational, amphibious training exercise designed to hone the amphibious landing skills of I Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Expeditionary Strike Group Three and allies of the United States.