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Kaitlin Johnson, 911 dispatcher, Security Emergency Services, poses for a photo during National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Kaitlin Johnson, 911 dispatcher, Security Emergency Services, poses for a photo during National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes

Lisa Moran, supervisory 911 dispatcher, Security Emergency Services, takes a call on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Lisa Moran, supervisory 911 dispatcher, Security Emergency Services, takes a call on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes

Amber Joesting, 911 dispatcher, Security Emergency Services, takes a call on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Amber Joesting, 911 dispatcher, Security Emergency Services, takes a call on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes

Amber Penland, 911 dispatcher, Security Emergency Services, takes a call on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Amber Penland, 911 dispatcher, Security Emergency Services, takes a call on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes

Dispatchers with Security Emergency Services work at their stations on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Dispatchers with Security Emergency Services work at their stations on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gage Barbieri, a Florida native and corporals course instructor with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. Motor Transport operators are responsible for maintaining and operating both commercial and tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gage Barbieri, a Florida native and corporals course instructor with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. Motor Transport operators are responsible for maintaining and operating both commercial and tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gage Barbieri, a Florida native and corporals course instructor with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, works on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. Motor Transport operators are responsible for maintaining and operating both commercial and tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gage Barbieri, a Florida native and corporals course instructor with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, works on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. Motor Transport operators are responsible for maintaining and operating both commercial and tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gage Barbieri, a Florida native and corporals course instructor with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, works on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. Motor Transport operators are responsible for maintaining and operating both commercial and tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gage Barbieri, a Florida native and corporals course instructor with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, works on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. Motor Transport operators are responsible for maintaining and operating both commercial and tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Mason Shoemaker, left, a personnel officer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, has his face rinsed off after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (O.C.) spray during the React Force Training course, on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2024. The O.C. spray training strengthened the Marines’ ability to suppress a threat in the event of being exposed to the substance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Mason Shoemaker, left, a personnel officer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, has his face rinsed off after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (O.C.) spray during the React Force Training course, on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2024. The O.C. spray training strengthened the Marines’ ability to suppress a threat in the event of being exposed to the substance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Mason Shoemaker, left, a personnel officer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, detains a simulated aggressor after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (O.C.) spray during a React Force Training course on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2024. The O.C. spray training strengthened the Marines’ ability to suppress a threat in the event of being exposed to the substance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Mason Shoemaker, left, a personnel officer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, detains a simulated aggressor after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (O.C.) spray during a React Force Training course on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2024. The O.C. spray training strengthened the Marines’ ability to suppress a threat in the event of being exposed to the substance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Mason Shoemaker, a personnel officer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, gets sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (O.C.) spray during a React Force Training course on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2024. The O.C. spray training strengthened the Marines’ ability to suppress a threat in the event of being exposed to the substance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Mason Shoemaker, a personnel officer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, gets sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (O.C.) spray during a React Force Training course on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2024. The O.C. spray training strengthened the Marines’ ability to suppress a threat in the event of being exposed to the substance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jeremiah Hall, left, an administrative specialist, gets sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (O.C.) spray by Gunnery Sgt. Jeremie Burd, a substance abuse control officer, both with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, during a React Force Training course on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2024. The O.C. spray training strengthened the Marines’ ability to suppress a threat in the event of being exposed to the substance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jeremiah Hall, left, an administrative specialist, gets sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (O.C.) spray by Gunnery Sgt. Jeremie Burd, a substance abuse control officer, both with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, during a React Force Training course on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2024. The O.C. spray training strengthened the Marines’ ability to suppress a threat in the event of being exposed to the substance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luke Stevens, Non-Commissioned Officer-In-Charge of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Human Performance Center, and a native of Millington, Tennessee, slaps chalk on his hands to prepare for a deadlift on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 27, 2024. Each week, 2nd MLG recognizes one outstanding Marine or Sailor that goes above and beyond in their duties and embodies the qualities of an outstanding service member. Stevens’ outstanding accomplishments resulted in his selection to the Commanding General’s Human Performance Center initiative, where he manages unit scheduling, all logistical requirements, and daily facilities management. His accomplishments in this role include, briefing the HPC capabilities to executive staff and officers, and supporting daily activities that resulted in the training of more than two thousand 2nd MLG Marines and Sailors. When asked what his goals were while being a member of the HPC, Stevens said, “I want to set the example to my fellow Marines and Sailors on how total fitness can better your lives inside and outside of the Corps.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luke Stevens, Non-Commissioned Officer-In-Charge of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Human Performance Center, and a native of Millington, Tennessee, slaps chalk on his hands to prepare for a deadlift on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 27, 2024. Each week, 2nd MLG recognizes one outstanding Marine or Sailor that goes above and beyond in their duties and embodies the qualities of an outstanding service member. Stevens’ outstanding accomplishments resulted in his selection to the Commanding General’s Human Performance Center initiative, where he manages unit scheduling, all logistical requirements, and daily facilities management. His accomplishments in this role include, briefing the HPC capabilities to executive staff and officers, and supporting daily activities that resulted in the training of more than two thousand 2nd MLG Marines and Sailors. When asked what his goals were while being a member of the HPC, Stevens said, “I want to set the example to my fellow Marines and Sailors on how total fitness can better your lives inside and outside of the Corps.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)

Photo by Cpl. Mary Kohlmann

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luke Stevens, a member of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Human Performance Center, and a native of Millington, Tennessee, poses for a portrait on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 27, 2024. Each week, 2nd MLG recognizes one outstanding Marine or Sailor that goes above and beyond in their duties and embodies the qualities of an outstanding service member. Stevens’ outstanding accomplishments resulted in his selection to the Commanding General’s Human Performance Center initiative, where he manages unit scheduling, all logistical requirements, and daily facilities management. His accomplishments in this role include, briefing the HPC capabilities to executive staff and officers, and supporting daily activities that resulted in the training of more than two thousand 2nd MLG Marines and Sailors. When asked what his goals were while being a member of the HPC, Stevens said, “I want to set the example to my fellow Marines and Sailors on how total fitness can better your lives inside and outside of the Corps.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luke Stevens, a member of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Human Performance Center, and a native of Millington, Tennessee, poses for a portrait on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 27, 2024. Each week, 2nd MLG recognizes one outstanding Marine or Sailor that goes above and beyond in their duties and embodies the qualities of an outstanding service member. Stevens’ outstanding accomplishments resulted in his selection to the Commanding General’s Human Performance Center initiative, where he manages unit scheduling, all logistical requirements, and daily facilities management. His accomplishments in this role include, briefing the HPC capabilities to executive staff and officers, and supporting daily activities that resulted in the training of more than two thousand 2nd MLG Marines and Sailors. When asked what his goals were while being a member of the HPC, Stevens said, “I want to set the example to my fellow Marines and Sailors on how total fitness can better your lives inside and outside of the Corps.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)

Photo by Cpl. Mary Kohlmann