MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Lt. Col. Michael Roach, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, addresses guests at the deactivation ceremony for Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, at Dewey Square, May 21, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Lt. Col. Michael Roach, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, addresses guests at the deactivation ceremony for Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, at Dewey Square, May 21, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong)
MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, BRIDGEPORT, Calif. – A Marine 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Golf Company, conducts a low-profile raid on a high value target in a joint operation with special operations forces at MWTC in Bridgeport, Calif., Apr. 17.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi) - MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, BRIDGEPORT, Calif. – A Marine 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Golf Company, conducts a low-profile raid on a high value target in a joint operation with special operations forces at MWTC in Bridgeport, Calif., Apr. 17.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi)
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hike with packs and rifles on their way to their culminating training event in a mock battle against Combat Logistics Battalion 3 at Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Apr. 15, 2013. The "Island Warriors" took cover and returned fire, using blank rounds, as they attempted to gain foothold of Landing Zone Woody from CLB-3. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi) - Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hike with packs and rifles on their way to their culminating training event in a mock battle against Combat Logistics Battalion 3 at Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Apr. 15, 2013. The "Island Warriors" took cover and returned fire, using blank rounds, as they attempted to gain foothold of Landing Zone Woody from CLB-3. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi)
MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, BRIDGEPORT, Calif. - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct an ice breaching exercise on Lake Leavitt at Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., April 10, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi) - MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, BRIDGEPORT, Calif. - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct an ice breaching exercise on Lake Leavitt at Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., April 10, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi)
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Cpl. Brian Prins, a field radio operator with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., utilizes a single channel ground and airborne radio system to communicate with his fellow Marines aboard MCB Hawaii, March 12, 2013. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Barber) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Cpl. Brian Prins, a field radio operator with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., utilizes a single channel ground and airborne radio system to communicate with his fellow Marines aboard MCB Hawaii, March 12, 2013. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Barber)
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Lance Cpl. Jordan Finestone, rifleman, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, embraces his girlfriend, Angelique Corpuz, after returning from a six-month Unit Deployment Program to Okinawa, at Hangar 105, Dec. 12, 2012. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Barber) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Lance Cpl. Jordan Finestone, rifleman, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, embraces his girlfriend, Angelique Corpuz, after returning from a six-month Unit Deployment Program to Okinawa, at Hangar 105, Dec. 12, 2012. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Barber)