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Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment advance to establish an offensive position during Integrated Training Exercise 1-16 aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 26, 2015. During ITX, Marines demonstrate core infantry mission essential tasks while conducting offensive and defensive stability operations. - Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment advance to establish an offensive position during Integrated Training Exercise 1-16 aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 26, 2015. During ITX, Marines demonstrate core infantry mission essential tasks while conducting offensive and defensive stability operations.

Marine students undergoing the Martial Arts Instructor Course review course material following a training session at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2015. The three-week long course will qualify its students to be Martial Arts instructors. The course’s development of endurance, strength, fighting ability and knowledge will benefit Marines for future operations in any location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Marine students undergoing the Martial Arts Instructor Course review course material following a training session at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2015. The three-week long course will qualify its students to be Martial Arts instructors. The course’s development of endurance, strength, fighting ability and knowledge will benefit Marines for future operations in any location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Marine students attending the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Medium Girder Bridge Master’s Course prepare to lift a bridge part during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 18, 2015. 8th Engineer Support Battalion has the only full-manned Bridge Company in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Marine students attending the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Medium Girder Bridge Master’s Course prepare to lift a bridge part during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 18, 2015. 8th Engineer Support Battalion has the only full-manned Bridge Company in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course lift a bridge bay during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based in Camp Hansen, Okinawa. During the exercise, Marines constructed and deconstructed a bridge 11 bays in length. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course lift a bridge bay during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based in Camp Hansen, Okinawa. During the exercise, Marines constructed and deconstructed a bridge 11 bays in length. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course connect bridge foundation parts during a practical application of recently learned skills at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based out of Camp Hansen, Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course connect bridge foundation parts during a practical application of recently learned skills at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based out of Camp Hansen, Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Students awarded scholarships pose for a group photo during the scholarship announcement ceremony hosted by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 10. The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation was founded in 1962 and has awarded more than 35,000 scholarships worth approximately $100 million to the children of Marines and Navy corpsmen. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Watola /released) - Students awarded scholarships pose for a group photo during the scholarship announcement ceremony hosted by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 10. The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation was founded in 1962 and has awarded more than 35,000 scholarships worth approximately $100 million to the children of Marines and Navy corpsmen. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Watola /released)

Marines post the colors during the Combat Logistics Battalion 8’s reactivation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 1, 2015. The unit’s reactivation allows 2nd MLG to provide direct support to all of 2nd Marine Division’s infantry units, and it is scheduled to take over the logistics command element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Africa in 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad/Released) - Marines post the colors during the Combat Logistics Battalion 8’s reactivation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 1, 2015. The unit’s reactivation allows 2nd MLG to provide direct support to all of 2nd Marine Division’s infantry units, and it is scheduled to take over the logistics command element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Africa in 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad/Released)

Sgt. Scott Roush, the security chief and senior intelligence analyst for Marine Aircraft Group 26, receives an award congratulating him on his accomplishments as honor graduate of the Squadron Intelligence Training and Certification Course during a graduation ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station New River, Aug. 28, 2015. The students spent 19 training days and more than 90 class hours learning aviation-specific intelligence skills such as structured analytic techniques, comprehensive threat education, capabilities and limitation of all Marine Corps aircraft and how to support a large scale exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released.) - Sgt. Scott Roush, the security chief and senior intelligence analyst for Marine Aircraft Group 26, receives an award congratulating him on his accomplishments as honor graduate of the Squadron Intelligence Training and Certification Course during a graduation ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station New River, Aug. 28, 2015. The students spent 19 training days and more than 90 class hours learning aviation-specific intelligence skills such as structured analytic techniques, comprehensive threat education, capabilities and limitation of all Marine Corps aircraft and how to support a large scale exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released.)

Marines with Support Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, practice clearing a stairwell of all enemy presence while their squad observes during Basic Urban Skills Training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Aug. 6, 2015. The training, which was taught by instructors from the 2nd Marine Division Training Center, was part of the battalion’s deployment for training exercise where the Marines improved the basic infantry skills they might not use on a daily basis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released) - Marines with Support Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, practice clearing a stairwell of all enemy presence while their squad observes during Basic Urban Skills Training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Aug. 6, 2015. The training, which was taught by instructors from the 2nd Marine Division Training Center, was part of the battalion’s deployment for training exercise where the Marines improved the basic infantry skills they might not use on a daily basis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released)