Staff Sgt. John Vasquez, heavy equipment operations chief, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, maneuvers a John Deere 250 GR Hydraulic Excavator near the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Jan. 22, 2016. The excavator enables Marines to fulfill critical engineering missions, including backhoe excavations, development of field fortifications, digging water and sewer lines, emplacement of culverts in-road, airfield construction and creating command bunkers. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released) - Staff Sgt. John Vasquez, heavy equipment operations chief, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, maneuvers a John Deere 250 GR Hydraulic Excavator near the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Jan. 22, 2016. The excavator enables Marines to fulfill critical engineering missions, including backhoe excavations, development of field fortifications, digging water and sewer lines, emplacement of culverts in-road, airfield construction and creating command bunkers. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released)
Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Soto, company first sergeant, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, stands at parade rest with his formation of more than 50 MCCES students during the Career Builder Challenge Military Appreciation Ceremony at the Tom Weiskopf Private Course located in the Professional Golfers Association of America Course West in La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 23, 2016. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released) - Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Soto, company first sergeant, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, stands at parade rest with his formation of more than 50 MCCES students during the Career Builder Challenge Military Appreciation Ceremony at the Tom Weiskopf Private Course located in the Professional Golfers Association of America Course West in La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 23, 2016. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released)
Sgt. Maj. Avery L. Crespin currently serves as the Headquarters Battalion Sergeant Major, having assumed the responsibility in December 2015. Throughout his career, Crespin has enjoyed being stationed in places like Islamabad, Pakistan, and Caracas, Venezuela. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Sgt. Maj. Avery L. Crespin currently serves as the Headquarters Battalion Sergeant Major, having assumed the responsibility in December 2015. Throughout his career, Crespin has enjoyed being stationed in places like Islamabad, Pakistan, and Caracas, Venezuela. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)
First Sgt. Frank O. Robinson, Company A First Sergeant, Headquarters Battalion, sings cadence during a battalion run through the Combat Center, Jan. 15, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Charles Santamaria/Released) - First Sgt. Frank O. Robinson, Company A First Sergeant, Headquarters Battalion, sings cadence during a battalion run through the Combat Center, Jan. 15, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Charles Santamaria/Released)
Sgt. Ivan James, telecommunications mechanic, G-6 Communications and Information Systems, explains how to operate a robot during the Combat Center Library’s Science Night, Jan. 14, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Sgt. Ivan James, telecommunications mechanic, G-6 Communications and Information Systems, explains how to operate a robot during the Combat Center Library’s Science Night, Jan. 14, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)