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Lieutenant Colonel Michael Nakonieczny, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, knees down with the battalion’s Highlander Sword while Marines fight using pugil sticks during 1st LAR’s Highlander Night aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. The Highlander Night tightens the bonds of brotherhood through competitions that pit unit against unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)

Lieutenant Colonel Michael Nakonieczny, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, knees down with the battalion’s Highlander Sword while Marines fight using pugil sticks during 1st LAR’s Highlander Night aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. The Highlander Night tightens the bonds of brotherhood through competitions that pit unit against unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Maj. Misty Posey the Plans Officer with the Manpower Integration Office, Headquarters Marine Corps, educates an audience about the integration of female Marines into previously closed combat arms occupations and units at the Unit Event Center June 8, 2016. The goal of integration education training is to ensure commanders and staffs are sufficiently educated and prepared to receive Marines of either gender by October 31, 2016 (active) and January 31, 2017 (reserve). “I hope we get to the point where people look at female Marines as Marines first and as women second,” Posey said. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/ Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Maj. Misty Posey the Plans Officer with the Manpower Integration Office, Headquarters Marine Corps, educates an audience about the integration of female Marines into previously closed combat arms occupations and units at the Unit Event Center June 8, 2016. The goal of integration education training is to ensure commanders and staffs are sufficiently educated and prepared to receive Marines of either gender by October 31, 2016 (active) and January 31, 2017 (reserve). “I hope we get to the point where people look at female Marines as Marines first and as women second,” Posey said. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lt. Gen. David Berger, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses the audience at integration education training at the Marine Memorial Chapel June 7, 2016. The training highlighted the placement of female Marines into previously closed combat arms occupations and units. “It’s about managing the whole population of the Marine Corps to make sure that as a warfighting organization, we’re moving people to the right assignments,” Berger said. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/ Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lt. Gen. David Berger, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses the audience at integration education training at the Marine Memorial Chapel June 7, 2016. The training highlighted the placement of female Marines into previously closed combat arms occupations and units. “It’s about managing the whole population of the Marine Corps to make sure that as a warfighting organization, we’re moving people to the right assignments,” Berger said. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Bob Pruitt speaks with a Marine before the start of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Pruitt, a Vietnam War veteran and former Navy petty officer, is now a Patriot Guard Rider. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Bob Pruitt speaks with a Marine before the start of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Pruitt, a Vietnam War veteran and former Navy petty officer, is now a Patriot Guard Rider. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Peggy Kane speaks with another Patriot Guard Rider before the start of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. The reunion was held to honor the Marines of 3/5 who were deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Peggy Kane speaks with another Patriot Guard Rider before the start of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. The reunion was held to honor the Marines of 3/5 who were deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Family and friends walk past the Patriot Guard Riders before entering the San Mateo Memorial Garden on Camp Pendleton April 29, 2016. The family and friends attended the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion to honor the Marines who were deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Family and friends walk past the Patriot Guard Riders before entering the San Mateo Memorial Garden on Camp Pendleton April 29, 2016. The family and friends attended the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion to honor the Marines who were deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Jim Reed bows his head in prayer during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Reed, a retired Navy master chief and Vietnam War veteran, served 23 years and is now a Patriot Guard Rider. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Jim Reed bows his head in prayer during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Reed, a retired Navy master chief and Vietnam War veteran, served 23 years and is now a Patriot Guard Rider. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Col. Jason Morris addresses the audience during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Morris served as the battalion’s commander during the deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Col. Jason Morris addresses the audience during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Morris served as the battalion’s commander during the deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – 1st Sgt. Chris Carlisle listens to Col. Jason Morris during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Carlisle served as the Company K company gunnery sergeant during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – 1st Sgt. Chris Carlisle listens to Col. Jason Morris during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Carlisle served as the Company K company gunnery sergeant during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Cpl. Ryan Provasi accepts a challenge coin from Col. Jason Morris at the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Provasi served as a rifleman with Company K during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Cpl. Ryan Provasi accepts a challenge coin from Col. Jason Morris at the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Provasi served as a rifleman with Company K during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Cpl. Juan Dominguez accepts a challenge coin from Col. Jason Morris at the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Dominguez served as a rifleman with Company K during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Cpl. Juan Dominguez accepts a challenge coin from Col. Jason Morris at the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Dominguez served as a rifleman with Company K during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A young boy waves the American flag during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. The reunion was held to honor the Marines of 3/5 who were deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A young boy waves the American flag during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. The reunion was held to honor the Marines of 3/5 who were deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A young boy plays with a M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. The reunion included a barbecue and a hike up First Sergeant’s Hill to honor the fallen Marines of 3/5 who were deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A young boy plays with a M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. The reunion included a barbecue and a hike up First Sergeant’s Hill to honor the fallen Marines of 3/5 who were deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Marcus Chischilly makes his way up the side First Sergeant’s Hill to honor his fallen comrades during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Chischilly served as a rifleman with Company K during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Marcus Chischilly makes his way up the side First Sergeant’s Hill to honor his fallen comrades during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Chischilly served as a rifleman with Company K during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Eddie Palos encourages fellow Marines up First Sergeant’s Hill during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Palos served as a rifleman with Company I during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Eddie Palos encourages fellow Marines up First Sergeant’s Hill during the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion at the San Mateo Memorial Garden April 29, 2016. Palos served as a rifleman with Company I during the battalion’s deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Derek Goodridge motivates another Marine up First Sergeant’s Hill to honor their fallen comrades during the “Dark Horse” Reunion at Camp Pendleton April 29, 2016. Goodridge served as a rifleman with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during a deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Derek Goodridge motivates another Marine up First Sergeant’s Hill to honor their fallen comrades during the “Dark Horse” Reunion at Camp Pendleton April 29, 2016. Goodridge served as a rifleman with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during a deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Kathy Sims gazes at San Mateo from the top of First Sergeant’s Hill while Marines honor their fellow comrades during the Dark Horse Reunion at Camp Pendleton April 29, 2016. Sims is the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion organizer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Kathy Sims gazes at San Mateo from the top of First Sergeant’s Hill while Marines honor their fellow comrades during the Dark Horse Reunion at Camp Pendleton April 29, 2016. Sims is the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment “Dark Horse” Reunion organizer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

1st Marine Division Combat Camera developed a number of posters to promote the Protect What You Earned campaign as championed by Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, to get Marines talking about thoughtful decision-making. The commandant’s vision is to preserve the Corps’ combat readiness by ensuring individual Marines succeed in their careers and personal lives.

1st Marine Division Combat Camera developed a number of posters to promote the Protect What You Earned campaign as championed by Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, to get Marines talking about thoughtful decision-making. The commandant’s vision is to preserve the Corps’ combat readiness by ensuring individual Marines succeed in their careers and personal lives.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, speaks with a mix of entry-level Marine students from the School of Infantry-West and mid-career enlisted leaders studying at the Staff Noncommissioned Officers Academy aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., about opening all occupational specialties to qualified Marines of either gender April 12, 2016.

Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, speaks with a mix of entry-level Marine students from the School of Infantry-West and mid-career enlisted leaders studying at the Staff Noncommissioned Officers Academy aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., about opening all occupational specialties to qualified Marines of either gender April 12, 2016.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

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