Sgt. Maj. Abel Leal, battalion sergeant major, Headquarters Battalion, talks to headquarters battalion Marines and sailors by the East Gym after a formation run, Oct. 9, 2014. - Sgt. Maj. Abel Leal, battalion sergeant major, Headquarters Battalion, talks to headquarters battalion Marines and sailors by the East Gym after a formation run, Oct. 9, 2014.
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, Combat Center Commanding General, speaks to an audience of active duty service members, veterans, their families and local residents during the Memorial Day Remembrance at Twentynine Palms Memorial Cemetery May 26, 2014. Berger stayed after the ceremony to walk through the cemetery and pay tribute to each grave site. - Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, Combat Center Commanding General, speaks to an audience of active duty service members, veterans, their families and local residents during the Memorial Day Remembrance at Twentynine Palms Memorial Cemetery May 26, 2014. Berger stayed after the ceremony to walk through the cemetery and pay tribute to each grave site.
A joint Navy-Marine Corps color guard marches with the colors during their appearance at a military appreciation ceremony at a San Diego Padres baseball game at Petco Park, May 25, 2014. "It was a great time for camaraderie and reflection," said Navy Lt. Travis Jewell, chaplain, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment. - A joint Navy-Marine Corps color guard marches with the colors during their appearance at a military appreciation ceremony at a San Diego Padres baseball game at Petco Park, May 25, 2014. "It was a great time for camaraderie and reflection," said Navy Lt. Travis Jewell, chaplain, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment.
The 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion color guard marches during the Grubstake Days Parade held in Yucca Valley, Calif., May 24, 2014. The parade is an annual community event to commemorate the town's mining heritage. - The 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion color guard marches during the Grubstake Days Parade held in Yucca Valley, Calif., May 24, 2014. The parade is an annual community event to commemorate the town's mining heritage.
A team of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment Marines pull during a tug-of-war match at 2/7's Barracks Bash hosted at Del Valle Field, May 10, 2014. The team had to keep pulling against another team until the marked part of the rope pass a point on the ground for victory. - A team of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment Marines pull during a tug-of-war match at 2/7's Barracks Bash hosted at Del Valle Field, May 10, 2014. The team had to keep pulling against another team until the marked part of the rope pass a point on the ground for victory.