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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Ben Aloia, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Denver, changes a barrel on an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 5, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, .50 caliber machine guns, SAWs and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Throughout the two days of shooting, the Marines were evaluated as they engaged multiple targets with each weapon system at ranges of 400 to 1,200 meters away.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Ben Aloia, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Denver, changes a barrel on an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 5, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, .50 caliber machine guns, SAWs and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Throughout the two days of shooting, the Marines were evaluated as they engaged multiple targets with each weapon system at ranges of 400 to 1,200 meters away.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. William Krueck (right), a machine gunner with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Milwaukee, evaluates Lance Cpl. Pete Williams, a machine gunner with Alpha Co. and native of San Diego, as he engages targets with a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 4, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, M249 squad automatic weapons and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Many of the new riflemen in the company fired the SAW for the first time because it’s no longer included during the rifleman training curriculum at Infantry Training Battalion since it is now classified as a machine gun.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. William Krueck (right), a machine gunner with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Milwaukee, evaluates Lance Cpl. Pete Williams, a machine gunner with Alpha Co. and native of San Diego, as he engages targets with a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 4, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, M249 squad automatic weapons and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Many of the new riflemen in the company fired the SAW for the first time because it’s no longer included during the rifleman training curriculum at Infantry Training Battalion since it is now classified as a machine gun.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Jack Marino, a machine gun section leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Martinez, Calif., adjusts a traversing and elevation mechanism before firing a Mk-19 grenade launcher during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 4, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, .50 caliber machine guns, M249 squad automatic weapon and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Throughout the two days of shooting, the Marines were evaluated as they engaged multiple targets with each weapon system at ranges of 400 to 1,200 meters away.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Jack Marino, a machine gun section leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Martinez, Calif., adjusts a traversing and elevation mechanism before firing a Mk-19 grenade launcher during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 4, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, .50 caliber machine guns, M249 squad automatic weapon and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Throughout the two days of shooting, the Marines were evaluated as they engaged multiple targets with each weapon system at ranges of 400 to 1,200 meters away.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Major Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, presents a book on the history of Camp Pendleton to Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, during their visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was the 18th commandant of the Marine Corps and the first Marine officer on active duty to attain four-star rank.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Major Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, presents a book on the history of Camp Pendleton to Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, during their visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was the 18th commandant of the Marine Corps and the first Marine officer on active duty to attain four-star rank.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – General Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, sign into a guest book at the Ranch House museum during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was a Medal of Honor recipient and commanded the division during 1942 in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – General Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, sign into a guest book at the Ranch House museum during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was a Medal of Honor recipient and commanded the division during 1942 in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Faye Jonason (left), the museum officer of 1st Marine Division, shows Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, photographs of the history of Camp Pendelton during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was a Medal of Honor recipient and commanded the division during 1942 in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Faye Jonason (left), the museum officer of 1st Marine Division, shows Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, photographs of the history of Camp Pendelton during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was a Medal of Honor recipient and commanded the division during 1942 in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – General Alexander A. Vandegrift’s great granddaughter, Serina Vandegrift, signs into a guest book at the Ranch House museum during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was the 18th commandant of the Marine Corps and the first Marine officer on active duty to attain four-star rank.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – General Alexander A. Vandegrift’s great granddaughter, Serina Vandegrift, signs into a guest book at the Ranch House museum during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was the 18th commandant of the Marine Corps and the first Marine officer on active duty to attain four-star rank.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Faye Jonason, the museum officer of 1st Marine Division, guides Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, around the Ranch House museum during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was a Medal of Honor recipient and commanded the division during 1942 in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Faye Jonason, the museum officer of 1st Marine Division, guides Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, around the Ranch House museum during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was a Medal of Honor recipient and commanded the division during 1942 in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – General Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift (center left and right), pose for a photograph alongside 1st Marine Division’s Col. Jeffrey Fultz, chief of staff, Sgt. Maj. David L. Jobe, division sergeant major, Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general, and Debbie Nicholson, Maj. Gen. Nicholson’s wife, during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was a Medal of Honor recipient and commanded the division during 1942 in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – General Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift (center left and right), pose for a photograph alongside 1st Marine Division’s Col. Jeffrey Fultz, chief of staff, Sgt. Maj. David L. Jobe, division sergeant major, Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general, and Debbie Nicholson, Maj. Gen. Nicholson’s wife, during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was a Medal of Honor recipient and commanded the division during 1942 in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Faye Jonason (left), the museum officer for 1st Marine Division, guides Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, around the Ranch House museum during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was the 18th commandant of the Marine Corps and the first Marine officer on active duty to attain four-star rank.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Faye Jonason (left), the museum officer for 1st Marine Division, guides Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift’s granddaughter and great granddaughter, Vallerey and Serina Vandegrift, around the Ranch House museum during a visit here, Aug. 27, 2013. General Vandegrift was the 18th commandant of the Marine Corps and the first Marine officer on active duty to attain four-star rank.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, prepare to fire an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 21, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, prepare to fire an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 21, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

Colonel Stephen Liszewski, commanding officer, 11th Marine Regiment, briefs Marines serving with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, on their performance during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 23, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Colonel Stephen Liszewski, commanding officer, 11th Marine Regiment, briefs Marines serving with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, on their performance during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 23, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 23, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 23, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, adjust the elevation of an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 23, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, adjust the elevation of an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 23, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, perform maintenance on an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 21, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, perform maintenance on an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 21, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Maj. Clifford Wiggins, the outgoing sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, stands at attention as he is awarded his fourth Meritorious Service Medal during a relief and appointment ceremony here, Aug. 23, 2013. Wiggins, a native of Cincinnati, is slated to become the sergeant major of 5th Marine Regiment after Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods took over as 3rd AABn. sergeant major.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Maj. Clifford Wiggins, the outgoing sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, stands at attention as he is awarded his fourth Meritorious Service Medal during a relief and appointment ceremony here, Aug. 23, 2013. Wiggins, a native of Cincinnati, is slated to become the sergeant major of 5th Marine Regiment after Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods took over as 3rd AABn. sergeant major.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Maj. Michael P. Woods, the sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, salutes alongside his family as the national anthem is played by the 1st Marine Division Band during a relief and appointment ceremony here, Aug. 23, 2013. During the course of his 21-year career, Woods served with several tank and infantry battalions, completed a tour as a drill instructor and deployed overseas and to combat zones on numerous occasions.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Maj. Michael P. Woods, the sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, salutes alongside his family as the national anthem is played by the 1st Marine Division Band during a relief and appointment ceremony here, Aug. 23, 2013. During the course of his 21-year career, Woods served with several tank and infantry battalions, completed a tour as a drill instructor and deployed overseas and to combat zones on numerous occasions.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Maj. Clifford Wiggins, the former sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, hands a noncommissioned officer sword to Lt. Col. William Blanchard, the commanding officer of 3rd AABn., as Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods (left) takes over as battalion sergeant major during a relief and appointment ceremony here, Aug. 23, 2013. Relief and appointment ceremonies are one of the many traditions upheld in the Marine Corps today, which involves the passing of the noncommissioned officer sword from the outgoing sergeant major to the oncoming. The passing of the sword signifies the transfer of responsibility and entails the transfer of total accountability and authority, from one senior enlisted Marine to another. The sword thus continues as the personification of military tradition and is entrusted to those most responsible for maintaining it.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Maj. Clifford Wiggins, the former sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, hands a noncommissioned officer sword to Lt. Col. William Blanchard, the commanding officer of 3rd AABn., as Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods (left) takes over as battalion sergeant major during a relief and appointment ceremony here, Aug. 23, 2013. Relief and appointment ceremonies are one of the many traditions upheld in the Marine Corps today, which involves the passing of the noncommissioned officer sword from the outgoing sergeant major to the oncoming. The passing of the sword signifies the transfer of responsibility and entails the transfer of total accountability and authority, from one senior enlisted Marine to another. The sword thus continues as the personification of military tradition and is entrusted to those most responsible for maintaining it.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines serving with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion salute during the pass and review portion of a relief and appointment ceremony where Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods took over as the battalion sergeant major here, Aug. 23, 2013. Relief and appointment ceremonies are one of the many traditions upheld in the Marine Corps today, which involves the passing of the noncommissioned officer sword from the outgoing sergeant major to the oncoming. The passing of the sword signifies the transfer of responsibility and entails the transfer of total accountability and authority, from one senior enlisted Marine to another. The sword thus continues as the personification of military tradition and is entrusted to those most responsible for maintaining it.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines serving with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion salute during the pass and review portion of a relief and appointment ceremony where Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods took over as the battalion sergeant major here, Aug. 23, 2013. Relief and appointment ceremonies are one of the many traditions upheld in the Marine Corps today, which involves the passing of the noncommissioned officer sword from the outgoing sergeant major to the oncoming. The passing of the sword signifies the transfer of responsibility and entails the transfer of total accountability and authority, from one senior enlisted Marine to another. The sword thus continues as the personification of military tradition and is entrusted to those most responsible for maintaining it.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Maj. Michael P. Woods, the sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, salutes Lt. Col. William Blanchard, the commanding officer of 3rd AABn., as he takes over as the battalion sergeant major during a relief and appointment ceremony here, Aug. 23, 2013. Relief and appointment ceremonies are one of the many traditions upheld in the Marine Corps today, which involves the passing of the noncommissioned officer sword from the outgoing sergeant major to the oncoming. The passing of the sword signifies the transfer of responsibility and entails the transfer of total accountability and authority, from one senior enlisted Marine to another. The sword thus continues as the personification of military tradition and is entrusted to those most responsible for maintaining it.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Maj. Michael P. Woods, the sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, salutes Lt. Col. William Blanchard, the commanding officer of 3rd AABn., as he takes over as the battalion sergeant major during a relief and appointment ceremony here, Aug. 23, 2013. Relief and appointment ceremonies are one of the many traditions upheld in the Marine Corps today, which involves the passing of the noncommissioned officer sword from the outgoing sergeant major to the oncoming. The passing of the sword signifies the transfer of responsibility and entails the transfer of total accountability and authority, from one senior enlisted Marine to another. The sword thus continues as the personification of military tradition and is entrusted to those most responsible for maintaining it.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

1st Marine Division