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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Logan Chisholm, left, an automatic rifleman, and Sgt. Noah Swiney, a squad leader, both with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, practice land navigation during the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 9, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Logan Chisholm, left, an automatic rifleman, and Sgt. Noah Swiney, a squad leader, both with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, practice land navigation during the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 9, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Noah Swiney, a scout team leader with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, gives hand and arm signals to his squad during a patrol as part of the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Noah Swiney, a scout team leader with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, gives hand and arm signals to his squad during a patrol as part of the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Galvan, a grenadier with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, posts security during the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Galvan, a grenadier with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, posts security during the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Logan Chisholm, left, an automatic rifleman with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, participates in a simulated casualty evacuation that is part of the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Logan Chisholm, left, an automatic rifleman with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, participates in a simulated casualty evacuation that is part of the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc Sean Aleksiewicz, a grenadier with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a photo during the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc Sean Aleksiewicz, a grenadier with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a photo during the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Sean Aleksiewicz, a grenadier with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, pauses during a patrol as part of the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Sean Aleksiewicz, a grenadier with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, pauses during a patrol as part of the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 8, 2024. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 25, 2024) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) transit in formation with the United Kingdom primary casualty receiving ship RFA Argus (A135) in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 25. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group will be transferred to NATO command in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to conduct a series of short notice vigilance activities with elements of Allied Maritime Command’s Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Turkish Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew F. Brown)

240225-N-HA192-1268 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 25, 2024) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) transit in formation with the United Kingdom primary casualty receiving ship RFA Argus (A135) in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 25. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group will be transferred to NATO command in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to conduct a series of short notice vigilance activities with elements of Allied Maritime Command’s Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Turkish Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew F. Brown)

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Brown

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, poses for a photo with his certificate of retirement at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, poses for a photo with his certificate of retirement at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, poses for a photo at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, poses for a photo at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, poses for a photo with his certificate of retirement at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, poses for a photo with his certificate of retirement at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, holds his Bronze Star medal with a combat action “V” device, an award for valor and heroism in combat, at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, holds his Bronze Star medal with a combat action “V” device, an award for valor and heroism in combat, at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, holds his Bronze Star medal with a combat action “V” device, an award for valor and heroism in combat, at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ismael Gonzalez-Ramos, a former infantry unit leader and decorated combat veteran, holds his Bronze Star medal with a combat action “V” device, an award for valor and heroism in combat, at his home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2023. 92-year-old Gonzales-Ramos was drafted from Cidra, Puerto Rico in 1951 and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War during his 20 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan Gnecco, left, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Installation East and Brig. Gen. Adolfo Garcia Jr., right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installation East, speak with Marines during a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan Gnecco, left, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Installation East and Brig. Gen. Adolfo Garcia Jr., right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installation East, speak with Marines during a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Thurman, an ammo technician, left, Lance Cpl. Andrew Cunningham, center, a loader and Cpl. Fernando Requesen Ruiz, right, a gun chief, Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Thurman, an ammo technician, left, Lance Cpl. Andrew Cunningham, center, a loader and Cpl. Fernando Requesen Ruiz, right, a gun chief, Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adolfo Garcia Jr., left, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installation East and Sgt. Maj. Ryan Gnecco, right, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Installation East, render a salute during a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adolfo Garcia Jr., left, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installation East and Sgt. Maj. Ryan Gnecco, right, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Installation East, render a salute during a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adolfo Garcia Jr., left, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installation East and Sgt. Maj. Ryan Gnecco, right, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Installation East, stand at the position of attention during a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adolfo Garcia Jr., left, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installation East and Sgt. Maj. Ryan Gnecco, right, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Installation East, stand at the position of attention during a Presidents Day celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Feb. 19, 2024. The 21 Gun Salute, held in honor of Presidents Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, in which each saluting ship, naval station and installation having a saluting battery shall fire a national salute of 21- guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Dominee Curry, a maintenance management officer with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine regiment, 2d Marine Division, passes out beads to audience members during a Mardi Gras parade on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2024. The 10th Marine Regiment participated in the first Mardi Gras parade on Camp Lejeune to help build a sense of community between Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Dominee Curry, a maintenance management officer with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine regiment, 2d Marine Division, passes out beads to audience members during a Mardi Gras parade on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2024. The 10th Marine Regiment participated in the first Mardi Gras parade on Camp Lejeune to help build a sense of community between Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform while participating in a parade during a Mardis Gras celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2024. The 10th Marine Regiment participated in the first Mardi Gras parade on Camp Lejeune to help build a sense of community between Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform while participating in a parade during a Mardis Gras celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2024. The 10th Marine Regiment participated in the first Mardi Gras parade on Camp Lejeune to help build a sense of community between Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree

A U.S. Marine Corps color guard with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division march in a parade during a Mardi Gras celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2024. The 10th Marine Regiment participated in the first Mardi Gras parade on Camp Lejeune to help build a sense of community between Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

A U.S. Marine Corps color guard with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division march in a parade during a Mardi Gras celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2024. The 10th Marine Regiment participated in the first Mardi Gras parade on Camp Lejeune to help build a sense of community between Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree