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Major Gen. Daniel O’Donohue, commanding general, 1st Marine Division, pays respect to retired Navajo Code Talkers during a tour with the Navajo Nation aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015. Navajo Code Talkers were first put into action during World War II in early 1942 to establish an undecipherable code which could be used in combat environments to communicate sensitive information. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED) - Major Gen. Daniel O’Donohue, commanding general, 1st Marine Division, pays respect to retired Navajo Code Talkers during a tour with the Navajo Nation aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015. Navajo Code Talkers were first put into action during World War II in early 1942 to establish an undecipherable code which could be used in combat environments to communicate sensitive information. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED)
Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a patrol at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Aug. 25, 2015. The patrol was conducted as part of an experimental exercise designed to test Internally Transported Vehicle (ITVs) capabilities and discuss areas for improvement. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab established the exercise to aid in the process of getting reliable information for future vehicle designs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Murray) - Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a patrol at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Aug. 25, 2015. The patrol was conducted as part of an experimental exercise designed to test Internally Transported Vehicle (ITVs) capabilities and discuss areas for improvement. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab established the exercise to aid in the process of getting reliable information for future vehicle designs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Murray)
Corporal Benjamin Stoflet, a field radio operator, assigned to Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, watches for simulated enemy contacts during phase three of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 5-15 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 21, 2015. Headquarters Battalion acted as the opposing force against 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division for the field training exercise to give the Marines a realistic look at fighting in a mountainous terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/Released) - Corporal Benjamin Stoflet, a field radio operator, assigned to Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, watches for simulated enemy contacts during phase three of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 5-15 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 21, 2015. Headquarters Battalion acted as the opposing force against 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division for the field training exercise to give the Marines a realistic look at fighting in a mountainous terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/Released)
Lieutenant Colonel Brian S. Middleton, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, salutes the colors during the unit’s reactivation ceremony aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 17, 2015. The Marine Corps’ reactivation of the “Thundering Third” officially starts Oct. 1, 2015, which marks exactly 90 years of dedicated service within the Corps. - Lieutenant Colonel Brian S. Middleton, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, salutes the colors during the unit’s reactivation ceremony aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 17, 2015. The Marine Corps’ reactivation of the “Thundering Third” officially starts Oct. 1, 2015, which marks exactly 90 years of dedicated service within the Corps.
The 1st Marine Division Band plays music before the start of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment’s reactivation ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, Sept. 17, 2015. - The 1st Marine Division Band plays music before the start of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment’s reactivation ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, Sept. 17, 2015.
Major Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue (right), the new commanding general of 1st Marine Division, hands the unit’s colors to Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers (left), division’s sergeant major, during the change of command ceremony in which Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo passed command to O’Donohue aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 10, 2015. O’Donohue is taking command of the division after recently commanding Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie A. Curtis) - Major Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue (right), the new commanding general of 1st Marine Division, hands the unit’s colors to Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers (left), division’s sergeant major, during the change of command ceremony in which Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo passed command to O’Donohue aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 10, 2015. O’Donohue is taking command of the division after recently commanding Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie A. Curtis)