Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, maintain security while on patrol during a combat readiness training exercise on Range 800 here, Sept. 12, 2013. The training helped the battalion see how multiple elements of an attack work together to accomplish a single mission. The training exercise prepared the Marines for future operations as well as combat. - Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, maintain security while on patrol during a combat readiness training exercise on Range 800 here, Sept. 12, 2013. The training helped the battalion see how multiple elements of an attack work together to accomplish a single mission. The training exercise prepared the Marines for future operations as well as combat.

Marines serving with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talk to a role-player portraying a possible enemy threat during tactical sight exploitation training here, Sept. 11, 2013. After securing the perimeter, the Marines gained entry into the role-player's house and searched it for weapons and intelligence. The training was designed to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. - Marines serving with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talk to a role-player portraying a possible enemy threat during tactical sight exploitation training here, Sept. 11, 2013. After securing the perimeter, the Marines gained entry into the role-player's house and searched it for weapons and intelligence. The training was designed to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Servicemembers escort family members of Marines who sacrificed their lives with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, as well as Army units, during the Honor Bowl here, Sept. 7, 2013. The Gold Star family members were the guests of honor during the game and were walked to the center of the field for the coin toss. The Honor Bowl is a two-day event put together by the Honor Group to raise awareness of the sacrifices of servicemembers. - Servicemembers escort family members of Marines who sacrificed their lives with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, as well as Army units, during the Honor Bowl here, Sept. 7, 2013. The Gold Star family members were the guests of honor during the game and were walked to the center of the field for the coin toss. The Honor Bowl is a two-day event put together by the Honor Group to raise awareness of the sacrifices of servicemembers.

(Right to left) Colonel Jason Bohm, commanding officer, 5th Marine Regiment, Sgt. Maj. Clifford Wiggins, sergeant major, 5th Marines, and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, former sergeant major, 5th Marines, salute Marines and sailors as they conduct a pass and review during a relief, appointment and retirement ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, Sept. 6, 2013. Marines and sailors of the Fighting Fifth bid farewell to Ruiz who retired after 30 years of service after relinquishing his post to Wiggins during the ceremony. Wiggins served as the sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion before assuming his current post. Ruiz is a Laredo, Texas, native, Bohm is an Oyster Bay, N.Y., native, and Wiggins is a Cincinnati native. - (Right to left) Colonel Jason Bohm, commanding officer, 5th Marine Regiment, Sgt. Maj. Clifford Wiggins, sergeant major, 5th Marines, and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, former sergeant major, 5th Marines, salute Marines and sailors as they conduct a pass and review during a relief, appointment and retirement ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, Sept. 6, 2013. Marines and sailors of the Fighting Fifth bid farewell to Ruiz who retired after 30 years of service after relinquishing his post to Wiggins during the ceremony. Wiggins served as the sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion before assuming his current post. Ruiz is a Laredo, Texas, native, Bohm is an Oyster Bay, N.Y., native, and Wiggins is a Cincinnati native.

Corporal Genadiy Moskalenko, motor transportation operator, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, wears his newly presented French Fourragere on his left shoulder after a ceremony aboard the Camp San Mateo parade deck, Aug. 1, 2013. The regiment is one of two Marine Corps regiments authorized to wear the fourragere for heroic actions during World War I. The ceremony emphasized the Marines' commitment to upholding the rich history of the Fighting Fifth. - Corporal Genadiy Moskalenko, motor transportation operator, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, wears his newly presented French Fourragere on his left shoulder after a ceremony aboard the Camp San Mateo parade deck, Aug. 1, 2013. The regiment is one of two Marine Corps regiments authorized to wear the fourragere for heroic actions during World War I. The ceremony emphasized the Marines' commitment to upholding the rich history of the Fighting Fifth.

Lieutenant Col. Christeon C. Griffin, the outgoing commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hands the battalion colors to Lt. Col. Robert C. Rice, the battalion's incoming commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony at the Camp San Mateo parade deck here, June 26, 2013. The passing of the colors signified the transfer of authority and responsibility from one commander to the next.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer) - Lieutenant Col. Christeon C. Griffin, the outgoing commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hands the battalion colors to Lt. Col. Robert C. Rice, the battalion's incoming commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony at the Camp San Mateo parade deck here, June 26, 2013. The passing of the colors signified the transfer of authority and responsibility from one commander to the next. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer)

Colonel Roger B. Turner, the outgoing commanding officer of 5th Marine Regiment, salutes the U.S. flag during a change of command ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 25, 2013. Turner, a native of Laurel, Md., will assume his post as the new Military Secretary for the Commandant of the Marine Corps. - Colonel Roger B. Turner, the outgoing commanding officer of 5th Marine Regiment, salutes the U.S. flag during a change of command ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 25, 2013. Turner, a native of Laurel, Md., will assume his post as the new Military Secretary for the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Family members of fallen Marines look for their loved one's names during the 5th Marine Regiment Operation Enduring Freedom memorial dedication ceremony here, June 6, 2013. The memorial honors Marines and sailors who served with 5th Marines or under Regimental Combat Team 5 who gave the ultimate sacrifice during combat operations in Afghanistan. - Family members of fallen Marines look for their loved one's names during the 5th Marine Regiment Operation Enduring Freedom memorial dedication ceremony here, June 6, 2013. The memorial honors Marines and sailors who served with 5th Marines or under Regimental Combat Team 5 who gave the ultimate sacrifice during combat operations in Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Ryan Sotelo, a platoon sergeant serving with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holds the Afghanistan Campaign Streamer during a battle colors rededication ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 5, 2013. Marines serving with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer and rededicated streamers from previous campaigns to the regiment's battle colors during the ceremony. The Fighting Fifth is recognized as the most decorated regiment in the Marine Corps. Marines and sailors of the regiment earned the Afghanistan Campaign streamer during a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan as Regimental Combat Team 5 from August 2011 to August 2012. Sotelo, a San Mateo, Calif., native, is a Silver Star recipient and a combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom. - Staff Sgt. Ryan Sotelo, a platoon sergeant serving with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holds the Afghanistan Campaign Streamer during a battle colors rededication ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 5, 2013. Marines serving with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer and rededicated streamers from previous campaigns to the regiment's battle colors during the ceremony. The Fighting Fifth is recognized as the most decorated regiment in the Marine Corps. Marines and sailors of the regiment earned the Afghanistan Campaign streamer during a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan as Regimental Combat Team 5 from August 2011 to August 2012. Sotelo, a San Mateo, Calif., native, is a Silver Star recipient and a combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom.