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Students with the Devil Pups Youth for America Program march during the second increment graduation ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Students with the Devil Pups Youth for America Program march during the second increment graduation ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

The Holland M. Smith award for outstanding motivation and inspiration from U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Stone, the reviewing officer, during the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

The Holland M. Smith award for outstanding motivation and inspiration from U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Stone, the reviewing officer, during the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

The top five percent of physical fitness performers are given an award during the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

The top five percent of physical fitness performers are given an award during the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

The guide for 4th platoon, presents the platoon guidon during the presentation of colors for the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

The guide for 4th platoon, presents the platoon guidon during the presentation of colors for the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

The guide for 3rd platoon, stands at parade rest with the platoon guidon during the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Straley)

The guide for 3rd platoon, stands at parade rest with the platoon guidon during the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

The guide for 4th platoon, stands at parade rest with the platoon guidon during the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Straley)

The guide for 4th platoon, stands at parade rest with the platoon guidon during the second increment Devil Pups Youth for America Program graduation at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

Students with the Devil Pups Youth for America Program stand at parade rest during the second increment graduation ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Straley)

Students with the Devil Pups Youth for America Program stand at parade rest during the second increment graduation ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2022. The Devil Pups mission is to challenge, educate and help young boys and girls of all backgrounds learn self-reliance and responsibility. The Devil Pups program has been running since 1954. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

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Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment play basketball during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment play basketball during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caden Phillips

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment shoot during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment shoot during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caden Phillips

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment swim during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment swim during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caden Phillips

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment practice shot put during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment practice shot put during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caden Phillips

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment throw discs during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment throw discs during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caden Phillips

Wounded Warrior Regiment staff brief recovering service members during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Wounded Warrior Regiment staff brief recovering service members during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caden Phillips

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment throw discs during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment throw discs during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillips)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caden Phillips

U.S. Marine Corps CWO2 Thomas Heinsohn, a food services officer with 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner, commanding general of 1st MARDIV (2nd from right), and members of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) during the 2022 Active Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) close out ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2022. At the end of each ADFD season, NMCRS offices from around the world host an appreciation ceremony recognizing commands with the highest donation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

U.S. Marine Corps CWO2 Thomas Heinsohn, a food services officer with 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner, commanding general of 1st MARDIV (2nd from right), and members of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) during the 2022 Active Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) close out ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2022. At the end of each ADFD season, NMCRS offices from around the world host an appreciation ceremony recognizing commands with the highest donation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

Photo by Pfc. Jaye Townsend

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Dallas Frye, an Infantry officer, and Sgt. Eddie Mims, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), pose for a picture after receiving a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during the 2022 Active Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) close-out ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2022. At the end of each ADFD season, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society offices around the world host appreciation ceremonies recognizing commands with the highest donation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Dallas Frye, an Infantry officer, and Sgt. Eddie Mims, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), pose for a picture after receiving a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during the 2022 Active Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) close-out ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2022. At the end of each ADFD season, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society offices around the world host appreciation ceremonies recognizing commands with the highest donation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

Photo by Pfc. Jaye Townsend

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner (left), the commanding general of 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), awards Sgt. Eddie Mims, (right), a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st MARDIV, with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during the 2022 Active Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) close-out ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2022. At the end of each ADFD season, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society offices around the world host appreciation ceremonies recognizing commands with the highest donation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner (left), the commanding general of 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), awards Sgt. Eddie Mims, (right), a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st MARDIV, with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during the 2022 Active Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) close-out ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2022. At the end of each ADFD season, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society offices around the world host appreciation ceremonies recognizing commands with the highest donation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

Photo by Pfc. Jaye Townsend

U.S. Marine Corps GySgt. Wendolyn Rebollar (center), an administrative specialist with 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner (left) and Sgt. Maj. David A. Wilson, the commanding general and Sgt. Maj. of 1st MARDIV, respectively, after receiving a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during the 2022 Active Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) close-out ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2022. At the end of each ADFD season, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society offices around the world host appreciation ceremonies recognizing commands with the highest donation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

U.S. Marine Corps GySgt. Wendolyn Rebollar (center), an administrative specialist with 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner (left) and Sgt. Maj. David A. Wilson, the commanding general and Sgt. Maj. of 1st MARDIV, respectively, after receiving a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during the 2022 Active Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) close-out ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2022. At the end of each ADFD season, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society offices around the world host appreciation ceremonies recognizing commands with the highest donation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

Photo by Pfc. Jaye Townsend

An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), arrives at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, June 16, 2022. The aircraft landed on an airfield repaired by Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd MAW, to demonstrate the Marine Corps’ self-sufficiency in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)

An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), arrives at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, June 16, 2022. The aircraft landed on an airfield repaired by Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd MAW, to demonstrate the Marine Corps’ self-sufficiency in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward