Combat Center News

1st Lt. Christopher Solop, platoon commander, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, meets his 6-month-old daughter, Ava, for the first time during the battalion’s homecoming at Del Valle Field, April 6, 2015. Marines and sailors of 2/7 served as part of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 15.1. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - 1st Lt. Christopher Solop, platoon commander, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, meets his 6-month-old daughter, Ava, for the first time during the battalion’s homecoming at Del Valle Field, April 6, 2015. Marines and sailors of 2/7 served as part of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 15.1. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)

Lt. Col. Kain C. Anderson, commanding officer, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, passes the non-commissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Avery L. Crespin during Crespin’s appointment ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, April 2, 2015. The sword represents a facet of military tradition and is entrusted to those who are responsible for maintaining it. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Lt. Col. Kain C. Anderson, commanding officer, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, passes the non-commissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Avery L. Crespin during Crespin’s appointment ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, April 2, 2015. The sword represents a facet of military tradition and is entrusted to those who are responsible for maintaining it. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)

Gordon has participated in various sports since the age of 12. She attributes her involvement in sports to setting her up for the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Gordon has participated in various sports since the age of 12. She attributes her involvement in sports to setting her up for the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)

Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, set up security at Sonora Pass during Mountain Training Exercise 2-15 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, March 23, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles Santamaria/Released) - Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, set up security at Sonora Pass during Mountain Training Exercise 2-15 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, March 23, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles Santamaria/Released)