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Staff Sgt. Keith Lagasse, left, a canvassing recruiter at Permanent Contact Station Presque Isle, stands with Col. D.G. Goulet, center, the commanding officer of the 1st Marine Corps District, and Gunnery Sgt. Edward Powers, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of Recruiting Substation Bangor, outside the Temporary Recruiting Facility in Madawaska, Maine. Lagasse operates out of Presque Isle, Maine, by himself and is responsible for an area of operations bigger than many states. - Staff Sgt. Keith Lagasse, left, a canvassing recruiter at Permanent Contact Station Presque Isle, stands with Col. D.G. Goulet, center, the commanding officer of the 1st Marine Corps District, and Gunnery Sgt. Edward Powers, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of Recruiting Substation Bangor, outside the Temporary Recruiting Facility in Madawaska, Maine. Lagasse operates out of Presque Isle, Maine, by himself and is responsible for an area of operations bigger than many states.

Ensign Sean Barner is presented with the Navy and Marine Corps medal by Capt. Steve Kirby, commanding officer of the NROTC Atlanta Consortium, June 14, in the O’Keefe Building’s Joint Forces auditorium on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The Navy and Marine Corps medal is the highest non-combat honor that can be bestowed on a Sailor or Marine. Barner received the medal for actions he took to prevent a rape and robbery on May 3, 2009 as a sophomore NROTC Midshipman at Georgia State University. - Ensign Sean Barner is presented with the Navy and Marine Corps medal by Capt. Steve Kirby, commanding officer of the NROTC Atlanta Consortium, June 14, in the O’Keefe Building’s Joint Forces auditorium on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The Navy and Marine Corps medal is the highest non-combat honor that can be bestowed on a Sailor or Marine. Barner received the medal for actions he took to prevent a rape and robbery on May 3, 2009 as a sophomore NROTC Midshipman at Georgia State University.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas G. Bibby, a canvassing recruiter out of Permanent Contact Station Auburn, Recruiting Substation Canandaigua, Recruiting Station Buffalo, 1st Marine Corps District, was the subject of a commendatory letter from the Beaufort Police Department chief of police. Bibby witnessed a crime during a recent visit to Beaufort, S.C., and aided authorities in capturing the suspect. - Staff Sgt. Nicholas G. Bibby, a canvassing recruiter out of Permanent Contact Station Auburn, Recruiting Substation Canandaigua, Recruiting Station Buffalo, 1st Marine Corps District, was the subject of a commendatory letter from the Beaufort Police Department chief of police. Bibby witnessed a crime during a recent visit to Beaufort, S.C., and aided authorities in capturing the suspect.

Staff Sgt. John Gallagher pays his respects to Patchogue native and Navy Cross recipient Lance Cpl. Richard David Kaler, a machine gunner with Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, who was killed in action near Cam Lo, Republic of Vietnam, on July 21, 1966. Gallagher is a recruiter at Recruiting Substation Patchogue, Recruiting Station New York, 1st Marine Corps District. - Staff Sgt. John Gallagher pays his respects to Patchogue native and Navy Cross recipient Lance Cpl. Richard David Kaler, a machine gunner with Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, who was killed in action near Cam Lo, Republic of Vietnam, on July 21, 1966. Gallagher is a recruiter at Recruiting Substation Patchogue, Recruiting Station New York, 1st Marine Corps District.

Majors Daniel M. Whitley and Matthew T. Milburn stand in formation during the Recruiting Station Albany change of command ceremony, June 10. Whitley relinquished command to Milburn, marking the end of Whitley's three-year tenure at the helm of RS Albany. - Majors Daniel M. Whitley and Matthew T. Milburn stand in formation during the Recruiting Station Albany change of command ceremony, June 10. Whitley relinquished command to Milburn, marking the end of Whitley's three-year tenure at the helm of RS Albany.

Michael Fonder, a participant in the first Sgt. Matthew Fenton Memorial 5K Race, crosses the finish line, June 5. Fonder was the first to finish the five-kilometer run in 16 minutes and 26 seconds. - Michael Fonder, a participant in the first Sgt. Matthew Fenton Memorial 5K Race, crosses the finish line, June 5. Fonder was the first to finish the five-kilometer run in 16 minutes and 26 seconds.

Officer selection officers and recruiters will soon use the cameras on their government issued smart phones and BlackBerrys after a new change in policy by Marine Corps Recruiting Command. The policy change, which will only effect MCRC, will allow recruiters and OSOs to take pictures of an applicant’s tattoos and physical appearance and forward them to their government e-mail or approved Gmail accounts. (Photo illustration by Lance Cpl. David Flynn) - Officer selection officers and recruiters will soon use the cameras on their government issued smart phones and BlackBerrys after a new change in policy by Marine Corps Recruiting Command. The policy change, which will only effect MCRC, will allow recruiters and OSOs to take pictures of an applicant’s tattoos and physical appearance and forward them to their government e-mail or approved Gmail accounts. (Photo illustration by Lance Cpl. David Flynn)

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Laura Carrillo motivates a poolee during Recruiting Station Portsmouth's annual field meet May 20. Nearly 500 poolees attended the event and slept in tents overnight to resume training the following day. - Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Laura Carrillo motivates a poolee during Recruiting Station Portsmouth's annual field meet May 20. Nearly 500 poolees attended the event and slept in tents overnight to resume training the following day.

Vic McCarley, a former U.S. Army soldier from Lattimore N.C., casts a line into Lunga Reservoir during the Quantico Rod and Gun Club’s annual Wounded Veteran Picnic May 14. Veterans at the picnic were provided fishing poles and tackle by Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, an organization dedicated to teaching and providing opportunities to fish to wounded warriors. - Vic McCarley, a former U.S. Army soldier from Lattimore N.C., casts a line into Lunga Reservoir during the Quantico Rod and Gun Club’s annual Wounded Veteran Picnic May 14. Veterans at the picnic were provided fishing poles and tackle by Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, an organization dedicated to teaching and providing opportunities to fish to wounded warriors.

To honor the Marine Corps’ first African-American officer, Marine Corps Recruiting Command offers the Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarship to students attending any one of 17 participating historically black colleges and universities. A board of four MCRC officers awarded 15 four-year Branch Scholarships April 26 to highly qualified men and women attending a participating school. - To honor the Marine Corps’ first African-American officer, Marine Corps Recruiting Command offers the Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarship to students attending any one of 17 participating historically black colleges and universities. A board of four MCRC officers awarded 15 four-year Branch Scholarships April 26 to highly qualified men and women attending a participating school.