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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

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage their targets during a battle sight zero range as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 16, 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 Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage their targets during a battle sight zero range as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 16, 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 Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Roman Elizondo, a grenadier assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M32 grenade launcher during a live-fire range as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 18, 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 Lance Cpl. Kahle)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Roman Elizondo, a grenadier assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M32 grenade launcher during a live-fire range as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 18, 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 Lance Cpl. Kahle)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryan Leon, a squad leader assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in with an M4 carbine for a battle sight zero range during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 16, 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 Lance Cpl. Kahle)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryan Leon, a squad leader assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in with an M4 carbine for a battle sight zero range during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 16, 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 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. Marine Corps Capt. Luke Boyd, the company commander for Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of the division’s first company commander course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2023. The course, which will be held twice a year, is designed to better prepare incoming captains for company and battery command. Boyd is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jones)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Luke Boyd, the company commander for Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of the division’s first company commander course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2023. The course, which will be held twice a year, is designed to better prepare incoming captains for company and battery command. Boyd is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jones)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Keegan Jones

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mariah Klenke, a company commander with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of the division’s first company commander course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2023. The course, which will be held twice a year, is designed to better prepare incoming captains for company and battery command. Klenke is a native of Highland, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jones)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mariah Klenke, a company commander with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of the division’s first company commander course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2023. The course, which will be held twice a year, is designed to better prepare incoming captains for company and battery command. Klenke is a native of Highland, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jones)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Keegan Jones

A U.S. Navy special operations independent duty corpsman assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

A U.S. Navy special operations independent duty corpsman assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

A U.S. Navy special operations independent duty corpsman assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

A U.S. Navy special operations independent duty corpsman assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds security in a Polaris MRZR during a raid as part of the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 21, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds security in a Polaris MRZR during a raid as part of the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 21, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds security in a Polaris MRZR during a raid as part of the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 21, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds security in a Polaris MRZR during a raid as part of the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 21, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to board an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, before a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 20, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl.Helms)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to board an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, before a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 20, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl.Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

U.S. Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, before a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 20, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

U.S. Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, before a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 20, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to board an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, before a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 20, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to board an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, before a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 20, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, starts his MMX motorcycle in preparation for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, starts his MMX motorcycle in preparation for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

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

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