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U.S. Marine Capt. Erich Lloyd, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company forward air controller deployed from Camp Pendleton, Calif., directs team movements during an exercise urban combat scenario during exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 at Juniper Butte Range, about 70 miles from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 8, 2013. Lloyd, a prior-enlisted crew chief, used U.S. Navy AV-8B Harriers and Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SG Strike Eagles air assets to neutralize enemy forces. - U.S. Marine Capt. Erich Lloyd, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company forward air controller deployed from Camp Pendleton, Calif., directs team movements during an exercise urban combat scenario during exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 at Juniper Butte Range, about 70 miles from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 8, 2013. Lloyd, a prior-enlisted crew chief, used U.S. Navy AV-8B Harriers and Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SG Strike Eagles air assets to neutralize enemy forces.

U.S. Marine Pfc. Jacob Piazza, right, fires a .50-caliber machine gun at targets during realistic urban training aboard Camp Roberts, Calif., Dec. 14, 2014. Piazza is a rifleman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The training prepares the 15th MEU’s Marines for their upcoming deployment, enhancing their combat skills in environments similar to those they may find in future missions. - U.S. Marine Pfc. Jacob Piazza, right, fires a .50-caliber machine gun at targets during realistic urban training aboard Camp Roberts, Calif., Dec. 14, 2014. Piazza is a rifleman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The training prepares the 15th MEU’s Marines for their upcoming deployment, enhancing their combat skills in environments similar to those they may find in future missions.

Kenny R. White, Marine veteran, native of San Diego, Calif., listens as Mathieu Brundige, tank crewman, 1st Tank Battalion, explains the functionalities of the M1A1 Abrams on the units tank ramp, Dec. 22, 2014. White served as a tank crewman for 17 years as a reservist in 4th Tank Battalion. - Kenny R. White, Marine veteran, native of San Diego, Calif., listens as Mathieu Brundige, tank crewman, 1st Tank Battalion, explains the functionalities of the M1A1 Abrams on the units tank ramp, Dec. 22, 2014. White served as a tank crewman for 17 years as a reservist in 4th Tank Battalion.

Master Gunnery Sgt. Alex C. Cabero Jr., center, explains an upcoming event Dec. 9 to a group of Marines at Camp Kinser during a Truck Rodeo. The rodeo increased camaraderie and refreshed basic motor transportation skills for Marines stationed across Okinawa. Cabero, from Vista, California, is the unit movement control chief with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Master Gunnery Sgt. Alex C. Cabero Jr., center, explains an upcoming event Dec. 9 to a group of Marines at Camp Kinser during a Truck Rodeo. The rodeo increased camaraderie and refreshed basic motor transportation skills for Marines stationed across Okinawa. Cabero, from Vista, California, is the unit movement control chief with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Corporal Ulises Zamoramartinez, an optics technician with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, recieves the Purple Heart Medal by Maj. Gen. Vincent Coglianese, commanding general 1st MLG, during an award ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, California Dec. 19, 2014. Zamoramartinez, a 31-year-old native of Yakima, Washington, earned the award for injuries received while deployed in Helmand province, Afghanistan during a six-month tour with Georgian Liaison Team 10, Regional Command (Southwest). - Corporal Ulises Zamoramartinez, an optics technician with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, recieves the Purple Heart Medal by Maj. Gen. Vincent Coglianese, commanding general 1st MLG, during an award ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, California Dec. 19, 2014. Zamoramartinez, a 31-year-old native of Yakima, Washington, earned the award for injuries received while deployed in Helmand province, Afghanistan during a six-month tour with Georgian Liaison Team 10, Regional Command (Southwest).

Urasoe Police Department Officers search a suspect before taking him into custody Dec. 24 during an anti-terrorism force protection exercise at Camp Kinser. The police officers, with the Urasoe Police Department, and the Marines and Japanese security guards with Camp Kinser Provost Marshal’s Office coordinated during a mock scenario in which they worked together to apprehend suspicious persons and vehicles attempting to access Camp Kinser. - Urasoe Police Department Officers search a suspect before taking him into custody Dec. 24 during an anti-terrorism force protection exercise at Camp Kinser. The police officers, with the Urasoe Police Department, and the Marines and Japanese security guards with Camp Kinser Provost Marshal’s Office coordinated during a mock scenario in which they worked together to apprehend suspicious persons and vehicles attempting to access Camp Kinser.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ty-Michael Maes, left, a team leader with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Lindenhurst, New York, directs his fire team during a bilateral live-fire assault exercise with Saudi Marines as part of exercise Red Reef 15 in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia. Red Reef is part of a routine theater security cooperation engagement plan between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Saudi Naval Forces that serves as an excellent opportunity to strengthen tactical proficiency in critical mission areas and support long-term regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ty-Michael Maes, left, a team leader with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Lindenhurst, New York, directs his fire team during a bilateral live-fire assault exercise with Saudi Marines as part of exercise Red Reef 15 in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia. Red Reef is part of a routine theater security cooperation engagement plan between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Saudi Naval Forces that serves as an excellent opportunity to strengthen tactical proficiency in critical mission areas and support long-term regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/Released)

Burundian soldiers inspect targets and receive sight adjustments from Marines to their rifles during a live fire range in Bujumbura, Burundi, Dec. 2, 2014. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained alongside the Burundi National Defense Force, providing expertise in logistics and engineering disciplines for approximately 3-months from October to December. - Burundian soldiers inspect targets and receive sight adjustments from Marines to their rifles during a live fire range in Bujumbura, Burundi, Dec. 2, 2014. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained alongside the Burundi National Defense Force, providing expertise in logistics and engineering disciplines for approximately 3-months from October to December.

U.S. Marine Capt. Nathan D. Bedle, with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response – Africa, and a Spanish soldier with 1st Mountain Troops Command conduct a trail recon a during mountain warfare training in Candanchu, Spain, Dec. 16, 2014. The exercise, which was conducted with the Spanish, allowed the Marines to gain greater knowledge of mountain warfare tactics, techniques and procedures while enhancing interoperability with the Spanish and strengthening the U.S. partnership with Spain. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a self-mobile crisis response force that conducts missions to protect U.S. personnel, property, and interests in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. - U.S. Marine Capt. Nathan D. Bedle, with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response – Africa, and a Spanish soldier with 1st Mountain Troops Command conduct a trail recon a during mountain warfare training in Candanchu, Spain, Dec. 16, 2014. The exercise, which was conducted with the Spanish, allowed the Marines to gain greater knowledge of mountain warfare tactics, techniques and procedures while enhancing interoperability with the Spanish and strengthening the U.S. partnership with Spain. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a self-mobile crisis response force that conducts missions to protect U.S. personnel, property, and interests in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility.

Marines training in the Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival course drill rescues with their classmates at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii pool, Dec. 12, 2014. A total of 18 Marines were tested this week. - Marines training in the Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival course drill rescues with their classmates at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii pool, Dec. 12, 2014. A total of 18 Marines were tested this week.