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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, the Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, addresses the audience after awarding Sgt. Danny McDonald, scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. McDonald was awarded for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy) - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, the Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, addresses the audience after awarding Sgt. Danny McDonald, scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. McDonald was awarded for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jessie Fishbaugh, an imagery analysis specialist with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, sets up a Tactical Wideband Inter-Operable Surface Terminal and Virtual Imagery Processor during the 2nd Intelligence Battalion Field Exercise 21.1 at U.S. Marine Corps Landing Field, Bogue, North Carolina, Feb. 8, 2021. The field exercise allowed the Intelligence Operations Center (IOC) to evaluate their processes of planning, coordinating, execution and exercise of command and control of the mission during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kellen Medina) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jessie Fishbaugh, an imagery analysis specialist with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, sets up a Tactical Wideband Inter-Operable Surface Terminal and Virtual Imagery Processor during the 2nd Intelligence Battalion Field Exercise 21.1 at U.S. Marine Corps Landing Field, Bogue, North Carolina, Feb. 8, 2021. The field exercise allowed the Intelligence Operations Center (IOC) to evaluate their processes of planning, coordinating, execution and exercise of command and control of the mission during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kellen Medina)

Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus, Chief of Paratroopers and Infantry Corps for Israeli Defense Forces, speaks to U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Caleb Rich, the commanding officer of Advanced Infantry Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry – East, during a tour from II Marine Expeditionary Force which showcased various simulation and training facilities on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Mar. 10, 2021. The purpose of the visit was for IDF leaders to develop relationships with II MEF personnel and learn about Marine Corps training, simulators, and how they are integrated into training and exercises to create fighters and leaders for the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres) - Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus, Chief of Paratroopers and Infantry Corps for Israeli Defense Forces, speaks to U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Caleb Rich, the commanding officer of Advanced Infantry Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry – East, during a tour from II Marine Expeditionary Force which showcased various simulation and training facilities on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Mar. 10, 2021. The purpose of the visit was for IDF leaders to develop relationships with II MEF personnel and learn about Marine Corps training, simulators, and how they are integrated into training and exercises to create fighters and leaders for the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 7, 2018) Members of the Israeli Defense Force observe flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), March 7, during exercise Juniper Cobra 2018 (JC18). JC18 is a computer-assisted exercise that is conducted through computer simulations focused on improving combined missile defense capabilities and overall interoperability between U.S. European Command and the Israel Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joe J. Cardona Gonzalez/Released) - 180307-N-ZK016-0040 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 7, 2018) Members of the Israeli Defense Force observe flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), March 7, during exercise Juniper Cobra 2018 (JC18). JC18 is a computer-assisted exercise that is conducted through computer simulations focused on improving combined missile defense capabilities and overall interoperability between U.S. European Command and the Israel Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joe J. Cardona Gonzalez/Released)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ernesto Santa Ana, with the Naval Medical Research Center, collects blood samples from a Marine participant with the COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines (CHARM) study on Camp Johnson, N.C., Mar. 3, 2021. CHARM 2.0 is a volunteer progression-based assessment to monitor possible health related issues as a result as a result of COVID-19 recovery. The medical team from the research center evaluated volunteers from across multiple Camp Lejeune tenant commands. CHARM 2.0 has improved the understanding of how Naval Medicine can impact COVID-19 relief efforts as well as support the health and readiness of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres) - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ernesto Santa Ana, with the Naval Medical Research Center, collects blood samples from a Marine participant with the COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines (CHARM) study on Camp Johnson, N.C., Mar. 3, 2021. CHARM 2.0 is a volunteer progression-based assessment to monitor possible health related issues as a result as a result of COVID-19 recovery. The medical team from the research center evaluated volunteers from across multiple Camp Lejeune tenant commands. CHARM 2.0 has improved the understanding of how Naval Medicine can impact COVID-19 relief efforts as well as support the health and readiness of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle L. Wendt, a hospital corpsman from Martinton, Ill., assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 22 (CLB-22), receives the joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration (JRSOI) brief during the setup of the state-run, federally-supported COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Feb. 28, 2021. Marines and Sailors with CLB-22, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., are deployed in support of the federal vaccine response. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kevin Stapleton/ Combat Logistics Battalion 22) - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle L. Wendt, a hospital corpsman from Martinton, Ill., assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 22 (CLB-22), receives the joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration (JRSOI) brief during the setup of the state-run, federally-supported COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Feb. 28, 2021. Marines and Sailors with CLB-22, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., are deployed in support of the federal vaccine response. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kevin Stapleton/ Combat Logistics Battalion 22)

Marines and Sailors, know and understand the information in MARADMIN 016/21 that was released yesterday. We must embody the values and ideals of our Nation. We support and defend the Constitution. Any act that disrupts the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, core values, and oath; it is against the law. Make sure you and your fellow service members know what’s allowed and not allowed regarding political activities and online behavior. Semper Fidelis - Marines and Sailors, know and understand the information in MARADMIN 016/21 that was released yesterday. We must embody the values and ideals of our Nation. We support and defend the Constitution. Any act that disrupts the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, core values, and oath; it is against the law. Make sure you and your fellow service members know what’s allowed and not allowed regarding political activities and online behavior. Semper Fidelis

 

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