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A U.S. Marine with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune reads from a scroll during a cake cutting ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 9, 2023. A celebration of the 248th Marine Corps birthday was held to reflect on the traditions, history and legacy of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune reads from a scroll during a cake cutting ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 9, 2023. A celebration of the 248th Marine Corps birthday was held to reflect on the traditions, history and legacy of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Adolfo Garcia Jr., commander, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune gives a speech after a cake cutting ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 9, 2023. A celebration of the 248th Marine Corps birthday was held to reflect on the traditions, history and legacy of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Adolfo Garcia Jr., commander, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune gives a speech after a cake cutting ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 9, 2023. A celebration of the 248th Marine Corps birthday was held to reflect on the traditions, history and legacy of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune participate in a cake cutting ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 9, 2023. A celebration of the 248th Marine Corps birthday was held to reflect on the traditions, history and legacy of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune participate in a cake cutting ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 9, 2023. A celebration of the 248th Marine Corps birthday was held to reflect on the traditions, history and legacy of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan A. Gnecco, center, sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCIEAST-MCB) Camp Lejeune, pays his respects alongside Cpl. James S. Butler III, right, an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune, during a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the 3rd Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, at the Coastal Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2023. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides and other locations to continue traditions of the Marine Corps birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan A. Gnecco, center, sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCIEAST-MCB) Camp Lejeune, pays his respects alongside Cpl. James S. Butler III, right, an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune, during a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the 3rd Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, at the Coastal Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2023. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides and other locations to continue traditions of the Marine Corps birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Marines and their families attend a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the 3rd Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, at the Coastal Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2023. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides and other locations to continue traditions of the Marine Corps birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marines and their families attend a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the 3rd Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, at the Coastal Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2023. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides and other locations to continue traditions of the Marine Corps birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

The Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion color guard with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, left, present colors as Cpl. James S. Butler III, center, an administrative specialist with H&S Battalion, lays a wreath in honor of the 3rd Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, at the Coastal Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2023. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides and other locations to continue traditions of the Marine Corps birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

The Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion color guard with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, left, present colors as Cpl. James S. Butler III, center, an administrative specialist with H&S Battalion, lays a wreath in honor of the 3rd Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, at the Coastal Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2023. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides and other locations to continue traditions of the Marine Corps birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Ross W. Alman II, a distribution management chief with the Distribution Management Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, gives remarks during a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the 3rd Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, at the Coastal Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2023. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides and other locations to continue traditions of the Marine Corps birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Ross W. Alman II, a distribution management chief with the Distribution Management Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, gives remarks during a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the 3rd Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, at the Coastal Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2023. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides and other locations to continue traditions of the Marine Corps birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

Participants of the 80th Tarawa Commemoration Ceremony pose for a group photo on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Republic of Kiribati, Nov. 22, 2023.

Participants of the 80th Tarawa Commemoration Ceremony pose for a group photo on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Republic of Kiribati, Nov. 22, 2023.

Photo by Sgt. Therese Edwards

U.S. Navy LCDR Brian Mack, operations officer, Officer in Charge of Construction Florence signs a ceremonial beam on October 25, 2023 aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River.

Contractor of record, Archer Western of The Walsh Group, hosted a Topping Out ceremony for OICC Florence and Marine Corps representatives to gather and sign the final roof beam before it was lifted into place at the top of the new structure.

U.S. Navy LCDR Brian Mack, operations officer, Officer in Charge of Construction Florence signs a ceremonial beam on October 25, 2023 aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River. Contractor of record, Archer Western of The Walsh Group, hosted a Topping Out ceremony for OICC Florence and Marine Corps representatives to gather and sign the final roof beam before it was lifted into place at the top of the new structure.

Photo by Ashley Snipes

For Officer in Charge of Construction Florence Civilian Engineer of the Year Joel Roberts, simple decisions for over a decade have provided many unique opportunities and a rewarding career.

For Officer in Charge of Construction Florence Civilian Engineer of the Year Joel Roberts, simple decisions for over a decade have provided many unique opportunities and a rewarding career.

Photo by Ashley Snipes

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Mateos, a rifleman with Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, reloads a pistol during an individual match at the Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST) Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2023. The MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition strengthens unit cohesion and lethality through training and competition with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Mateos, a rifleman with Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, reloads a pistol during an individual match at the Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST) Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2023. The MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition strengthens unit cohesion and lethality through training and competition with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Tirpak, right, a marksmanship coach, fires a rifle while timed by Cpl. Alexander Jaffe, an ammunition technician, both with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCIEAST-MCB) Camp Lejeune, during an individual match at the MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2023. The MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition strengthens unit cohesion and lethality through training and competition with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Tirpak, right, a marksmanship coach, fires a rifle while timed by Cpl. Alexander Jaffe, an ammunition technician, both with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCIEAST-MCB) Camp Lejeune, during an individual match at the MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2023. The MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition strengthens unit cohesion and lethality through training and competition with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marines, Lance Cpl. Ethan Prusinski , left, and Cpl. Collin Smith, both riflemen with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, look down range during the Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST) Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2023. The MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion, strengthens unit cohesion and lethality through training and competition with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. Deputee)

U.S. Marines, Lance Cpl. Ethan Prusinski , left, and Cpl. Collin Smith, both riflemen with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, look down range during the Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST) Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2023. The MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion, strengthens unit cohesion and lethality through training and competition with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. Deputee)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa Deputee

U.S. Marines fire their pistols down range during the Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST) Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2023. The MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion, strengthens unit cohesion and lethality through training and competition with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. Deputee)

U.S. Marines fire their pistols down range during the Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST) Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2023. The MCIEAST Intramural Marksmanship Competition, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion, strengthens unit cohesion and lethality through training and competition with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. Deputee)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa Deputee

A family member of a fallen service member pays his respects following the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. The memorial observance is held annually on October 23 to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

A family member of a fallen service member pays his respects following the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. The memorial observance is held annually on October 23 to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir

Former U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth L. Candelaria, an aviation clerk with Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, pays his respects following the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. The memorial observance is held annually on October 23 to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

Former U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth L. Candelaria, an aviation clerk with Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, pays his respects following the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. The memorial observance is held annually on October 23 to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir

A U.S. Marine and Navy Sailor stand at attention during the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. The memorial observance is held annually on October 23 to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

A U.S. Marine and Navy Sailor stand at attention during the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. The memorial observance is held annually on October 23 to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, center, and Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, right, pay their respects during ceremonial colors at the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. The memorial observance is held annually on October 23 to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, center, and Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, right, pay their respects during ceremonial colors at the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. The memorial observance is held annually on October 23 to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Rife, engineer assistant, Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East, stands guard at a barricade during Exercise Urgent Response on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2022. H&S Battalion Marines conducted identification checks and established vehicle control points in support of Exercise Urgent Response, an installation-wide exercise that plans for and executes anti-terrorism response procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Rife, engineer assistant, Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East, stands guard at a barricade during Exercise Urgent Response on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2022. H&S Battalion Marines conducted identification checks and established vehicle control points in support of Exercise Urgent Response, an installation-wide exercise that plans for and executes anti-terrorism response procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Bernat

Brandon Longo, fire chief, Fire and Emergency Services Division, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune poses for a photo by the Onslow Beach Bridge on MCB Camp Lejeune, Sept. 26, 2023. Longo’s quick actions enabled approximately 2,000 service members and civilians who were trapped on Onslow Beach to drive back over the bridge by fixing the main driving piston underneath it which had prevented it from turning to allow drivers to cross over. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Brandon Longo, fire chief, Fire and Emergency Services Division, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune poses for a photo by the Onslow Beach Bridge on MCB Camp Lejeune, Sept. 26, 2023. Longo’s quick actions enabled approximately 2,000 service members and civilians who were trapped on Onslow Beach to drive back over the bridge by fixing the main driving piston underneath it which had prevented it from turning to allow drivers to cross over. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher