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Lt. Col. Steele accepted the Von Steuben Superior Unit Performance Award on behalf of 2nd MAW for their outstanding performance during their Comprehensive Command Inspection, demonstrating high levels of efficiency, integrity, and institutional readiness and setting the standard for other units to emulate through their performance during an IGMC inspection. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien Wright) - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adam Chalkley the inspector general of the Marine Corps, left, pose for photo with Lt. Col. Robert Steele a command inspector general with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at the Alfred M. Gray Marine Corps Research Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Oct. 22, 2024. Lt. Col. Steele accepted the Von Steuben Superior Unit Performance Award on behalf of 2nd MAW for their outstanding performance during their Comprehensive Command Inspection, demonstrating high levels of efficiency, integrity, and institutional readiness and setting the standard for other units to emulate through their performance during an IGMC inspection. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien Wright)

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jennifer McKenna, a newly appointed Chief Petty Officer with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a Clio, Michigan native, poses for a photo during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2024. Established by the Navy in 1893, the distinction for Chief Petty Officer was marked by changes in uniform and authority, with Chief Selects completing a six-week initiation that included physical fitness, team-building, and leadership training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez) - U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jennifer McKenna, a newly appointed Chief Petty Officer with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a Clio, Michigan native, poses for a photo during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2024. Established by the Navy in 1893, the distinction for Chief Petty Officer was marked by changes in uniform and authority, with Chief Selects completing a six-week initiation that included physical fitness, team-building, and leadership training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez)

U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines stand at the position of attention during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2024. Established by the Navy in 1893, the distinction for Chief Petty Officer was marked by changes in uniform and authority, with Chief Selects completing a six-week initiation that included physical fitness, team-building, and leadership training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez) - U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines stand at the position of attention during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2024. Established by the Navy in 1893, the distinction for Chief Petty Officer was marked by changes in uniform and authority, with Chief Selects completing a six-week initiation that included physical fitness, team-building, and leadership training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, arrive at Móron Air Base, Spain on June 9, 2020. SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.2 is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.2 continues to work closely with the relevant medical agencies and military organizations to minimize risk of COVID-19 exposure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tawanya Norwood) - U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, arrive at Móron Air Base, Spain on June 9, 2020. SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.2 is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.2 continues to work closely with the relevant medical agencies and military organizations to minimize risk of COVID-19 exposure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tawanya Norwood)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Europe, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, fire their weapons during a battle sight zero range in Setermoen, Norway, June 4, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the Marines implemented social distancing procedures into their training and are taking precautions to ensure they do not expose themselves to anyone who may be infected. MRF-E conducts various exercises including arctic cold-weather and mountain-warfare training, as well as military-to-military engagements throughout Europe that enhance cooperation among partners and allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Abrey Liggins) - U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Europe, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, fire their weapons during a battle sight zero range in Setermoen, Norway, June 4, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the Marines implemented social distancing procedures into their training and are taking precautions to ensure they do not expose themselves to anyone who may be infected. MRF-E conducts various exercises including arctic cold-weather and mountain-warfare training, as well as military-to-military engagements throughout Europe that enhance cooperation among partners and allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Abrey Liggins)

F/A-18 Super Hornets fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean May 12, 2020. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) remains at sea in the Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their successful deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. Keeping HSTCSG at sea in U.S. 2nd Fleet, in the sustainment phase of OFRP, allows the ship to maintain a high level of readiness during the global COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tamara Vaughn) - F/A-18 Super Hornets fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean May 12, 2020. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) remains at sea in the Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their successful deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. Keeping HSTCSG at sea in U.S. 2nd Fleet, in the sustainment phase of OFRP, allows the ship to maintain a high level of readiness during the global COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tamara Vaughn)

Lance Cpl. Randoll Gonzales, a rifleman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Task Force New York, screens vehicles while providing security for the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during COVID-19 relief efforts in New York City, April 19, 2020. Comfort cares for trauma, emergency and urgent care patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with the Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stormy Mendez) - Lance Cpl. Randoll Gonzales, a rifleman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Task Force New York, screens vehicles while providing security for the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during COVID-19 relief efforts in New York City, April 19, 2020. Comfort cares for trauma, emergency and urgent care patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with the Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stormy Mendez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Argentieri, a light armored vehicle mechanic, with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, fires his rifle at a notional enemy target during a live-fire range on the National Training Center 20-05 in Ft. Irwin, Calif., March 22, 2020. The National Training Center is a unique opportunity that allows Marines and Sailors to train with and against a peer competitor in a conventional combat operational setting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Argentieri, a light armored vehicle mechanic, with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, fires his rifle at a notional enemy target during a live-fire range on the National Training Center 20-05 in Ft. Irwin, Calif., March 22, 2020. The National Training Center is a unique opportunity that allows Marines and Sailors to train with and against a peer competitor in a conventional combat operational setting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, pose for a photo before doing a convoy from Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway caves to Værnes Garrison near Trondheim, Norway, Feb. 14, 2020. MCPP-N gear was later transported from Orkanger Port to Bogen Port in preparation for Exercise Cold Response. Cold Response is a Norwegian-led exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin J. Andrews) - U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, pose for a photo before doing a convoy from Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway caves to Værnes Garrison near Trondheim, Norway, Feb. 14, 2020. MCPP-N gear was later transported from Orkanger Port to Bogen Port in preparation for Exercise Cold Response. Cold Response is a Norwegian-led exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin J. Andrews)