Sgt. John Hukaba, motor transport driver, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, holds his son, Tobias, 4, and daughter, Eliana, 2, for the first time in seven months, during the battalion's homecoming ceremony at Del Valle Field April 9, 2013. - Sgt. John Hukaba, motor transport driver, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, holds his son, Tobias, 4, and daughter, Eliana, 2, for the first time in seven months, during the battalion's homecoming ceremony at Del Valle Field April 9, 2013.
LCpl. Philip Villaire, rifleman, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, hugs his mother, Gigi Madamba (left), and his girlfriend, Danielle Boushey, before he boarded a bus and deployed. - LCpl. Philip Villaire, rifleman, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, hugs his mother, Gigi Madamba (left), and his girlfriend, Danielle Boushey, before he boarded a bus and deployed.
A Tactical Training Exercise Control Group evaluator raises his notebook to signal other members of the evaluation team July 29, 2012 during an exercise with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at Range 400 during Enhanced Mojave Viper., Lance Cpl. D.J. Wu, 7/28/2012 8:00 PM - A Tactical Training Exercise Control Group evaluator raises his notebook to signal other members of the evaluation team July 29, 2012 during an exercise with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at Range 400 during Enhanced Mojave Viper., Lance Cpl. D.J. Wu, 7/28/2012 8:00 PM
2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, spouses and family members gear up shortly before loading the 7-ton vehicles to travel to Range 101 during the 2/7 Jayne Wayne Day event June 29. - 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, spouses and family members gear up shortly before loading the 7-ton vehicles to travel to Range 101 during the 2/7 Jayne Wayne Day event June 29.
Headquarters and Services Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Marines take a pre-environmental training class at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center April 2, 2012. Field classes familiarize the Marines with their new environment. - Headquarters and Services Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Marines take a pre-environmental training class at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center April 2, 2012. Field classes familiarize the Marines with their new environment.
Corporal James Pais, a section leader for Company G, steals one last kiss from his wife, Rosa, before departing for a seven-month deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit May 5, 2011. Aa pair of Marines inside the bus held Pais' feet so he could reach his wife without falling out. - Corporal James Pais, a section leader for Company G, steals one last kiss from his wife, Rosa, before departing for a seven-month deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit May 5, 2011. Aa pair of Marines inside the bus held Pais' feet so he could reach his wife without falling out.