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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jadon Valdez, left, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, exchanges a gift with Royal Australian Army Cpl. Shanil Mudaliar, right, a rifleman with 1st Royal Australian Regiment, after an ambush of simulated enemy forces during exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17), at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 29, 2017. Exercise SK17 is a combined joint and interagency Field Training Exercise focused on developing, exercising and evaluating the NZDF’s ability to project forces anywhere in the South West Pacific and either operate independently or with coalition partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jadon Valdez, left, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, exchanges a gift with Royal Australian Army Cpl. Shanil Mudaliar, right, a rifleman with 1st Royal Australian Regiment, after an ambush of simulated enemy forces during exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17), at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 29, 2017. Exercise SK17 is a combined joint and interagency Field Training Exercise focused on developing, exercising and evaluating the NZDF’s ability to project forces anywhere in the South West Pacific and either operate independently or with coalition partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brendan Mulcahy, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, patrols while extracting from an observation post during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17), at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 28, 2017. The Marines and some New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) members role played as part of the opposition forces during SK17, a large scale exercise hosted by the NZDF with 16 participating nations playing various supporting roles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brendan Mulcahy, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, patrols while extracting from an observation post during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17), at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 28, 2017. The Marines and some New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) members role played as part of the opposition forces during SK17, a large scale exercise hosted by the NZDF with 16 participating nations playing various supporting roles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Savage, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, applies camouflage paint during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17), at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 28, 2017. The Marines and some New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) members role played as part of the opposition forces during SK17, a large scale exercise hosted by the NZDF with 16 participating nations playing various supporting roles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Savage, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, applies camouflage paint during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17), at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 28, 2017. The Marines and some New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) members role played as part of the opposition forces during SK17, a large scale exercise hosted by the NZDF with 16 participating nations playing various supporting roles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bobby Norton, left, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts a radio check while on a reconnaissance patrol during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17) at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 27, 2017. The U.S. Marines and some New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) members role played as part of the opposition forces during SK17, a large scale exercise hosted by the NZDF with 16 participating nations playing various supporting roles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bobby Norton, left, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts a radio check while on a reconnaissance patrol during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17) at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 27, 2017. The U.S. Marines and some New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) members role played as part of the opposition forces during SK17, a large scale exercise hosted by the NZDF with 16 participating nations playing various supporting roles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jadon Valdez, left, a rifleman, and HM3 Cody Moody, right, a hospital corpsman, both with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division prepare for a night insert to an observation post during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17) at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 24, 2017. Exercise SK17 is a large scale exercise hosted by the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) with 16 participating nations playing various supporting roles; U.S. Marines and some NZDF members are role playing as part of the opposition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jadon Valdez, left, a rifleman, and HM3 Cody Moody, right, a hospital corpsman, both with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division prepare for a night insert to an observation post during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17) at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 24, 2017. Exercise SK17 is a large scale exercise hosted by the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) with 16 participating nations playing various supporting roles; U.S. Marines and some NZDF members are role playing as part of the opposition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, crawl into a mud puddle during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017, in preparation for exercise Southern Katipo. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, crawl into a mud puddle during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017, in preparation for exercise Southern Katipo. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, prepare to run their ghillie suits through a mud and water exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, prepare to run their ghillie suits through a mud and water exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Jensen, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, emerges from a mud puddle during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Jensen, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, emerges from a mud puddle during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Jensen, left, and Pfc. Sean Mikul, both riflemen with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, apply mud to their ghillie suits during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. Marines with 1st LAR made ghillie suits to resemble the local dirt and vegetation and used them for the first time during a mud exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Jensen, left, and Pfc. Sean Mikul, both riflemen with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, apply mud to their ghillie suits during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. Marines with 1st LAR made ghillie suits to resemble the local dirt and vegetation and used them for the first time during a mud exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Starr, a professionally instructed gunman with Regimental Surveillance and Target Acquisition Company (RSTAC), 1st Marine Division, acquires targets during a field operation at Fort Irwin, Calif., October 2, 2017. RSTAC is an experimental company designed to build proficiency in scout sniper operations for service level exercises culminating in live fire full-mission profiles, reporting surveillance and reconnaissance control center operations and high-angle precision fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Starr, a professionally instructed gunman with Regimental Surveillance and Target Acquisition Company (RSTAC), 1st Marine Division, acquires targets during a field operation at Fort Irwin, Calif., October 2, 2017. RSTAC is an experimental company designed to build proficiency in scout sniper operations for service level exercises culminating in live fire full-mission profiles, reporting surveillance and reconnaissance control center operations and high-angle precision fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez

A U.S. Marine with Regimental Surveillance & Target Acquisition Company (RSTAC), 1st Marine Division, looks through a PVS-14 night vision scope during a night insert at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 1, 2017. RSTAC is an experimental company designed to build proficiency in scout sniper operations for service level exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

A U.S. Marine with Regimental Surveillance & Target Acquisition Company (RSTAC), 1st Marine Division, looks through a PVS-14 night vision scope during a night insert at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 1, 2017. RSTAC is an experimental company designed to build proficiency in scout sniper operations for service level exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez

Vanessa Burback, a U.S. Marine spouse, shoots a M27 infantry automatic rifle during Jane Wayne day at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 29, 2017. Jane Wayne Day, hosted by 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, gave Marine spouses and family members the opportunity to experience a day in the Corps. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

Vanessa Burback, a U.S. Marine spouse, shoots a M27 infantry automatic rifle during Jane Wayne day at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 29, 2017. Jane Wayne Day, hosted by 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, gave Marine spouses and family members the opportunity to experience a day in the Corps. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal

A U.S. Marine with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), sites in an M242 Bushmaster chain-driven automatic cannon weapon during the Deep Strike II exercise at River Valley, Calif., Sept. 14, 2017. The exercise allowed 1st MARDIV Marines to train with 1st Marine Logistics Group Marines in order to combine the efforts of ground and logistics combat elements in one long range military operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Mealy)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), sites in an M242 Bushmaster chain-driven automatic cannon weapon during the Deep Strike II exercise at River Valley, Calif., Sept. 14, 2017. The exercise allowed 1st MARDIV Marines to train with 1st Marine Logistics Group Marines in order to combine the efforts of ground and logistics combat elements in one long range military operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Mealy)

Photo by Cpl. Austin Mealy

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division provide security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 23, 2017. A MCCRE is designed to evaluate all assigned Mission Essential Tasks prior to deploying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division provide security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 23, 2017. A MCCRE is designed to evaluate all assigned Mission Essential Tasks prior to deploying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division clear buildings during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 23, 2017. A MCCRE is the commander’s method to formally evaluate units in execution of core Mission Essential Tasks prior to an operational deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division clear buildings during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 23, 2017. A MCCRE is the commander’s method to formally evaluate units in execution of core Mission Essential Tasks prior to an operational deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division poses for a portrait during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017. A MCCRE is designed to evaluate all assigned Mission Essential Tasks prior to deploying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division poses for a portrait during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017. A MCCRE is designed to evaluate all assigned Mission Essential Tasks prior to deploying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division confirms grids during Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 21, 2017. I Marine Expeditionary Force implemented the MCCRE as an evaluation of the company through regimental units in core Mission Essential Tasks in order to ensure unit preparation for deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division confirms grids during Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 21, 2017. I Marine Expeditionary Force implemented the MCCRE as an evaluation of the company through regimental units in core Mission Essential Tasks in order to ensure unit preparation for deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 19, 2017. A MCREE is the commander’s method to formally evaluate units in execution of core Mission Essential Tasks prior to an operational deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 19, 2017. A MCREE is the commander’s method to formally evaluate units in execution of core Mission Essential Tasks prior to an operational deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal

Marines with Company B, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, hold security in a light armored vehicle during Deep Strike II in the River Valley, Calif., Sept. 12, 2017. Deep Strike II is an exercise that allowed Marines with 1st Marine Division to train with Marines from 1st Marine Logistics Group to combine the efforts of ground and logistics combat elements in one long range military operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Huffty)

Marines with Company B, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, hold security in a light armored vehicle during Deep Strike II in the River Valley, Calif., Sept. 12, 2017. Deep Strike II is an exercise that allowed Marines with 1st Marine Division to train with Marines from 1st Marine Logistics Group to combine the efforts of ground and logistics combat elements in one long range military operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Huffty)

Photo by Cpl. Justin Huffty

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann speaks during a ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Mann was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during the ceremony in his hometown of San Antonio for his actions while on active duty with the 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, in July 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacquelyn D. Childs/Released)

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann speaks during a ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Mann was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during the ceremony in his hometown of San Antonio for his actions while on active duty with the 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, in July 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacquelyn D. Childs/Released)

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacquelyn Childs

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