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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 prepares to land during a convoy resupply aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 29, 2020. HMH-463 and 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment conducted convoy resupply training to support interoperability and demonstrate the capability of executing an expeditionary convoy resupply in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jamie Shadwick)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Speros Koumparakis, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, grabs a box of packets during the Mokapu Elementary School drive-thru pick up, MCBH, July 28, 2020. In prior years, Mokapu Elementary held a “Back to School” event in which families pick up beginning of the school year information and meet their teachers, but this year, for the safety and well-being of students, families, and staff, the school held a drive-thru pick up. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez)

Volunteers push a tire out of the water during a Weed Warriors event aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 25, 2020. Weed Warriors is a bi-monthly event held by the MCBH environmental staff to remove invasive plant species and debris from the Nu‘upia Ponds wetlands wildlife management area. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Shane Linder)

A volunteer removes an invasive plant from the Nu‘upia Ponds during a Weed Warriors event aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 25, 2020. Weed Warriors is a bi-monthly event held by the MCBH environmental staff to remove invasive plant species and debris from the Nu‘upia Ponds wetlands wildlife management area. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Shane Linder)

A KC-130J attached to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 takes off during a Tilt Air to Air Refueling and Helicopter Air to Air Refueling exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 23, 2020. MCAS, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 participated in the TAAR and HAAR training to increase readiness, proficiency, and unit cohesion with VMGR-152. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Cayo, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, inspects a KC-130J attached to VMGR-152 prior to a Tilt Air to Air Refueling and Helicopter Air to Air Refueling exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, July 23, 2020. MCAS, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 participated in the TAAR and HAAR training to increase readiness, proficiency, and unit cohesion with VMGR-152. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez)

A U.S. Marine aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, surfaces out of the water while conducting helicopter underwater egress training, MCBH, July 22, 2020. The purpose of this training is to prepare service members for an emergency exit in case of a crash landing into water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Angeles)

Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Hunt Military Communities celebrated the completion of a new 40 home redevelopment of the Nani Ulupa’u neighborhood with a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony, July 8, 2020. Col. Speros Koumparakis, the MCBH commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Lester Williams, the base sergeant major, were among those involved with the project’s celebration ceremony; also in attendance were Hunt community managers, development and operations employees, and Hunt community residents.

Personnel are monitoring sea turtle nests aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, MCBH, June 10.

Sergeant Major Lester L. Williams, U.S. Marine Corps

Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hector Pereyrabaez, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, posts security during military operations in urban terrain training, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 28, 2020. Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, and Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, conducted an amphibious assault exercise and military operations in urban terrain to increase littoral mobility proficiency in 3d Marine Regiment and advance the goals of the Commandant of the Marine Corps 2030 Force Design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Kirk)

A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, posts security during military operations in urban terrain training, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 28, 2020. Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, and Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, conducted an amphibious assault exercise and military operations in urban terrain to increase littoral mobility proficiency in 3d Marine Regiment and advance the goals of the Commandant of the Marine Corps 2030 Force Design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Kirk)

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, participate in an amphibious assault exercise, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 28, 2020. Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, and Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, conducted an amphibious assault exercise and military operations in urban terrain to increase littoral mobility proficiency in 3d Marine Regiment and advance the goals of the Commandant of the Marine Corps 2030 Force Design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Kirk)

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, traverse through water during an amphibious assault exercise, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 28, 2020. Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, and Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, conducted an amphibious assault exercise and military operations in urban terrain to increase littoral mobility proficiency in 3d Marine Regiment and advance the goals of the Commandant of the Marine Corps 2030 Force Design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Kirk)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 24, conducted a mass air training mission along the shores of Oahu from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 19, 2020.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 24, conducted a mass air training mission along the shores of Oahu from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 19, 2020.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 24, conducted a mass air training mission along the shores of Oahu from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 19, 2020.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 24, conducted a mass air training mission along the shores of Oahu from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 19, 2020.