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U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embark aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embark aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embark aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embark aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) board U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 83, to embark on the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) board U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 83, to embark on the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 83, prepares to land at Onslow Beach to transport Marines and Sailors to embark the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 83, prepares to land at Onslow Beach to transport Marines and Sailors to embark the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to embark aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to embark aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is scheduled to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise, its final pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

A Marine field artillery cannoneer and British commando gunners prepare to fire an M119A3 Howitzer during field artillery training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2017. British soldiers exchanged knowledge and skills with U.S. Marines to refine their artillery operation capabilities in preparation for joint exercise Bold Alligator, a large-scale, multinational Naval amphibious exercise to execute complex shaping, amphibious, and sea basing operations to improve U.S. and coalition ship-to-shore capabilities. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment and the British soldiers are with 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

A Marine field artillery cannoneer and British commando gunners prepare to fire an M119A3 Howitzer during field artillery training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2017. British soldiers exchanged knowledge and skills with U.S. Marines to refine their artillery operation capabilities in preparation for joint exercise Bold Alligator, a large-scale, multinational Naval amphibious exercise to execute complex shaping, amphibious, and sea basing operations to improve U.S. and coalition ship-to-shore capabilities. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment and the British soldiers are with 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara

A Marine field artillery cannoneer and British commando gunners prepare to fire an M119A3 Howitzer during field artillery training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2017. British soldiers exchanged knowledge and skills with U.S. Marines to refine their artillery operation capabilities in preparation for joint exercise Bold Alligator, a large-scale, multinational Naval amphibious exercise to execute complex shaping, amphibious, and sea basing operations to improve U.S. and coalition ship-to-shore capabilities. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment and the British soldiers are with 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

A Marine field artillery cannoneer and British commando gunners prepare to fire an M119A3 Howitzer during field artillery training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2017. British soldiers exchanged knowledge and skills with U.S. Marines to refine their artillery operation capabilities in preparation for joint exercise Bold Alligator, a large-scale, multinational Naval amphibious exercise to execute complex shaping, amphibious, and sea basing operations to improve U.S. and coalition ship-to-shore capabilities. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment and the British soldiers are with 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara

Marine field artillery cannoneers and British commando gunners fire an M119A3 Howitzer during field artillery training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2017. British soldiers exchanged knowledge and skills with U.S. Marines to refine their artillery operation capabilities in preparation for joint exercise Bold Alligator, a large-scale, multinational Naval amphibious exercise to execute complex shaping, amphibious, and sea basing operations to improve U.S. and coalition ship-to-shore capabilities. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment and the British soldiers are with 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Marine field artillery cannoneers and British commando gunners fire an M119A3 Howitzer during field artillery training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2017. British soldiers exchanged knowledge and skills with U.S. Marines to refine their artillery operation capabilities in preparation for joint exercise Bold Alligator, a large-scale, multinational Naval amphibious exercise to execute complex shaping, amphibious, and sea basing operations to improve U.S. and coalition ship-to-shore capabilities. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment and the British soldiers are with 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara

Randy Newman, Fort Macon State Park superintendent, educates Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command’s Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar on musket nomenclature and firing procedures during a battlefield tour at Fort Macon State Park, N.C., Oct. 18, 2017. The Marines learned about local history and warfare tactics that they will later evaluate in their advanced military education seminars. The focus of the Lance Corporal Seminar is to enhance small unit leadership, educate junior leaders on Marine Corps doctrine and principles and sustain the transformation of all Marines that begins in bootcamp. The course covers Marine Corps values and ethics, foundations of leadership, personal conduct and a holistic approach to fitness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley, released)

Randy Newman, Fort Macon State Park superintendent, educates Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command’s Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar on musket nomenclature and firing procedures during a battlefield tour at Fort Macon State Park, N.C., Oct. 18, 2017. The Marines learned about local history and warfare tactics that they will later evaluate in their advanced military education seminars. The focus of the Lance Corporal Seminar is to enhance small unit leadership, educate junior leaders on Marine Corps doctrine and principles and sustain the transformation of all Marines that begins in bootcamp. The course covers Marine Corps values and ethics, foundations of leadership, personal conduct and a holistic approach to fitness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley, released)

Photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley

Marines ride their bikes during 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Marines ride their bikes during 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara

Brig. Gen. David W. Maxwell, the commanding general for 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speaks to Marines and Sailors prior to a unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Brig. Gen. David W. Maxwell, the commanding general for 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speaks to Marines and Sailors prior to a unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara

Brig. Gen. David W. Maxwell, the commanding general for 2nd Marine Logistics Group, gives a safety brief prior to a unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Brig. Gen. David W. Maxwell, the commanding general for 2nd Marine Logistics Group, gives a safety brief prior to a unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara

Marines and Sailors ride down trail during a unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Marines and Sailors ride down trail during a unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara

Marines and Sailors ride in a group towards the end point during a unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Marines and Sailors ride in a group towards the end point during a unit bike ride at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2017. The bike ride afforded participants the opportunity to come together and strengthen unit cohesion and camaraderie. The Participants are with 2nd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara)

Photo by Pfc. Nicholas Guevara

U.S Marine Corps Pfc. Carlos J. Deleon, an antitank missile gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, tightens a bolt while installing a system on a high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Marines installed the systems as part of a maintenance stand-down to fulfill maintenance requirements in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone)

U.S Marine Corps Pfc. Carlos J. Deleon, an antitank missile gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, tightens a bolt while installing a system on a high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Marines installed the systems as part of a maintenance stand-down to fulfill maintenance requirements in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone)

Photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake L. Nelson, an automotive maintenance technician with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, tightens a bolt while installing an upgraded system on a high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Marines installed the systems as part of a maintenance stand-down to fulfill maintenance requirements in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake L. Nelson, an automotive maintenance technician with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, tightens a bolt while installing an upgraded system on a high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Marines installed the systems as part of a maintenance stand-down to fulfill maintenance requirements in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone)

Photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremy L. Rackley, an automotive maintenance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, tightens a bolt on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Marines performed preventative maintenance on MTVRs as part of a stand-down to fulfill maintenance requirements in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremy L. Rackley, an automotive maintenance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, tightens a bolt on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Marines performed preventative maintenance on MTVRs as part of a stand-down to fulfill maintenance requirements in preparation for an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone)

Photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), upgrade a system on a high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Marines installed the systems as part of a maintenance stand-down to fulfill maintenance requirements in preparation for a 26th MEU upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), upgrade a system on a high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Marines installed the systems as part of a maintenance stand-down to fulfill maintenance requirements in preparation for a 26th MEU upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone)

Photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, center, the Commander of U.S. Army North, speaks to U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) about their performance and contribution while assisting the federal and local government in hurricane relief to Puerto Rico aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge ( LHD 3) in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 14, 2017. The Department of Defense is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, center, the Commander of U.S. Army North, speaks to U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) about their performance and contribution while assisting the federal and local government in hurricane relief to Puerto Rico aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge ( LHD 3) in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 14, 2017. The Department of Defense is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

Photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, left, the Commander of U.S. Army North, speaks to U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Putney, center, an intelligence officer with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) about his experience while providing hurricane relief to Puerto Rico aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge ( LHD 3) in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 14, 2017. The Department of Defense is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, left, the Commander of U.S. Army North, speaks to U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Putney, center, an intelligence officer with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) about his experience while providing hurricane relief to Puerto Rico aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge ( LHD 3) in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 14, 2017. The Department of Defense is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

Photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado