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A U.S. Marine ties a Christmas tree to a vehicle during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

A U.S. Marine ties a Christmas tree to a vehicle during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim

A R80D Skyraider is staged during a small unmanned aircraft system integration training as part of Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Korpo, Finland, Dec. 1, 2025. U.S. Marines partnered with Finnish joint terminal attack controllers to field new sUAS sensors to develop joint targeting procedures and demonstrate reliability and situational awareness in extreme conditions. Freezing Winds is conducted to increase interoperability between Marines, Finland, and NATO Allies by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals, and is part of a regularly occurring series of exercises in northern Europe that demonstrates the capability to deploy and train Marines and Sailors in support of the NATO Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alfonso Livrieri)

A R80D Skyraider is staged during a small unmanned aircraft system integration training as part of Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Korpo, Finland, Dec. 1, 2025. U.S. Marines partnered with Finnish joint terminal attack controllers to field new sUAS sensors to develop joint targeting procedures and demonstrate reliability and situational awareness in extreme conditions. Freezing Winds is conducted to increase interoperability between Marines, Finland, and NATO Allies by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals, and is part of a regularly occurring series of exercises in northern Europe that demonstrates the capability to deploy and train Marines and Sailors in support of the NATO Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alfonso Livrieri)

Photo by Sgt. Alfonso Livrieri

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group pose for a photo with staff members of Queens Creek Elementary School during an Adopt-a-School ceremony at Queens Creek Elementary School in Swansboro, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2025. The Adopt-a-School program is a voluntary program between Queens Creek Elementary School and II MIG designed to strengthen the connection between the military and local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dorian Melrath)

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group pose for a photo with staff members of Queens Creek Elementary School during an Adopt-a-School ceremony at Queens Creek Elementary School in Swansboro, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2025. The Adopt-a-School program is a voluntary program between Queens Creek Elementary School and II MIG designed to strengthen the connection between the military and local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dorian Melrath)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dorian Melrath

U.S. Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division detonate a door breaching charge during an urban assault range as part of Sapper Leadership Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2025. The course tests small unit leadership skills and reinforces advanced combat engineer techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

U.S. Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division detonate a door breaching charge during an urban assault range as part of Sapper Leadership Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2025. The course tests small unit leadership skills and reinforces advanced combat engineer techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.

A U.S. Sailor assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready group signals a landing craft, air cushion onto a beach landing zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 29, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

A U.S. Sailor assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready group signals a landing craft, air cushion onto a beach landing zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 29, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Photo by Sgt. Maurion Moore

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isabelle Hutmacher, a native of Ohio and a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, takes video of a fire integration support control exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 16, 2025. The exercise reinforces critical skills for fire integration support teams and increases their effectiveness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isabelle Hutmacher, a native of Ohio and a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, takes video of a fire integration support control exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 16, 2025. The exercise reinforces critical skills for fire integration support teams and increases their effectiveness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct a speed reload drill during a deck shoot aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 25, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct a speed reload drill during a deck shoot aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 25, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell

U.S. Marines and civilians load Christmas trees onto vehicles during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

U.S. Marines and civilians load Christmas trees onto vehicles during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim

U.S. Marines load Christmas trees onto vehicles during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

U.S. Marines load Christmas trees onto vehicles during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim

A U.S. Marine ties a Christmas tree to a vehicle during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

A U.S. Marine ties a Christmas tree to a vehicle during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim

U.S. Marines and civilian volunteers tie Christmas trees to vehicles during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

U.S. Marines and civilian volunteers tie Christmas trees to vehicles during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim

U.S. Marines load Christmas trees onto a vehicle during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

U.S. Marines load Christmas trees onto a vehicle during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim

U.S. Marines and civilian volunteers load Christmas trees onto vehicles during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

U.S. Marines and civilian volunteers load Christmas trees onto vehicles during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim

Christmas trees are staged before being loaded onto vehicles of service members during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

Christmas trees are staged before being loaded onto vehicles of service members during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. Trees for Troops is held by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and Marine Corps Community Services, providing over 1,100 Christmas trees to Department of War personnel and their families to spread holiday spirit throughout every military family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kim

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), secure a Utility Task Vehicle to a flatrack after night helicopter support team operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2025. The 24th MEU is a composite Marine Air-Ground Task Force ready to respond to the nation’s call when needed. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo taken by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), secure a Utility Task Vehicle to a flatrack after night helicopter support team operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2025. The 24th MEU is a composite Marine Air-Ground Task Force ready to respond to the nation’s call when needed. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo taken by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

U.S. service members and families attend the Marine Corps Community Services Holiday Fest on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2025. The event offered service members and their families an opportunity to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

U.S. service members and families attend the Marine Corps Community Services Holiday Fest on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2025. The event offered service members and their families an opportunity to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

U.S. Navy Midshipmen 3rd Class Carter Breen, an Ohio native, prepares a SkydioX2D small Unmanned Aircraft System for flight during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2025. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducted the MCCRE in order to demonstrate combat proficiency through the combined use of modern infantry tactics and technology, ensuring readiness for any future conflict or operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris)

U.S. Navy Midshipmen 3rd Class Carter Breen, an Ohio native, prepares a SkydioX2D small Unmanned Aircraft System for flight during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2025. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducted the MCCRE in order to demonstrate combat proficiency through the combined use of modern infantry tactics and technology, ensuring readiness for any future conflict or operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris

U.S. Navy Lt. David Miloscia, the chaplain for Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, gives an invocation during the 2025 H&S Bn Turkey Bowl at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 25, 2025. The Turkey Bowl consisted of a flag football tournament and chili cooking competition to raise camaraderie and esprit de corps throughout the battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner)

U.S. Navy Lt. David Miloscia, the chaplain for Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, gives an invocation during the 2025 H&S Bn Turkey Bowl at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 25, 2025. The Turkey Bowl consisted of a flag football tournament and chili cooking competition to raise camaraderie and esprit de corps throughout the battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Giancarlos Maldonado, a native of Pennsylvania, and a drone operator with Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, hand launches a Skydio X2D to demonstrate Small Unmanned Aircraft System capabilities on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 2025. Drone operators showcased Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems capabilities to 6th Regiment leadership and staff to provide an understanding for first person view operations and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Giancarlos Maldonado, a native of Pennsylvania, and a drone operator with Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, hand launches a Skydio X2D to demonstrate Small Unmanned Aircraft System capabilities on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 2025. Drone operators showcased Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems capabilities to 6th Regiment leadership and staff to provide an understanding for first person view operations and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit compete in a tug-of-war event during a field meet at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 25, 2025. The field meet brought 26th MEU Marines and Sailors together with various athletic events promoting competition, cohesion, and physical fitness within the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit compete in a tug-of-war event during a field meet at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 25, 2025. The field meet brought 26th MEU Marines and Sailors together with various athletic events promoting competition, cohesion, and physical fitness within the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

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