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Nathaniel Nieves, 5, son of Gunnery Sgt. Joel A. Nieves, data chief, Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, prepares to participate in the soapbox derby during the 18th Annual Car Show and Street Fair, which was hosted by the Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce in Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 31, 2018. The annual event is used to bring the community of Twentynine Palms and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, located in Twentynine Palms, together as well as support local businesses. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Nathaniel Nieves, 5, son of Gunnery Sgt. Joel A. Nieves, data chief, Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, prepares to participate in the soapbox derby during the 18th Annual Car Show and Street Fair, which was hosted by the Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce in Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 31, 2018. The annual event is used to bring the community of Twentynine Palms and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, located in Twentynine Palms, together as well as support local businesses. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter

Sgt. Nathan J. Wepking, company master gunner, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, lifts his son, Joshua Parker Wepking, off of a light armored vehicle during the 18th Annual Car Show and Street Fair, which was hosted by the Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce in Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 31, 2018. The annual event is used to bring the community of Twentynine Palms and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, located in Twentynine Palms, together as well as support local businesses. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Sgt. Nathan J. Wepking, company master gunner, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, lifts his son, Joshua Parker Wepking, off of a light armored vehicle during the 18th Annual Car Show and Street Fair, which was hosted by the Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce in Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 31, 2018. The annual event is used to bring the community of Twentynine Palms and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, located in Twentynine Palms, together as well as support local businesses. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter

Veterans with the Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, admire the tanks of today’s Marine Corps during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Veterans with the Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, admire the tanks of today’s Marine Corps during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter

Veterans with the Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, tour the tanks of today’s Marine Corps during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Veterans with the Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, tour the tanks of today’s Marine Corps during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter

David Dangwillow, board member, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, participates in a live-fire rifle shoot during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

David Dangwillow, board member, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, participates in a live-fire rifle shoot during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter

A veteran with the Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, participates in the live-fire rifle shoot during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

A veteran with the Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, participates in the live-fire rifle shoot during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter

David Dangwillow, board member, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, speaks to a group of Marines with 7th Marine Regiment about his time in Vietnam during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

David Dangwillow, board member, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association, speaks to a group of Marines with 7th Marine Regiment about his time in Vietnam during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter

Marines with 7th Marine Regiment instruct veterans with the Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association on the M16A4 service rifle, during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Marines with 7th Marine Regiment instruct veterans with the Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, 1st Marine Division Association on the M16A4 service rifle, during an Alumni Day hosted by 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 28, 2018. The day was hosted to cultivate and strengthen relationships between active-duty Marines and those who served. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter

Maj. Jesse Attig (right), modeling and simulations officer, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, evaluates units during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Maj. Jesse Attig (right), modeling and simulations officer, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, evaluates units during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Pfc. Gage Haga, transmissions system operator, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., communicates with units acting as simulated casualties during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Pfc. Gage Haga, transmissions system operator, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., communicates with units acting as simulated casualties during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Capt. Theodore Linn (right), AH-1 pilot, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, and 1st Lt. Andrew Donohue (left), AH-1 pilot, HMLA-267, record the time during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Capt. Theodore Linn (right), AH-1 pilot, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, and 1st Lt. Andrew Donohue (left), AH-1 pilot, HMLA-267, record the time during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Cpl. Ryan Griffing, rifleman, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., calls in a 9-line during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Cpl. Ryan Griffing, rifleman, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., calls in a 9-line during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Pfc. Gage Haga, transmissions system operator, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., watches while Cpl. Ryan Griffing, rifleman, 1/4, calls in a 9-line during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Pfc. Gage Haga, transmissions system operator, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., watches while Cpl. Ryan Griffing, rifleman, 1/4, calls in a 9-line during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Friends and family members of the off-going and on-coming battalion’s sergeants majors of 7th Marine Regiment observe a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr. relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Friends and family members of the off-going and on-coming battalion’s sergeants majors of 7th Marine Regiment observe a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr. relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr., off-going battalion sergeant major, 7th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos, on-coming battalion sergeant major, 7th Marines, render a salute during a pass and review at the conclusion of a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Grey Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony Zapata relinquished his post to Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr., off-going battalion sergeant major, 7th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos, on-coming battalion sergeant major, 7th Marines, render a salute during a pass and review at the conclusion of a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Grey Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony Zapata relinquished his post to Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr., off-going battalion sergeant major, 7th Marine Regiment, prepares to hand off the noncommissioned officer sword to the on-coming battalion sergeant major during a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Grey Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony, Zapata relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr., off-going battalion sergeant major, 7th Marine Regiment, prepares to hand off the noncommissioned officer sword to the on-coming battalion sergeant major during a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Grey Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony, Zapata relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Marines of 7th Marine Regiment stand in formation for a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr. relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Marines of 7th Marine Regiment stand in formation for a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr. relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Friends and family members of the on-coming and off-going battalion sergeants majors of 7th Marine Regiment, bow their heads in prayer before the initiation of a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr. relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Friends and family members of the on-coming and off-going battalion sergeants majors of 7th Marine Regiment, bow their heads in prayer before the initiation of a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr. relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr., off-going battalion sergeant major, 7th Marine Regiment, salutes as the National Anthem is played during a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony, Zapata relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr., off-going battalion sergeant major, 7th Marine Regiment, salutes as the National Anthem is played during a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony, Zapata relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

The 3rd Marine Corps Air Craft Wing Band, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., preform prior to a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr. relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

The 3rd Marine Corps Air Craft Wing Band, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., preform prior to a post and relief ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey Gray Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. During the ceremony Sgt. Maj. Edward G. Zapata Jr. relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Pompos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Margaret Gale

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