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Marines with Task Force Los Angeles assemble aboard the USS America (LHA 6) at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., Aug. 29, 2016. The ship will carry Marines, Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen to Los Angeles Fleet Week, Sept. 2 – Sept. 5. Fleet Weeks are annual patriotic events where active Navy and Coast Guard ships dock in major U.S. cities giving Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen an opportunity to interact with locals. This is the first year L.A. has hosted an official Fleet Week event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel) - Marines with Task Force Los Angeles assemble aboard the USS America (LHA 6) at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., Aug. 29, 2016. The ship will carry Marines, Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen to Los Angeles Fleet Week, Sept. 2 – Sept. 5. Fleet Weeks are annual patriotic events where active Navy and Coast Guard ships dock in major U.S. cities giving Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen an opportunity to interact with locals. This is the first year L.A. has hosted an official Fleet Week event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Marines offload from a CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter to retrieve a simulated injured pilot during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel, or TRAP, training scenario at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 10, 2016. In preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the TRAP scenario offers the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, a secondary skillset above their own primary duties as a 81mm mortar platoon, refining their ability to efficiently conduct a recovery mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans/Released) - Marines offload from a CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter to retrieve a simulated injured pilot during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel, or TRAP, training scenario at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 10, 2016. In preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the TRAP scenario offers the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, a secondary skillset above their own primary duties as a 81mm mortar platoon, refining their ability to efficiently conduct a recovery mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans/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.

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.