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A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, earns her Eagle, Globe, and Anchor at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2023. The EGA ceremony was the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, earns her Eagle, Globe, and Anchor at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2023. The EGA ceremony was the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Devereux

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, hike the Reaper, a Crucible event, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2023. The Reaper is the final portion of the Crucible which marks the transformation of recruits to Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, hike the Reaper, a Crucible event, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2023. The Reaper is the final portion of the Crucible which marks the transformation of recruits to Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux)

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Devereux

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 14, 2023. The Crucible is a 54-hour exercise where recruits apply the knowledge they’ve acquired throughout recruit training to earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 14, 2023. The Crucible is a 54-hour exercise where recruits apply the knowledge they’ve acquired throughout recruit training to earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Devereux

U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 10, 2023. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 10, 2023. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton participates in the Marine Corps’ 248th birthday pageant and cake cutting ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 9, 2023. The event is held annually to celebrate the Marine Corps’ history and birthday. It showcases Marine Corps and Navy uniforms from past and present eras and consists of a traditional cake cutting ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Espitia)

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton participates in the Marine Corps’ 248th birthday pageant and cake cutting ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 9, 2023. The event is held annually to celebrate the Marine Corps’ history and birthday. It showcases Marine Corps and Navy uniforms from past and present eras and consists of a traditional cake cutting ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Espitia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

Photo by Sgt. Amanda Taylor

A U.S. Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, observes Marines and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, observes Marines and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

Photo by Sgt. Amanda Taylor

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, worked alongside 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, worked alongside 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

Photo by Sgt. Amanda Taylor

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni).

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the U.S. flag during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the U.S. flag during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the U.S. flag during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the U.S. flag during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, delivers remarks during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President

Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. Woodworth is a native of Suffield, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, delivers remarks during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. Woodworth is a native of Suffield, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black with the Marietta-based Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 171st General Support Aviation Regiment, 78th Aviation Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, takes off at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Aug. 25, 2023. Tough and realistic training in remote locations ensures the Georgia Army National Guard provides ready and relevant forces to our active-duty partners both in the state of Georgia, the United States, and across the globe. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Lannom Jr.

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black with the Marietta-based Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 171st General Support Aviation Regiment, 78th Aviation Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, takes off at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Aug. 25, 2023. Tough and realistic training in remote locations ensures the Georgia Army National Guard provides ready and relevant forces to our active-duty partners both in the state of Georgia, the United States, and across the globe. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Lannom Jr.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

U.S. Marines assigned to the Camp Pendleton-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery, train on cold-loading procedures with the Marietta-based Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 171st General Support Aviation Regiment, 78th Aviation Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Aug. 25, 2023. Tough and realistic training in remote locations ensures the Georgia Army National Guard provides ready and relevant forces to our active-duty partners both in the state of Georgia, the United States, and across the globe. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Lannom Jr.

U.S. Marines assigned to the Camp Pendleton-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery, train on cold-loading procedures with the Marietta-based Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 171st General Support Aviation Regiment, 78th Aviation Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Aug. 25, 2023. Tough and realistic training in remote locations ensures the Georgia Army National Guard provides ready and relevant forces to our active-duty partners both in the state of Georgia, the United States, and across the globe. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Lannom Jr.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate an Amphibious Combat Vehicle through the surf zone for an amphibious raid during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 25, 2023. RUT is a shore-based, MEU-level exercise that provides an opportunity to train and execute operations as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force in urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kahle)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate an Amphibious Combat Vehicle through the surf zone for an amphibious raid during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 25, 2023. RUT is a shore-based, MEU-level exercise that provides an opportunity to train and execute operations as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force in urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kahle)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, land an Amphibious Combat Vehicle ashore after completing a surf zone transit for an amphibious raid during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 25, 2023. RUT is a shore-based, MEU-level exercise that provides an opportunity to train and execute operations as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force in urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kahle)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, land an Amphibious Combat Vehicle ashore after completing a surf zone transit for an amphibious raid during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 25, 2023. RUT is a shore-based, MEU-level exercise that provides an opportunity to train and execute operations as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force in urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kahle)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle

U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuver through a field to board MV-22B Ospreys attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, following a long range raid during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Aug. 24, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Smith)

U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuver through a field to board MV-22B Ospreys attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, following a long range raid during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Aug. 24, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Smith)

Photo by Sgt. Sydney Smith

U.S. Marines, assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, pose in front of an MQ-9 Reaper at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 23, 2023. The agile combat employment (ACE) exercise known as Agile Hunter saw an Air Force MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft land on Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps base, for the first time ever. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman O'Shea)

U.S. Marines, assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, pose in front of an MQ-9 Reaper at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 23, 2023. The agile combat employment (ACE) exercise known as Agile Hunter saw an Air Force MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft land on Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps base, for the first time ever. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman O'Shea)

Photo by Senior Airman Ariel OShea