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Retired Marine Lieutenant Gen. John F. Sattler spoke to 1st Division Marines aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., during a Professional Military Education class regarding the second Battle of Fallujah June 18, 2014. Sattler gave the Marines an idea of how plans were developed and executed during the battle.

Retired Marine Lieutenant Gen. John F. Sattler spoke to 1st Division Marines aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., during a Professional Military Education class regarding the second Battle of Fallujah June 18, 2014. Sattler gave the Marines an idea of how plans were developed and executed during the battle.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jenna Loofe

Retired Marine Lieutenant Gen. John F. Sattler presents a behind the scenes look into development and operations during the second Battle of Fallujah during a Professional Military Education class aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Sattler gave the Marines an idea of how plans were developed and executed during the battle.

Retired Marine Lieutenant Gen. John F. Sattler presents a behind the scenes look into development and operations during the second Battle of Fallujah during a Professional Military Education class aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Sattler gave the Marines an idea of how plans were developed and executed during the battle.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jenna Loofe

Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, march on the colors during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, march on the colors during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Marines with Company A, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, stand at attention during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Marines with Company A, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, stand at attention during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Lieutenant Col. Gilbert D. Juarez (right), past commanding officer for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, passes the organizational colors to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin (left), present commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. Juarez served as the commanding officer for two years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Lieutenant Col. Gilbert D. Juarez (right), past commanding officer for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, passes the organizational colors to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin (left), present commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. Juarez served as the commanding officer for two years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Major Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines, sailors, friends and family during 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion’s change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Major Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines, sailors, friends and family during 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion’s change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Major Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines, sailors, friends and family during 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion’s change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Major Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines, sailors, friends and family during 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion’s change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Col. Gilbert D. Juarez, former commanding officer of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines, sailors, friends and family during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Col. Gilbert D. Juarez, former commanding officer of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines, sailors, friends and family during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Lieutenant Col. Christian M. Rankin, commanding officer of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines, sailors, friends and family during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the Ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Lieutenant Col. Christian M. Rankin, commanding officer of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines, sailors, friends and family during a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the Ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Rankin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Lieutenant Col. Gilbert D. Juarez (left), past commanding officer for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin (middle), present commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, and retired Lt. Col. Clifford O. Meyers (right), a former commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, stand at attention during the pass in review portion of a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. It is a tradition to invite former commanding officers to join the off-going and on-coming commanders during the pass and review. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Lieutenant Col. Gilbert D. Juarez (left), past commanding officer for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin (middle), present commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, and retired Lt. Col. Clifford O. Meyers (right), a former commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, stand at attention during the pass in review portion of a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. It is a tradition to invite former commanding officers to join the off-going and on-coming commanders during the pass and review. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Lieutenant Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Lt. Col. Colin Smith, the commanding officer of 1st CEB, 1st Marine Division, inspect the troops in a pass and review at the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard
Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Winthrop served as commanding officer of 1st CEB for 18 months.

Lieutenant Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Lt. Col. Colin Smith, the commanding officer of 1st CEB, 1st Marine Division, inspect the troops in a pass and review at the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Winthrop served as commanding officer of 1st CEB for 18 months.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Major Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, greets guests at the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. During the ceremony Lt. Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st CEB, 1st Marine Division relinquished command of the battalion to Lt. Col. Colin Smith.

Major Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, greets guests at the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. During the ceremony Lt. Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st CEB, 1st Marine Division relinquished command of the battalion to Lt. Col. Colin Smith.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Lieutenant Col. Colin Smith, the commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and his wife Wendy listen to remarks from Maj. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, at the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Smith is returning to 1st CEB after serving as the commanding officer of Company C more than a decade ago.

Lieutenant Col. Colin Smith, the commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and his wife Wendy listen to remarks from Maj. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, at the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Smith is returning to 1st CEB after serving as the commanding officer of Company C more than a decade ago.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Lieutenant Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, talks about his experiences as commanding officer at the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. At the ceremony Winthrop relinquished command of 1st CEB to Lt. Col. Colin Smith.

Lieutenant Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, talks about his experiences as commanding officer at the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. At the ceremony Winthrop relinquished command of 1st CEB to Lt. Col. Colin Smith.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Lieutenant Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, passes the battle colors to Lt. Col. Colin Smith, the commanding officer of 1st CEB, 1st Marine Division, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Winthrop served as the 1st CEB commanding officer for 18 months.

Lieutenant Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, passes the battle colors to Lt. Col. Colin Smith, the commanding officer of 1st CEB, 1st Marine Division, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Winthrop served as the 1st CEB commanding officer for 18 months.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Sergeant Maj. Daniel Krause, the sergeant major for 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, presents the battle colors to Lt. Col. Andrew Winthrop, the 1st CEB former commanding officer, at the change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Winthrop served as the 1st CEB commanding officer for 18 months.

Sergeant Maj. Daniel Krause, the sergeant major for 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, presents the battle colors to Lt. Col. Andrew Winthrop, the 1st CEB former commanding officer, at the change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Winthrop served as the 1st CEB commanding officer for 18 months.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Lieutenant Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Lt. Col. Colin Smith, the commanding officer of 1st CEB, 1st Marine Division, inspect the troops in a pass and review at the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard
Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Winthrop served as commanding officer of 1st CEB for 18 months.

Lieutenant Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Lt. Col. Colin Smith, the commanding officer of 1st CEB, 1st Marine Division, inspect the troops in a pass and review at the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Winthrop served as commanding officer of 1st CEB for 18 months.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Captain Adjoran Ferenczy, the company commander of Company C, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, leads the formation into position for the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. At the ceremony Lt. Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division relinquished command of the battalion to Lt. Col. Colin Smith.

Captain Adjoran Ferenczy, the company commander of Company C, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, leads the formation into position for the 1st CEB change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. At the ceremony Lt. Col. Andrew Winthrop, the former commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division relinquished command of the battalion to Lt. Col. Colin Smith.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Sergeant Adam Powell, from Newark, Calif., Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique Course chief instructor, Special Operations Training Group, waits for Marines to begin training at the HRST course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 16, 2014. This was a 13-day course which began June 11, where the Marines learned how to tie knots, and fast rope and rappel from towers and helicopters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons)

Sergeant Adam Powell, from Newark, Calif., Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique Course chief instructor, Special Operations Training Group, waits for Marines to begin training at the HRST course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 16, 2014. This was a 13-day course which began June 11, where the Marines learned how to tie knots, and fast rope and rappel from towers and helicopters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, are instructed on fast-roping during the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 16, 2014. This was a 13-day course which began June 11, where the Marines learned how to tie knots, and fast rope and rappel from towers and helicopters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, are instructed on fast-roping during the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 16, 2014. This was a 13-day course which began June 11, where the Marines learned how to tie knots, and fast rope and rappel from towers and helicopters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht

1st Marine Division