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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 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)

Light Armored Vehicles with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, cross a medium girder bridge as part of Exercise Trident Juncture 18 near Voll, Norway, Oct. 30, 2018. The bridge construction enables ground units to complete a gap crossing during the exercise, which is one of the general engineering tasks 2nd Marine Logistics Group provides to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Trident Juncture 18 enhances the U.S. and NATO Allies’ and partners’ abilities to work together collectively to conduct military operations under challenging conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott R. Jenkins) - Light Armored Vehicles with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, cross a medium girder bridge as part of Exercise Trident Juncture 18 near Voll, Norway, Oct. 30, 2018. The bridge construction enables ground units to complete a gap crossing during the exercise, which is one of the general engineering tasks 2nd Marine Logistics Group provides to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Trident Juncture 18 enhances the U.S. and NATO Allies’ and partners’ abilities to work together collectively to conduct military operations under challenging conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott R. Jenkins)

Brig. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, commanding general for 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and one of the 8th Engineers Support Battalion Marines that helped renovate the unit’s new Corporals Course, cuts the ceremonial ribbon to open the facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. This renovated facility is now open to train the Marines and sailors of 2nd MLG. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad/Released ) - Brig. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, commanding general for 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and one of the 8th Engineers Support Battalion Marines that helped renovate the unit’s new Corporals Course, cuts the ceremonial ribbon to open the facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. This renovated facility is now open to train the Marines and sailors of 2nd MLG. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad/Released )

An Improved Navy Lighterage System loaded with vehicles from a recent Marine Expeditionary Unit coasts into the shoreline during a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Fla., Aug. 10, 2015. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25 teamed up with sailors from Naval Beach Group-2 for the latest iteration of the MPFEX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released) - An Improved Navy Lighterage System loaded with vehicles from a recent Marine Expeditionary Unit coasts into the shoreline during a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Fla., Aug. 10, 2015. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25 teamed up with sailors from Naval Beach Group-2 for the latest iteration of the MPFEX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released)