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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Charles Copeland, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, poses for a photo after his Krav Maga lesson at Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 14, 2024. Copeland has been doing Krav Maga for over 3 years and applies those skills to his MCMAP classes.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Charles Copeland, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, poses for a photo after his Krav Maga lesson at Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 14, 2024. Copeland has been doing Krav Maga for over 3 years and applies those skills to his MCMAP classes.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Charles Copeland, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a photo while students of his Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course compete in a grappling session, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2024. Copeland hosted a MCMAP course for Marines of the 26th MEU to advance in their MCMAP belts and prepare them for hand-to-hand combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Charles Copeland, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a photo while students of his Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course compete in a grappling session, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2024. Copeland hosted a MCMAP course for Marines of the 26th MEU to advance in their MCMAP belts and prepare them for hand-to-hand combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, left, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, instructs a student during unit physical training on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 20, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, left, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, instructs a student during unit physical training on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 20, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, competes in the Cerberus Bag Toss event during the 2024 Strongman Corporation National Championships in Greenville, South Carolina, Sept. 20, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zeta Johnson)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, competes in the Cerberus Bag Toss event during the 2024 Strongman Corporation National Championships in Greenville, South Carolina, Sept. 20, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zeta Johnson)

Photo by Cpl. Zeta Johnson

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, conducts an overhead log press at his home gym in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, conducts an overhead log press at his home gym in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, conducts a sandbag shuttle run during the 2024 Strongman Corporation National Championships in Greenville, South Carolina, Sept. 21, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, conducts a sandbag shuttle run during the 2024 Strongman Corporation National Championships in Greenville, South Carolina, Sept. 21, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, poses for a photo on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, poses for a photo on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, executes a front squat on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Geoff Laney, an instructor with Marine Corps Engineer School, Training Command, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, executes a front squat on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2024. Laney, North Carolina's Strongest Man, has claimed victory in seven Strongman competitions, set seven world records, and competed at regional, state, and national levels across the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan, all while passionately advocating for Marines to take an active role in their personal physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Disoso, a combat engineer with Bravo Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, watches as mattresses are delivered to Building HP-55 on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Disoso, a combat engineer with Bravo Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, watches as mattresses are delivered to Building HP-55 on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Old mattresses are laid in front of Building HP-55, before being discarded, on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Old mattresses are laid in front of Building HP-55, before being discarded, on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

An installer, sourced through ServMart, delivers bed-in-a-bag linens to a room in Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

An installer, sourced through ServMart, delivers bed-in-a-bag linens to a room in Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Linens are delivered to Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Linens are delivered to Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Bryan Chicas, an installer, sourced through ServMart, delivers mattresses into a barracks room in Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Bryan Chicas, an installer, sourced through ServMart, delivers mattresses into a barracks room in Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Bryan Chicas, an installer, sourced through ServMart, delivers mattresses into a barracks room in Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Bryan Chicas, an installer, sourced through ServMart, delivers mattresses into a barracks room in Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Furniture is staged in front of Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Furniture is staged in front of Building HP-55 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. Marines assigned to H&S Battalion received new mattresses, blinds, and linens as part of an initiative to enhance the quality of life among Marines who live in Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

Photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marines conduct an M3A1 Multi-role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System live-fire range at Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

U.S. Marines conduct an M3A1 Multi-role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System live-fire range at Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Wietecha, left, from Florida with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Ventura Saldana from Texas with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, both infantry riflemen, participate in simulated grenade throwing drills at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Wietecha, left, from Florida with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Ventura Saldana from Texas with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, both infantry riflemen, participate in simulated grenade throwing drills at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Wietecha, from Florida and an infantry rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, throws a training grenade at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Wietecha, from Florida and an infantry rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, throws a training grenade at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Wietecha, from Florida and an infantry rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, throws a training grenade at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Wietecha, from Florida and an infantry rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, throws a training grenade at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Pontello, from New York, an infantry rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, participate in simulated grenade throwing drills at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Pontello, from New York, an infantry rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, participate in simulated grenade throwing drills at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and HMLA-167 participated in small-unit training and live-fire ranges to support the Infantry Small Unit Leader’s Course (ISULC). The training reinforced basic infantry skills for junior Marines and noncommissioned officers with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and provided ISULC students with experience in leading Marines from non-infantry military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo