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The All-Marine soccer team visits McKale Memorial Center at the University of Arizona during the tour of their sports facilities in Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 9, 2015. The event was the first the All-Marine soccer team supported as part of Marine Week Phoenix. - The All-Marine soccer team visits McKale Memorial Center at the University of Arizona during the tour of their sports facilities in Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 9, 2015. The event was the first the All-Marine soccer team supported as part of Marine Week Phoenix.

Sgt. Maj. Robert Vanoostrom and Anthony Rios poses for a photo during the cycling awards ceremony hosted in front of Lejeune Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 21, 2015. Rios is a member of the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games All-Marine Team. The 2015 DoD Warrior Games, held at MCB Quantico June 19-28, is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, and injured Service members and veterans from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces. - Sgt. Maj. Robert Vanoostrom and Anthony Rios poses for a photo during the cycling awards ceremony hosted in front of Lejeune Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 21, 2015. Rios is a member of the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games All-Marine Team. The 2015 DoD Warrior Games, held at MCB Quantico June 19-28, is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, and injured Service members and veterans from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces.

Ken Asato, a corporal with the Uruma City Police Department, exits his vehicle as an “intruder” on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 11, 2015 during bilateral training between service members and the UCPD. The training ensured the camp guard, and the Provost Marshal’s Office are proficient in communicating with the UCPD to mitigate security threats involving service members and Okinawa residents. During the training event, Asato posed as an Okinawa resident entering the base without authorization. Camp guard Marines patrolling the perimeter of the base apprehended the intruder and rehearsed turnover procedures with PMO Marines. - Ken Asato, a corporal with the Uruma City Police Department, exits his vehicle as an “intruder” on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 11, 2015 during bilateral training between service members and the UCPD. The training ensured the camp guard, and the Provost Marshal’s Office are proficient in communicating with the UCPD to mitigate security threats involving service members and Okinawa residents. During the training event, Asato posed as an Okinawa resident entering the base without authorization. Camp guard Marines patrolling the perimeter of the base apprehended the intruder and rehearsed turnover procedures with PMO Marines.

Sergeant Major Micheal Barrett, the 17th sergeant major of the Marine Corps, stands ready to retire from active duty in the Marine Corps during the sergeant major of the Marine Corps post and relief ceremony at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, February 20, 2015. Barrett has served in the Marines since 1981. - Sergeant Major Micheal P. Barrett, the 17th sergeant major of the Marine Corps, stands ready to retire from active duty in the Marine Corps during the sergeant major of the Marine Corps post and relief ceremony at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, February 20, 2015. Barrett has served in the Marines since 1981.

Sgt. Maj. Justin LeHew , Training and Education Command Sergeant Major, took part in the 25th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March, 23, 2014. LeHew earned the Navy Cross for his actions as a gunnery sergeant during Operation Iraqi Freedom in March of 2003. - Sgt. Maj. Justin LeHew, Training and Education Command Sergeant Major, took part in the 25th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March, 23, 2014. LeHew earned the Navy Cross for his actions as a gunnery sergeant during Operation Iraqi Freedom in March of 2003.

Margaret B. Davis (left) and Isaiah Leiva (right) during the North Carolina Scholarship Announcement Ceremony hosted at the Marston Pavillion in Camp Lejeune on July, 18, 2015. - Margaret B. Davis (left) and Isaiah Leiva (right) during the North Carolina Scholarship Announcement Ceremony hosted at the Marston Pavillion in Camp Lejeune on July, 18, 2015.

Greeley Wells Jr., Barbara Kenney and Elizabeth Wells display letters and challenge coins they received from Maj. Sung Kim, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle, on behalf of 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos following a memorial service for their father, 1st Lt. George Greeley Wells, in Bellevue, Washington, Oct. 25, 2014. Greeley served as the adjutant of 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division, during World War II’s famed Battle of Iwo Jima. He carried the first flag that was raised on Mt. Suribachi, a moment later captured by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal in the war’s most famous photo. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was featured in James Bradley’s best-selling book “Flags of Our Fathers” and “War Stories with Oliver North,” produced by the retired Marine and Fox News correspondent. Greeley, a native of Lake Forest, Illinois, moved with his family from Harding Township, New Jersey, to Bellevue in the early 2000s. At 94, he passed away in his sleep here Sept. 22, 2014. - Greeley Wells Jr., Barbara Kenney and Elizabeth Wells display letters and challenge coins they received from Maj. Sung Kim, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle, on behalf of 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos following a memorial service for their father, 1st Lt. George Greeley Wells, in Bellevue, Washington, Oct. 25, 2014. Greeley served as the adjutant of 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division, during World War II’s famed Battle of Iwo Jima. He carried the first flag that was raised on Mt. Suribachi, a moment later captured by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal in the war’s most famous photo. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was featured in James Bradley’s best-selling book “Flags of Our Fathers” and “War Stories with Oliver North,” produced by the retired Marine and Fox News correspondent. Greeley, a native of Lake Forest, Illinois, moved with his family from Harding Township, New Jersey, to Bellevue in the early 2000s. At 94, he passed away in his sleep here Sept. 22, 2014.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe views the cockpit of an MV-22B Osprey Hyakuri Air Base during the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s Air Review 2014 Oct. 26. The air review happens every three years showcasing Japan's defensive air assets. Abe is the Prime Minister of Japan. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe views the cockpit of an MV-22B Osprey Hyakuri Air Base during the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s Air Review 2014 Oct. 26. The air review happens every three years showcasing Japan's defensive air assets. Abe is the Prime Minister of Japan. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Supporting Operation United Assistance, Armed Forces of Liberia engineers work on the Tubmanburg Ebola treatment unit. Crews quickly put up a series of tents on freshly leveled and graveled ground. The U.S. Agency for International Development is the lead U.S. Government organization for Operation United Assistance. U.S. Africa Command is supporting the effort by providing command and control, logistics, training and engineering assets to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. - Supporting Operation United Assistance, Armed Forces of Liberia engineers work on the Tubmanburg Ebola treatment unit. Crews quickly put up a series of tents on freshly leveled and graveled ground. The U.S. Agency for International Development is the lead U.S. Government organization for Operation United Assistance. U.S. Africa Command is supporting the effort by providing command and control, logistics, training and engineering assets to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations.