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Race officials retrieve the first place rubber duckie from the Ala Wai Canal in Honolulu, during the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii’s 27th Annual Great Hawaiian Rubber Duckie Race, March 21, 2014. While the majority of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines train at the Mountain Warfare Training Center, in Bridgeport, Calif., Marines in the remain-behind element filled Ala Wai Canal with rubber duckies to support the annual event, which raises money to help people who have cerebral palsy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Race officials retrieve the first place rubber duckie from the Ala Wai Canal in Honolulu, during the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii’s 27th Annual Great Hawaiian Rubber Duckie Race, March 21, 2014. While the majority of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines train at the Mountain Warfare Training Center, in Bridgeport, Calif., Marines in the remain-behind element filled Ala Wai Canal with rubber duckies to support the annual event, which raises money to help people who have cerebral palsy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)

Meredith Kimener shares a moment with her husband and baby at building 1087, Dec. 16, 2013. More than 900 Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment returned from a recent Unit Deployment Program, Dec. 13, 14 and 16. They landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and they arrived in three busses to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, escorted by motorcyclists. Each company spent anywhere between six to eight months on deployment. They trained in countries including Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong) - Meredith Kimener shares a moment with her husband and baby at building 1087, Dec. 16, 2013. More than 900 Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment returned from a recent Unit Deployment Program, Dec. 13, 14 and 16. They landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and they arrived in three busses to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, escorted by motorcyclists. Each company spent anywhere between six to eight months on deployment. They trained in countries including Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong)

Australian Army Capt. Andrew Carlile, the civil military organization liaison officer for 1 Armored Cavalry Regiment, (right), explains the benefits of befriending Australian forces to the mayor of Waratah village. The mock village housed more than 40 Australian soldiers and U.S. Marines training to establish a successful relationship with a community not accustomed to foreign aid. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise that enhances multilateral collaboration between U.S. and Australian forces in support of future combined operations, humanitarian assistance and natural disaster response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Australian Army Capt. Andrew Carlile, the civil military organization liaison officer for 1 Armored Cavalry Regiment, (right), explains the benefits of befriending Australian forces to the mayor of Waratah village. The mock village housed more than 40 Australian soldiers and U.S. Marines training to establish a successful relationship with a community not accustomed to foreign aid. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise that enhances multilateral collaboration between U.S. and Australian forces in support of future combined operations, humanitarian assistance and natural disaster response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Fellow spouses look on as Danielle Buzzard looks through the sight of an unloaded rifle at Range Training Facility Kaneohe Bay during Jane Wayne Day, Dec. 19, 2012. Spouses and girlfriends of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment service members visited the range and Boondocker Training Area. The ladies learned how to shoot and execute proper techniques to compete an obstacle course. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Fellow spouses look on as Danielle Buzzard looks through the sight of an unloaded rifle at Range Training Facility Kaneohe Bay during Jane Wayne Day, Dec. 19, 2012. Spouses and girlfriends of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment service members visited the range and Boondocker Training Area. The ladies learned how to shoot and execute proper techniques to compete an obstacle course. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong)

It’s rarely pretty. It’s often not in regulation. And it’s a hassle to maintain, but the CAX Stache is a constant of pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Left to right, top to bottom) Capt. Roy (Geico) Haskins, Lance Cpl. Jason M. Terrill, Capt. Luke Pernotto, Cpl. Erek S. Sharp, Pfc. Daniel L. Lohmann, Cpl. Ryan Guedry, Lance Cpl. Warren Truehaft, Pfc. Kevin C. Vaughn, Lance Cpl. Brent J. Ford. - It’s rarely pretty. It’s often not in regulation. And it’s a hassle to maintain, but the CAX Stache is a constant of pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Left to right, top to bottom) Capt. Roy (Geico) Haskins, Lance Cpl. Jason M. Terrill, Capt. Luke Pernotto, Cpl. Erek S. Sharp, Pfc. Daniel L. Lohmann, Cpl. Ryan Guedry, Lance Cpl. Warren Truehaft, Pfc. Kevin C. Vaughn, Lance Cpl. Brent J. Ford.

Sgt. Brent C. Olds, 1st squad leader, 2nd platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, shouts directions to his Marines during an impromptu training session at Range 215, Feb. 23. The Wichita, Kan. native and fellow Lima Company leaders took advantage of an empty training area to build on their Marines skills in military operations in urban terrain. - Sgt. Brent C. Olds, 1st squad leader, 2nd platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, shouts directions to his Marines during an impromptu training session at Range 215, Feb. 23. The Wichita, Kan. native and fellow Lima Company leaders took advantage of an empty training area to build on their Marines skills in military operations in urban terrain.