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U.S. Marines with prior service recruiting pose for a group photo during a grand opening ceremony on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, in Fort Worth, Texas Oct. 15. 2018. The grand opening ceremony commemorates the opening of new office space for prior service recruiters on NAS JRB. The office space will assist the unit in its mission to recruit prior service members in support of the 8th Marine Corps District’s recruiting efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Desmond K. Andrews) - U.S. Marines with prior service recruiting pose for a group photo during a grand opening ceremony on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, in Fort Worth, Texas Oct. 15. 2018. The grand opening ceremony commemorates the opening of new office space for prior service recruiters on NAS JRB. The office space will assist the unit in its mission to recruit prior service members in support of the 8th Marine Corps District’s recruiting efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Desmond K. Andrews)

ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- The Marine Corps Officer Selection Team from Fargo, North Dakota, pushes the St. Cloud State University Wrestling team through a Leadership and Cohesion Exercise designed to test their physical and mental strength, as well as their ability to work as team, in St. Cloud, M.N., Sept. 18, 2018. At the end of the exercises, the Marines lead the team through a discussion about their core values; honor, courage and commitment, and how the athletes can apply those values to what they do as wrestlers, but also as students and ambassadors for the university. - ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- The Marine Corps Officer Selection Team from Fargo, North Dakota, pushes the St. Cloud State University Wrestling team through a Leadership and Cohesion Exercise designed to test their physical and mental strength, as well as their ability to work as team, in St. Cloud, M.N., Sept. 18, 2018. At the end of the exercises, the Marines lead the team through a discussion about their core values; honor, courage and commitment, and how the athletes can apply those values to what they do as wrestlers, but also as students and ambassadors for the university.

The Silent Drill Platoon performs for students at Sun Valley High School in Monroe, North Carolina, during the United States Marine Corps’ 2018 Marine Week in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 4, 2018. Marine Week is a celebration of community, country and Corps, which provided the American public the experience of directly connecting with approximately 750 Marines. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command planned unique engagements during Marine Week to interact with important components of the Charlotte population, looking to share its message of opportunity with a diverse audience of people who in many cases had little previous exposure to our culture. The Silent Drill Platoon is stationed at Marine Barracks Washington in the District of Columbia. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Naomi Marcom) - The Silent Drill Platoon performs for students at Sun Valley High School in Monroe, North Carolina, during the United States Marine Corps’ 2018 Marine Week in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 4, 2018. Marine Week is a celebration of community, country and Corps, which provided the American public the experience of directly connecting with approximately 750 Marines. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command planned unique engagements during Marine Week to interact with important components of the Charlotte population, looking to share its message of opportunity with a diverse audience of people who in many cases had little previous exposure to our culture. The Silent Drill Platoon is stationed at Marine Barracks Washington in the District of Columbia. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Naomi Marcom)

Marines and students with the Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy pose for a group photo in front of the Lincoln Memorial in the District of Columbia, July 17, 2018. Students accepted into the academy were hand-selected by a board of Marines who look to find attendees with similar character traits as Marines. Inspired by the Marine Corps' third promise of developing quality citizens, the program was designed to challenge and develop the nation's top-performing high school students so they could return to their communities more confident, selfless and better equipped to improve the lives of those around them. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. John A. Martinez Jr.) - Marines and students with the Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy pose for a group photo in front of the Lincoln Memorial in the District of Columbia, July 17, 2018. Students accepted into the academy were hand-selected by a board of Marines who look to find attendees with similar character traits as Marines. Inspired by the Marine Corps' third promise of developing quality citizens, the program was designed to challenge and develop the nation's top-performing high school students so they could return to their communities more confident, selfless and better equipped to improve the lives of those around them. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. John A. Martinez Jr.)

Sgt. Nichole Stoehrer, a marketing and communication Marine at Recruiting Station San Francisco, California, stands in the honor guard to welcome the USA Rugby women’s team onto the pitch during the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco, July 20, 2018. This year, the Marine Corps attended the Rugby World Cup Sevens to support their partnership with USA Rugby, as rugby players share the same fighting spirit with Marines. Stoehrer is from Rutherfordton, North Carolina, and to the right of Stoehrer stands Nicole Heavirland, a native of Whitefish, Montana. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Naomi Marcom) - Sgt. Nichole Stoehrer, a marketing and communication Marine at Recruiting Station San Francisco, California, stands in the honor guard to welcome the USA Rugby women’s team onto the pitch during the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco, July 20, 2018. This year, the Marine Corps attended the Rugby World Cup Sevens to support their partnership with USA Rugby, as rugby players share the same fighting spirit with Marines. Stoehrer is from Rutherfordton, North Carolina, and to the right of Stoehrer stands Nicole Heavirland, a native of Whitefish, Montana. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Naomi Marcom)

Maj. Brian Blaine, a Cleveland, Mississippi, native, salutes the colors during Marine Corps Recruiting Station Des Moines' change of command ceremony at Camp Dodge, in Johnston, Iowa, June 23, 2018. Blaine relinquished command of the “Wolfpack Nation” to Maj. Patrick J. Skehan, an Atlanta, Georgia, native. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Schultz) - Maj. Brian Blaine, a Cleveland, Mississippi, native, salutes the colors during Marine Corps Recruiting Station Des Moines' change of command ceremony at Camp Dodge, in Johnston, Iowa, June 23, 2018. Blaine relinquished command of the “Wolfpack Nation” to Maj. Patrick J. Skehan, an Atlanta, Georgia, native. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Schultz)

Major General James W. Bierman, Jr., commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, addresses the crowd during a change of command ceremony at Warner Hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico, June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held to signify the transfer of command from Maj. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy to Bierman. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. John A. Martinez Jr.) - Major General James W. Bierman, Jr., commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, addresses the crowd during a change of command ceremony at Warner Hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico, June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held to signify the transfer of command from Maj. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy to Bierman. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. John A. Martinez Jr.)

Jessica Nelson, a student at Air Academy High School, poses for a photo with Marines from Recruiting Station Denver after receiving her Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship check during a presentation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 1, 2018. Eight residents of Colorado and Wyoming received the NROTC Scholarship this year. - Jessica Nelson, a student at Air Academy High School, poses for a photo with Marines from Recruiting Station Denver after receiving her Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship check during a presentation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 1, 2018. Eight residents of Colorado and Wyoming received the NROTC Scholarship this year.

U.S. Marines with 8th Marine Corps District pose for a group photo with wrestlers during the district marketing and communications summit at the USA Wrestling Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 8, 2018. The experience served to familiarize the RS MACs with the assets provided through the Marine Corps’ partnership with USA Wrestling, to include access to certain junior and cadet level events, and training camps for local wrestling clubs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Clarence A. Leake) - U.S. Marines with 8th Marine Corps District pose for a group photo with wrestlers during the district marketing and communications summit at the USA Wrestling Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 8, 2018. The experience served to familiarize the RS MACs with the assets provided through the Marine Corps’ partnership with USA Wrestling, to include access to certain junior and cadet level events, and training camps for local wrestling clubs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Clarence A. Leake)