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MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS – Cpl. Kyle Smith, a radio reconnaissance team operator with Radio Reconnaissance Platoon, 3rd Radio Battalion, scans a tree line after swimming two kilometers in the Pacific Ocean during a Radio Reconnaissance Operator’s Course aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, June 15, 2017. For 13 weeks, Marines conducted the Radio Reconnaissance Operator’s Course, utilizing various training areas to prepare themselves when they embed with a reconnaissance platoon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres) - MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS – Cpl. Kyle Smith, a radio reconnaissance team operator with Radio Reconnaissance Platoon, 3rd Radio Battalion, scans a tree line after swimming two kilometers in the Pacific Ocean during a Radio Reconnaissance Operator’s Course aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, June 15, 2017. For 13 weeks, Marines conducted the Radio Reconnaissance Operator’s Course, utilizing various training areas to prepare themselves when they embed with a reconnaissance platoon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

Col. Sean Killeen, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, gives a speech during the Active Duty Fund Drive awards ceremony at the Officers’ Club ballroom aboard MCB Hawaii on June 8, 2017. The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society hosted this ceremony to recognize the units that donated over $190,000 to the Active Duty Fund Drive. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil) - Col. Sean Killeen, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, gives a speech during the Active Duty Fund Drive awards ceremony at the Officers’ Club ballroom aboard MCB Hawaii on June 8, 2017. The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society hosted this ceremony to recognize the units that donated over $190,000 to the Active Duty Fund Drive. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil)

Lt. Col. Paul Melchior, the Force Fitness division action officer, delivers his Force Fitness Program presentation on Marine Corps Base Hawaii June 8, 2017. Melchior is travelling to Marine Corps installations across the globe to inform personnel on recent changes to the physical training program, as well as offering the opportunity to potential Force Fitness Instructors. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen) - Lt. Col. Paul Melchior, the Force Fitness division action officer, delivers his Force Fitness Program presentation on Marine Corps Base Hawaii June 8, 2017. Melchior is travelling to Marine Corps installations across the globe to inform personnel on recent changes to the physical training program, as well as offering the opportunity to potential Force Fitness Instructors. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen)

Lance Cpl. Cristian Cisneros, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal’s Office of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, is apprehended by Dar, a military working dog, during scout training aboard Camp H.M. Smith on May 8, 2017. The purpose of scout training is to help both the handler and their dog to successfully search, pursue and apprehend a suspect. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil) - Lance Cpl. Cristian Cisneros, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal’s Office of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, is apprehended by Dar, a military working dog, during scout training aboard Camp H.M. Smith on May 8, 2017. The purpose of scout training is to help both the handler and their dog to successfully search, pursue and apprehend a suspect. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil)

Sgt. James Decker, a military policeman, and “McGruff the Crime Dog” pose for a picture during the annual “Strike Out Child Abuse” event at K-Bay Lanes aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 26, 2017. The purpose of this event was to raise awareness and reach out to the community about ways to protect children from abuse. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirk) - Sgt. James Decker, a military policeman, and “McGruff the Crime Dog” pose for a picture during the annual “Strike Out Child Abuse” event at K-Bay Lanes aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 26, 2017. The purpose of this event was to raise awareness and reach out to the community about ways to protect children from abuse. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirk)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – An explosive ordnance technician with Headquarters Battalion equips C4 explosives and time fuses in preparation for detonating unexploded ordnance at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility aboard MCB Hawaii, on March 2, 2017. The purpose of this sweep is to clear the range of any unexploded ordnance allowing range personnel and units conducting training, the ability to work in a safer environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – An explosive ordnance technician with Headquarters Battalion equips C4 explosives and time fuses in preparation for detonating unexploded ordnance at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility aboard MCB Hawaii, on March 2, 2017. The purpose of this sweep is to clear the range of any unexploded ordnance allowing range personnel and units conducting training, the ability to work in a safer environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil)

Staff Sgt. Ismael Esconde, the substance abuse control officer with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds a crane he folded at building 267 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii April 19, 2017. Esconde uses origami as a way to make a positive impact in his local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella) - Staff Sgt. Ismael Esconde, the substance abuse control officer with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds a crane he folded at building 267 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii April 19, 2017. Esconde uses origami as a way to make a positive impact in his local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Jeremy Yellin, a former fighter pilot in the Army Air Corps, visited the Officers Club aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 16, 2017. Yellin, a World War II veteran, shared his war story and how he dealt with being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to service members and DoD employees. “I didn’t know I was sick,” Yellin said. “The service members and veterans that commit suicide today don’t know they’re sick.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachary Orr) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Jeremy Yellin, a former fighter pilot in the Army Air Corps, visited the Officers Club aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 16, 2017. Yellin, a World War II veteran, shared his war story and how he dealt with being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to service members and DoD employees. “I didn’t know I was sick,” Yellin said. “The service members and veterans that commit suicide today don’t know they’re sick.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachary Orr)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Staff Sgt. Stuart Clark, a training staff noncommissioned officer for Headquarters Battalion, observes Marines conducting Table Five as part of the unit’s annual training qualification at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility aboard MCB Hawaii on March 15, 2017. Headquarters Bn. is conducting the training in order to meet the Marine Corps’ requirement that every unit must complete Tables Three through Six to better prepare Marines for combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Staff Sgt. Stuart Clark, a training staff noncommissioned officer for Headquarters Battalion, observes Marines conducting Table Five as part of the unit’s annual training qualification at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility aboard MCB Hawaii on March 15, 2017. Headquarters Bn. is conducting the training in order to meet the Marine Corps’ requirement that every unit must complete Tables Three through Six to better prepare Marines for combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil)