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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jennifer Wilbur, poses for a photo at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 1, 2020. Wilbur, a 25 year-old Clearwater, Florida native and chief instructor for the College of Military Education Courses, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, was the winner of the second quarter’s Commanding General Innovation Challenge for her introduction of Design Thinking into command sponsored primary military education courses. Design Thinking encourages organizations to focus on the people they are creating for, which leads to better products, services, and internal processes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jennifer Wilbur, poses for a photo at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 1, 2020. Wilbur, a 25 year-old Clearwater, Florida native and chief instructor for the College of Military Education Courses, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, was the winner of the second quarter’s Commanding General Innovation Challenge for her introduction of Design Thinking into command sponsored primary military education courses. Design Thinking encourages organizations to focus on the people they are creating for, which leads to better products, services, and internal processes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Feldman, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2Nd Marine Division, sights in with an M240B machine gun at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 2, 2020. V36 conducted company and platoon attack training scenarios during Mountain Exercise 2-20 at MCMWTC to further their familiarization and warfighting capabilities in cold, mountainous terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Feldman, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2Nd Marine Division, sights in with an M240B machine gun at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 2, 2020. V36 conducted company and platoon attack training scenarios during Mountain Exercise 2-20 at MCMWTC to further their familiarization and warfighting capabilities in cold, mountainous terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Feldman, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2Nd Marine Division, sights in with an M240B machine gun at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 2, 2020. V36 conducted company and platoon attack training scenarios during Mountain Exercise 2-20 at MCMWTC to further their familiarization and warfighting capabilities in cold, mountainous terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Feldman, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2Nd Marine Division, sights in with an M240B machine gun at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 2, 2020. V36 conducted company and platoon attack training scenarios during Mountain Exercise 2-20 at MCMWTC to further their familiarization and warfighting capabilities in cold, mountainous terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

1st Lt. Ashley Velez, Headquarters and Support Company executive officer, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, and Gunnery Sgt. Nathaniel Gager, H&S company gunnery sergeant, 2nd CEB, have a discussion about a map displayed at the Warfighter Training Symposium at Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 24, 2020. The symposium is held annually to familiarize MCB Camp Lejeune leaders about the training capabilities on the more than 120,000 acres of range training areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dominique Osthoff) - 1st Lt. Ashley Velez, Headquarters and Support Company executive officer, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, and Gunnery Sgt. Nathaniel Gager, H&S company gunnery sergeant, 2nd CEB, have a discussion about a map displayed at the Warfighter Training Symposium at Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 24, 2020. The symposium is held annually to familiarize MCB Camp Lejeune leaders about the training capabilities on the more than 120,000 acres of range training areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dominique Osthoff)

Second Lady, Karen Pence, gives her remarks during an interview following a meeting with military spouses at the Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 30, 2020. In the fall of 2018, Pence launched an awareness campaign to promote and encourage military spouses. Since then, Pence has been traveling domestically and internationally, addressing military spouse employment challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ginnie Lee) - Second Lady, Karen Pence, gives her remarks during an interview following a meeting with military spouses at the Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 30, 2020. In the fall of 2018, Pence launched an awareness campaign to promote and encourage military spouses. Since then, Pence has been traveling domestically and internationally, addressing military spouse employment challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ginnie Lee)

(Left) Col. Frank N. Latt, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, (middle) Assistant Wing Commander, Maj. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command, Assistant Deputy Commandant, and (right) Col. Timothy P. Miller, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort cut the ceremonious ribbon to commemorate the expansion and modernization of Townsend Bombing Range, the East Coast’s premier air-to-ground bombing range. The range has expanded from 5,183 acres to 33,834 acres which now allows pilots and air crews to train with precision guided munitions. TBR will continue to allow our pilots to train to deploy without deploying to train. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Buss) - (Left) Col. Frank N. Latt, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, (middle) Assistant Wing Commander, Maj. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command, Assistant Deputy Commandant, and (right) Col. Timothy P. Miller, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort cut the ceremonious ribbon to commemorate the expansion and modernization of Townsend Bombing Range, the East Coast’s premier air-to-ground bombing range. The range has expanded from 5,183 acres to 33,834 acres which now allows pilots and air crews to train with precision guided munitions. TBR will continue to allow our pilots to train to deploy without deploying to train. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Buss)

From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. William L. Koeppe, career planner, Staff Sgt. Nils A. Aylor II, motor vehicle operator, U.S. Navy Hospitalman third class Josh A. Johnson, 8th Marine Regiment, lay wreaths during the 35th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, N.C., Oct. 23, 2018. A memorial observance is held on Oct. 23 of each year to remember those lives lost during the terrorist attacks at U.S. Marine Barracks, Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez) - From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. William L. Koeppe, career planner, Staff Sgt. Nils A. Aylor II, motor vehicle operator, U.S. Navy Hospitalman third class Josh A. Johnson, 8th Marine Regiment, lay wreaths during the 35th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, N.C., Oct. 23, 2018. A memorial observance is held on Oct. 23 of each year to remember those lives lost during the terrorist attacks at U.S. Marine Barracks, Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Elissa Pedelty receives $1,000 and a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for her winning idea in designing an Environmental Control Unit (ECU) duct cover at MakerSpace, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Oct. 16, 2019. MakerSpace facilitates the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Commanding General’s Innovation Challenge, where Marines and Sailors submit innovative ideas to design an interesting culture that explores new ideas to improve policies, procedures or products. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ashley Lawson) - U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Elissa Pedelty receives $1,000 and a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for her winning idea in designing an Environmental Control Unit (ECU) duct cover at MakerSpace, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Oct. 16, 2019. MakerSpace facilitates the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Commanding General’s Innovation Challenge, where Marines and Sailors submit innovative ideas to design an interesting culture that explores new ideas to improve policies, procedures or products. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ashley Lawson)