Staff Sgt. Richar E. Near was awarded Master Instructor of the Year at the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School. After 3 combat tours to Iraqq and Afghanistan, Near dedicated himself to teaching young Marines combat readiness at Marine Combat Training in Camp Lejuene, N.C. He later moved on to the Combat Center to teach at the MCCES. He has been teaching for six out of his 11 years in the Marine Corps (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alejandro Bedoya/released) - Staff Sgt. Richar E. Near was awarded Master Instructor of the Year at the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School. After 3 combat tours to Iraqq and Afghanistan, Near dedicated himself to teaching young Marines combat readiness at Marine Combat Training in Camp Lejuene, N.C. He later moved on to the Combat Center to teach at the MCCES. He has been teaching for six out of his 11 years in the Marine Corps (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alejandro Bedoya/released)
Tevin Speight and Catherine Oliva-Speight are not the typical Marine Corps couple. They were together for two and a half years before Catherine became a Marine. Catherine graduated from boot camp on February 28, 2012. Once Catherine started her career, she married Tevin. They got married on January 4. - Tevin Speight and Catherine Oliva-Speight are not the typical Marine Corps couple. They were together for two and a half years before Catherine became a Marine. Catherine graduated from boot camp on February 28, 2012. Once Catherine started her career, she married Tevin. They got married on January 4.
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.
Lance Cpl. James Robbins, infantryman, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Cpl. Corey Sammons, team leader, Co. F, 2/3, prepare to fire during a biathlon April 3. - Lance Cpl. James Robbins, infantryman, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Cpl. Corey Sammons, team leader, Co. F, 2/3, prepare to fire during a biathlon April 3.
1st Lt. Ross Pospisil, platoon commander, Company A, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, skis up a mountain pass near the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center's skylift training area April 2. Pospisil conducted land navigation during the Winter Mountain Leaders Course. Graduates of the course will become Mountain Warfare Combat Instructor certified and be an assest to their commanding officer. - 1st Lt. Ross Pospisil, platoon commander, Company A, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, skis up a mountain pass near the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center's skylift training area April 2. Pospisil conducted land navigation during the Winter Mountain Leaders Course. Graduates of the course will become Mountain Warfare Combat Instructor certified and be an assest to their commanding officer.