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Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stand at the sideline and watch their fellow Marines play in the Dwyer World Cup aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jun More

Sergeant Thomas Z. Spitzer, professionally instructed gunman, Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provides security during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2014. Spitze More

Corporal Anthony Davis, fire team leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, dons his personal protective gear before a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. Davis, a native of More

Lance Cpl. Andrew Witte, a motor transportation mechanic with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, performs maintenance on a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 22, More

An Afghan National Army soldier follows Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during the start of a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Au More

Spouses of U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a combat fitness test by lifting 30-pound ammo cans during a “Jane Wayne Da More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to embark onto the USS Essex (LHD 2) to begin Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) aboard Naval Base San Diego More

U.S. Navy sailors wait for a landing craft, air cushion to embark onto the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego Feb. 23, More

U.S. Navy sailor Petty Officer 2rd Class Kazmin Stan walks with the morning colors aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) aboard Naval Bas More

The USS Anchorage (LPD 23) maneuvers off the coast of San Diego during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) Feb. 28, 2015. The 15th MEU is embarked aboard the three ships More

U.S. Sailors with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group signal the pilot of an MV-22B Osprey during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego Feb. 28, 2015 More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force carry a combat rubber raiding craft to disembark the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force prepare to depart the USS Essex (LHD 2) on a combat rubber raiding craft during Amphibious Squadron Three/Marine Expeditionary Unit Int More

U.S. Marines and Sailors perform a foreign object damage walk on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Naval Base San Diego March 16, 2015. FOD walks More

An MV-22B Osprey begins its descent onto the flight-deck of the USS Essex (LHD-2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) March 18, 2015. COMPTUEX is designed to help Marines and Sailors integrate fo More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, hit the mats during Marine Corps gray-belt martial-arts training off the coast of San Diego March 19, 2015. The 15th MEU is embarked aboard the three ships More

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 73 with Assault Craft Unit 5, prepares to enter the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego March 21, 2015. Aboard th More

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 73 with Assault Craft Unit 5, glides across the ocean during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) March 21, 2015. The LCACs were transporting Marines with Lima Compan More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lift a simulated casualty onto a stretcher during a mass casualty drill as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) ab More

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes in the hanger bay of the USS Essex (LDH 2) during Composite Training Unit E More

A U.S. Navy Sailor with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group medical staff tends to a simulated wounded Marine during a mass casualty drill as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the USS Esse More

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs a tactical reload with his M4 carbine aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Com More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, step off an MV-22B Osprey during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 26, 2015. The 1 More

U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Dakota Griffin directs a landing craft, air cushion engulfed in a cloud of sand onto a beach landing site aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Composite Training Unit Exercise More

U.S. Marine Maj. Andre M. Ingram listens to role players during a meeting with local security officials and non-governmental organizations during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Camp Pendleto More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjust piping for a water purification project to support a simulated foreign humanitarian assistance mission during Certificatio More

A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit double checks his gear during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) aboard Blythe Airport, Calif., April 15, 2015. The Marine provided security as Marines with Li More

A contractor supporting the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, installs digital interoperability systems onto a MV-22B Osprey, during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off the coast of San Diego, April 19, 2015. The More

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, establish communications before pushing out to their pos More

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during room clearing drills in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LDH More

U.S. Sailors with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group watch as an AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium TIltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rolls into position on the flight deck of the More

U.S. Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Christine Lachico, left, and Marine Cpl. Zachary Maples paint a logo on equipment in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LDH 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, M More

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, establishes security aboard Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, May 17, 2015. The Marin More

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, compete in an ultimate football game aboard Marine Corps Base, Hawaii, May 19, 2015. Th More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex Amphibious Ready Group await instructions during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit attend the memorial service in honor of Cpl. Joshua Barron and Lance Cpl. Matthew Determan aboard the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Paci More

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire at targets aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 29, 2015. More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Roman Fernandez gets his gear adjusted between matches in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 29, 2015. Fernandez is a team leader with Lima Company, Battal More

U.S. Marine Col. Vance L. Cryer, middle, congratulates Cpl. Ryan Siegel during a promotion ceremony on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Pacific Ocean, June 1, 2015. Cryer is the commanding office More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Roman Fernandez, right, instructs a Marine on punching techniques in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Philippine Sea, June 2, 2015. Fernandez is a team leader with Lima Company, B More

U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice tactical and speed-reload drills with their rifles More

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), participate in a company run at Fort George G. Meade, Md., June 12, 2015. Company runs are held to bring Soldiers together and help boost mora More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a “tractor pull” competition on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The event builds unit morale among the 15th More

GULF OF ADEN (July 4, 2015) U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex Amphibious Ready Group, wait for food during a steel beach picnic on the flight deck of the amphibious assa More

Chief Master Sgt. Geoff Weimer, 5th Bomb Wing command chief, is presented a check at the outdoor track finish line after running 52 miles at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 24, 2015. Weimer completed the run t More

Airman 1st Class Minsoo Goh, 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services specialist, stands at parade rest during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day retreat ceremony Sept. 18, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. More

David Quint (wearing St. Jude Hero tank top), Labor and Management Employee Relations specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, juggles three hacky sack balls on the 13-mile race rout More

Cameron Perkins, 90th Munitions Squadron intramural softball team player, rounds third on his way to the home plate May 31, 2016, on one of the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., ball fields. Perkins made one of More

Mourners attend the graveside service for 2nd. Lt. Malvin Greston "Marvelous Mal" Whitfield in Section 8 of Arlington National Cemetery, June 8, 2016, in Arlington, Va. Whitfield was a five-time Olympic medalis More

A runner takes a group picture as U.S. and NATO service members and families participate in the Patriot Run, a 9/11 memorial 5K and 3K run, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Sept.9, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visua More

Col. Randy Boswell, 436th Mission Support Group commander, talks to runners prior to start of the "Four Leaf Clover Warrior Run," March 17, 2017, near The Landings on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The run was won More

Top Guard Runner: 1st Lt. Kenneth Rayner, commander of the District of Columbia Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 74th Troop Command, pours water over himself to stay cool while ap More

Senior Airman Charles Henderson and 1st Lt. Mary Boyle pose for a photo at Memorial Park on Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 26, 2017. Both Airmen are assigned to Hill AFB and have been selected to run in the Ai More

Members of the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Army Ten-Miler team pose for a photo at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 8, 2017. The team is comprised of male and female U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen who will c More

Four members of Team Dover stand vigilant at the base flag pole as a group of runners jog by them during National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day Sept. 15, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, D More

Service members deployed with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, (left to right) U.S. Marine Capt. Danielle Pozun, U.S. Marine Capt. Michael Nordin and LCDR Jeffre More

Purple shoes were a must-buy for Staff Sgt. Patti Lee-Smith, an avid runner and ambassador for the Project Purple program, which seeks to find a cure for pancreatic cancer. Lee-Smith, of David City, Nebraska, l More

Master Sgt. Brandan Keel and his wife Adney put together Lego pieces Oct. 28, 2018, at their home in Warner Robins, Georgia. The couple has spent more than $6,500 building a 64-square-feet city using approximat More

Sgt. Ayrin Hamner-Ripperger, the administration and supply non-commissioned officer for the 831st Engineer Company, Iowa Army National Guard (IANG), holds one of her favorite medals she has earned on her “Chasi More

Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Melissa Barnes with members of her run group prior to the July 4th 5K run on Erbil Air Base, Iraq. Barnes is the administration officer-in-charge for the base. When she's More

United States Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Austin Tighe (front), 2nd Lt. Jack Taubl and Capt. Justin Frankel, Marines with Officer Selection Station New Brunswick, demonstrate a squad push up during a leadership semina More

U.S. Army Capt. Becky Linder, commander of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 1742nd Transportation Company, talks with Soldiers during opening formation Nov. 3, 2019, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Linder has been a More

United States Marine Corps Sgt. Dionysios Kappos, a recruiter from Recruiting Sub-station Essex, demonstrates pull ups at the Marine Corps Classic track invitational at the New Balance Armory in New York, Dec. More

200123-N-GX781-0060 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 23, 2020) – Family and friends of Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Oscar J. Temores of Lemoore, California, pray during a memorial service held on Joint Expeditionary Base More

Capt. Michael Rose, commander of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), runs the 100-kilometer race in the Lone Star 100 race on 8 Feb More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Sean Bernstein, middle, teaches nomenclature and handling techniques for the M45 1911 A1 pistol during a female engagement team class aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Berns More

San Francisco, Calif. native Maj. Loren B. Jerlow, brigade aviation officer, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division is running the Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon on, Nov. 16, 2008, to raise money for t More

From left, Col. Patrick Tierney, commander; Capt. Seth Desilets, ADAM cell officer in charge; and Capt. David Garrison, assistant brigade intelligence officer, all from the Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry More

3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soldiers cross the finish line after the Veterans Day 5K run on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2008.

U.S. Division-North soldiers pace themselves through the fifth mile of a combined half marathon and marathon at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, April 17. Service members raced in the half or full mar More

Staff Sgt. Tyler Hubbard, the substance abuse and control officer for Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, runs along Nuupia Ponds Wildlife Management Area on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 19, 20 More

The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Chaplain (Maj.) Stanton Trotter of LaPalma, Calif., crosses the five-mile "Run for Jesus" finish line on Bagram Air Field April 8. Trotter and the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade u More

A soldier finishes his Army physical fitness test during the Mountain Warrior Non-commissioned Officer and Soldier of the Quarter competition, June 21, at Forward Operating Base Fenty. Six non-commissioned offi More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patricia Starks, left, and Master Sgt. Jose Castro finish their first lap of the second annual Tactical Air Control Party Association 24 Hour Run Challenge at the 182nd Airlift Wing More

Airman 1st Class Hoang Vuong, 99th Comptroller Squadron finance technician, stops traffic for runners participating in the Survive and Thrive 5K April 19, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The event was open More

A family runs together during the Annual Marine Corps Marathon Run-a-Muck, Quantico, Va., June 8, 2013. The Run-a-Muck is a 3.5 mile race that takes runners over slippery, muddy obstacles throughout Marine Corp More

Daniel Machado, 30, Clinton Township, finishes the Crossroads 4-miler hosted by the Marine Corps Marathon. The finish line was in front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

U.S. Air Force airmen run in the Combined Federal Campaign 5K at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Nov. 8, 2013. Pledges to the CFC made by civilian and military donors support eligible non-profit organizations who More

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, left, an automatic rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Freeport, N.Y., and his wife, Mariolbis, take a photo prior to him deploying to Afgha More

Navy Lt. Andrew Brod, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, says a prayer during a midnight transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 15, 2014. After a seven-month deplo More

Seaman John Santos, corpsman, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of the Philippines, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during a training drill aboard C More

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide security during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Forward Operating Base Juno, Afghanistan, March 13, 2014. The Marines traveled to Forwar More

Sergeant Troy Garza, squad leader, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his second time. Garza, a native of Harlingen, Texas, first deployed to More

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, engages targets aboard Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, April 9, 2014. Nielson, a native of Las Vegas More

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Paso, Texas, provides security from a concealed position during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanis More

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Franklin Square, N.Y., checks the serviceability of an Afghan National Army M2 .50 caliber mac More

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Paso, Texas, patrols the area of a nearby compound during a mission in Larr Village, Helmand province, More

Corporal Schuyler Bates, assaultman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Butler, Indiana, provides security during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2014. Th More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol the outside perimeter of Tagvreshk Village during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 1, 2014. The company operated in Tagvresh More

Corporal Stephen Hornbeck, field radio operator, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Chicago, works on satellite communication during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, More

Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, complete the first running portion of the “Memorial Day Murph” workout aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 26, 2014. The Marines conducted the workout to h More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide security from a wadi after offloading from a CH-53E Super Stallion during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. The co More

Corporal Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, provides security during a two-day mission in Larr Village, Afghanistan, May 22, 2014. Garcia, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Mari More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, center, a native of Los Angeles, shakes hands with Navy Lt. Samuel Frasier, battalion surgeon, after being awarded the Fleet Marine Force Enlisted Warfare Specialist Devic More

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, stands at attention before being combat meritoriously promoted to corporal aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 2, 2014. Hollis, an anti-tank More

Corporal Gavin Allison, right, a native of Mount Airy, Maryland, shakes hands with Capt. John Dove, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, after being promoted More

Participants low crawl through the mud pit obstacle during the annual Marine Corps Marathon's Run Amuck. Run Amuck, the Marine Corps Marathon's messiest mud and obstacle event, hosts 4,000 runners who face ardu More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, maneuver into a village as the run rises in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The company conducted disruption operations in a known Ta More

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 take off after transporting Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Ju More

Corporal Mark Rood, cyber network operator, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, troubleshoots network connectivity from a satellite phone during a mission in Helmand province, More