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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), stands outside of barracks building FC504 during a visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and for a showcase of 2nd Marine Logistics Groups and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), stands outside of barracks building FC504 during a visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and for a showcase of 2nd Marine Logistics Groups and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), visits barracks building FC504 with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), visits barracks building FC504 with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), speaks to Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders outside of barracks building FC504 during a visit to MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), speaks to Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders outside of barracks building FC504 during a visit to MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adolfo Garcia Jr., center left, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, tours barracks building FC504 alongside Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, center, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders, during a visit to MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adolfo Garcia Jr., center left, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, tours barracks building FC504 alongside Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, center, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders, during a visit to MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), visits barracks building FC504 with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), visits barracks building FC504 with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), tours barracks building FC504 with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), tours barracks building FC504 with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), speaks to Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders outside of barracks building FC504 during a visit to MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), speaks to Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders outside of barracks building FC504 during a visit to MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, center right, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), speaks to Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders outside of barracks building FC504 during a visit to MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, center right, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), speaks to Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) leaders outside of barracks building FC504 during a visit to MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. The ACMC visited MCB Camp Lejeune to view current barracks living conditions and observe 2nd MLG and II Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto

U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen, conduct tactical combat casualty care, during a Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2024. The CORTRAMID program is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen, conduct tactical combat casualty care, during a Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2024. The CORTRAMID program is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar

A U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen, acts as simulated causality, during a Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2024. The CORTRAMID program is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

A U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen, acts as simulated causality, during a Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2024. The CORTRAMID program is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar

U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen, conduct tactical combat casualty care, during a Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2024. The CORTRAMID program is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen, conduct tactical combat casualty care, during a Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2024. The CORTRAMID program is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Hunter Musgrave, with 2d Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics group, demonstrate how to apply a tourniquet during a Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2024. The CORTRAMID program is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Hunter Musgrave, with 2d Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics group, demonstrate how to apply a tourniquet during a Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2024. The CORTRAMID program is a basic introduction and training event to familiarize U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen with the primary warfare designators that they will serve in, along with providing them with exposure to what is often their first Marine Corps fleet experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar

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. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide sniper fire support for a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU landing aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, May, 9 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-24th MEU is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea, certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Elton Taylor)

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide sniper fire support for a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU landing aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, May, 9 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-24th MEU is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea, certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Elton Taylor)

Photo by Cpl. Elton Taylor

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide sniper fire support for a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU landing aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, May, 9 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-24th MEU is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea, certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Elton Taylor)

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide sniper fire support for a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU landing aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, May, 9 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-24th MEU is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea, certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Elton Taylor)

Photo by Cpl. Elton Taylor

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory McCall, a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) is recognized by Lt. Gen. David A. Ottignon alongside other Marines during an award ceremony for the II MEF “Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller” Outstanding Leadership Award, Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 7, 2024. The II MEF Lieutenant General “Chesty” Puller Award is awarded to units within the II MEF that showed outstanding ability and superior performance in supporting the mission of the II MEF within the past year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory McCall, a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) is recognized by Lt. Gen. David A. Ottignon alongside other Marines during an award ceremony for the II MEF “Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller” Outstanding Leadership Award, Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 7, 2024. The II MEF Lieutenant General “Chesty” Puller Award is awarded to units within the II MEF that showed outstanding ability and superior performance in supporting the mission of the II MEF within the past year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

Photo by Cpl. Rafael BrambilaPelayo

The II Marine Expeditionary Force “Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller” Outstanding Leadership Award is displayed during an award ceremony for Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2024. The II MEF Lieutenant General “Chesty” Puller Award is awarded to units within the II MEF that showed outstanding ability and superior performance in supporting the mission of the II MEF within the past year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

The II Marine Expeditionary Force “Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller” Outstanding Leadership Award is displayed during an award ceremony for Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2024. The II MEF Lieutenant General “Chesty” Puller Award is awarded to units within the II MEF that showed outstanding ability and superior performance in supporting the mission of the II MEF within the past year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

Photo by Cpl. Rafael BrambilaPelayo

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Scott H. Helminski, the commanding officer Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/6 Speaks with the Marines and Sailors of BLT 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) during an award ceremony for the II MEF “Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller” Outstanding Leadership Award, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2024. The II MEF Lieutenant General “Chesty” Puller Award is awarded to units within the II MEF that showed outstanding ability and superior performance in supporting the mission of the II MEF within the past year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Scott H. Helminski, the commanding officer Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/6 Speaks with the Marines and Sailors of BLT 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) during an award ceremony for the II MEF “Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller” Outstanding Leadership Award, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2024. The II MEF Lieutenant General “Chesty” Puller Award is awarded to units within the II MEF that showed outstanding ability and superior performance in supporting the mission of the II MEF within the past year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

Photo by Cpl. Rafael BrambilaPelayo