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Staff Sgt. Cary Chase lifts a set of dumbbells during a workout in the gym aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 27, 2017. Chase, who is from Bonire, Georgia, is the disbursing chief of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Combat Logistics Battalion 31. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, providing a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. - Staff Sgt. Cary Chase lifts a set of dumbbells during a workout in the gym aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 27, 2017. Chase, who is from Bonire, Georgia, is the disbursing chief of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Combat Logistics Battalion 31. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, providing a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Elizabeth D. Perez, the chief of staff for Task Force Southwest, speaks on what it means to be a leader and a woman in the Marine Corps in a combat environment at Camp Shorab, Afghanistan, March 6, 2018. Perez is currently deployed to Helmand province to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces to expand the security belt and to deny the enemy freedom of movement around central Helmand. - U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Elizabeth D. Perez, the chief of staff for Task Force Southwest, speaks on what it means to be a leader and a woman in the Marine Corps in a combat environment at Camp Shorab, Afghanistan, March 6, 2018. Perez is currently deployed to Helmand province to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces to expand the security belt and to deny the enemy freedom of movement around central Helmand.

Student-Athletes of the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference pose for a photo with Capt. Charlyne Delus (left) and First Sgt. Nicolas Imperial (right) after completing a morning workout honoring Cpl. Jason Dunham at Town Point Park in Norfolk, Virginia, March 10. The workout was chosen by First Sgt. Imperial to teach the participants about their character and fighting spirit. Dunham was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines during the Iraq War. Delus is a manpower officer with Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Imperial is the inspector instructor first sergeant for 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve. - Student-Athletes of the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference pose for a photo with Capt. Charlyne Delus (left) and First Sgt. Nicolas Imperial (right) after completing a morning workout honoring Cpl. Jason Dunham at Town Point Park in Norfolk, Virginia, March 10. The workout was chosen by First Sgt. Imperial to teach the participants about their character and fighting spirit. Dunham was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines during the Iraq War. Delus is a manpower officer with Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Imperial is the inspector instructor first sergeant for 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve.

Yutaka Fujii, a civilian K-9 handler with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, passes a ball to his canine at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 12, 2018. The training brought Japanese K-9 handlers from the JMSDF Kure Repair and Supply Facility Petroleum Terminal unit and the Hiroshima Police Headquarters to the air station, where they practiced detecting explosives with K-9’s. - Yutaka Fujii, a civilian K-9 handler with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, passes a ball to his canine at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 12, 2018. The training brought Japanese K-9 handlers from the JMSDF Kure Repair and Supply Facility Petroleum Terminal unit and the Hiroshima Police Headquarters to the air station, where they practiced detecting explosives with K-9’s.

Marines from the Royal Thai Marine Corps Secuity Regiment stand in formation Feb. 13, 2018, during the opening ceremony of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand. Exercise Cobra Gold, in its 37th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific region. The annual exercise is conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. - Marines from the Royal Thai Marine Corps Secuity Regiment stand in formation Feb. 13, 2018, during the opening ceremony of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand. Exercise Cobra Gold, in its 37th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific region. The annual exercise is conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Raney is a recruiter currently stationed as with Recruiting Station Nashville, 6th Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command. - U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brian D. Raney and Raven Campbell dance at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Jan. 20, 2018. Raney stepped in as the father figure for the father-daughter dance. Raney is a recruiter currently stationed with Recruiting Station Nashville, 6th Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command.

The medium terminals in the Very Small Aperture Terminal Family of Systems undergo interoperability evaluations at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. A Request for Information for a VSAT-medium replacement was released by Marine Corps Systems Command to industry in October 2017 to develop and deliver an updated, cost-effective, reliable solution. - The medium terminals in the Very Small Aperture Terminal Family of Systems undergo interoperability evaluations at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. A Request for Information for a VSAT-medium replacement was released by Marine Corps Systems Command to industry in October 2017 to develop and deliver an updated, cost-effective, reliable solution.