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Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 10, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 10, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (Todd Michalek/U.S. Marine Corps)

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 10, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 10, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (Todd Michalek/U.S. Marine Corps)

Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, center left, commanding officer, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, and 1st. Lt. Philip J. Kulczewski, center right, public affairs officer, Headquarters and Service Company, GCEITF, rush to the water during the Special Olympics Onslow County Polar Plunge at Onslow Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 10, 2015.

Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, center left, commanding officer, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, and 1st. Lt. Philip J. Kulczewski, center right, public affairs officer, Headquarters and Service Company, GCEITF, rush to the water during the Special Olympics Onslow County Polar Plunge at Onslow Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 10, 2015. ()

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a 5 mile hike on the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 11, 2015. MWTC trains Marines across the warfighting functions for operations in mountainous, high altitude and cold weather environments.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a 5 mile hike on the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 11, 2015. MWTC trains Marines across the warfighting functions for operations in mountainous, high altitude and cold weather environments. (Anthony Ortiz/U.S. Marine Corps)

U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force drive Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats during maritime interoperability training off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 12, 2015.

U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force drive Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats during maritime interoperability training off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 12, 2015. (Jamean Berry/U.S. Marine Corps)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a seven- mile hike at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 12, 2015. MWTC trains Marines across the warfighting functions for operations in mountainous, high altitude, and cold weather environments.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a seven- mile hike at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 12, 2015. MWTC trains Marines across the warfighting functions for operations in mountainous, high altitude, and cold weather environments. (Anthony Ortiz/U.S. Marine Corps)

Lance Cpl. Matthew Millward, a machine gunner with weapons platoon,  Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, from Rescue, Calif., disassembles and reassembles an Mk 19 grenade launcher in the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Comstock, in preparation for an advanced machine gun course, Jan. 13, 2015. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Lance Cpl. Matthew Millward, a machine gunner with weapons platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, from Rescue, Calif., disassembles and reassembles an Mk 19 grenade launcher in the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Comstock, in preparation for an advanced machine gun course, Jan. 13, 2015. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (Melissa Wenger/U.S. Marine Corps)

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark from an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry, Jan. 12, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked with the Fort McHenry as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark from an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry, Jan. 12, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked with the Fort McHenry as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (Devin Nichols/U.S. Marine Corps)

Marines provide security as others board an MV22B Osprey Jan. 10, 2015 at Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan. The Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit?s Maritime Raid Force took part in a night raid as the first of three situational training events that make up the Realistic Urban Training Exercise.

Marines provide security as others board an MV22B Osprey Jan. 10, 2015 at Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan. The Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit?s Maritime Raid Force took part in a night raid as the first of three situational training events that make up the Realistic Urban Training Exercise. (Drew Tech/U.S. Marine Corps)

Staff Sgt. Ben Shoemaker (left), Sgt. Ricardo Schebesta and Staff Sgt. Bryson Twigg, Marine recruiters who helped stop a Jan. 6, 2015, robbery in Lynnwood, Wash., joke together while being prepared for a remote interview from Seattle on Fox News? ?Fox & Friends? morning show Jan. 14, 2015.

Staff Sgt. Ben Shoemaker (left), Sgt. Ricardo Schebesta and Staff Sgt. Bryson Twigg, Marine recruiters who helped stop a Jan. 6, 2015, robbery in Lynnwood, Wash., joke together while being prepared for a remote interview from Seattle on Fox News? ?Fox & Friends? morning show Jan. 14, 2015. (Reece Lodder/U.S. Marine Corps)

Two Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion experience Oleoresin Capsicum spray at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 14, 2015. OC is a chemical agent compound mixed with different peppers that irritates the eyes, which causes tears, burning of the skin, involuntary muscle relaxation and temporary blindness to incapacitate an individual for a short period of time.

Two Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion experience Oleoresin Capsicum spray at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 14, 2015. OC is a chemical agent compound mixed with different peppers that irritates the eyes, which causes tears, burning of the skin, involuntary muscle relaxation and temporary blindness to incapacitate an individual for a short period of time. ()

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participate in a tug-of-war while competing in the Gladiator Games at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15, 2015. The battalion holds the Gladiator Games competition once or twice a year to bolster morale and increase unit cohesion. The games consist of a 7-ton pull, fire-man carry relay, grappling, tug-of-war, tire flipping and more. The best company at the Gladiator Games wins the unit's gladiator helmet.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participate in a tug-of-war while competing in the Gladiator Games at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15, 2015. The battalion holds the Gladiator Games competition once or twice a year to bolster morale and increase unit cohesion. The games consist of a 7-ton pull, fire-man carry relay, grappling, tug-of-war, tire flipping and more. The best company at the Gladiator Games wins the unit's gladiator helmet. (S.T. Stewart/U.S. Marine Corps)

Sgt. Radmila M. Allen, left, team leader with 3rd Platoon, Company A, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, talks with Sgt. Jesus Garcia, squad leader and position safety officer, about the course of fire for the M203 live-fire at the Verona Loop training area, near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14, 2015.

Sgt. Radmila M. Allen, left, team leader with 3rd Platoon, Company A, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, talks with Sgt. Jesus Garcia, squad leader and position safety officer, about the course of fire for the M203 live-fire at the Verona Loop training area, near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14, 2015. ()

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