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Twenty one Marines reenlisted on the spot Oct. 27, 2016 at Camp Foster Okinawa, Japan. Many families came in support of the Marines, and before the ceremony Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson expressed the importance of family among the service members. Monitors and career planners from Manpower Management Division Enlisted Assignments, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, visited Okinawa to help Marines progress in their Marine Corps path. The monitors are able to sit down individually with the Marines to enhance the permanent change in station process. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaac Ibarra/Released) - Twenty one Marines reenlisted on the spot Oct. 27, 2016 at Camp Foster Okinawa, Japan. Many families came in support of the Marines, and before the ceremony Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson expressed the importance of family among the service members. Monitors and career planners from Manpower Management Division Enlisted Assignments, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, visited Okinawa to help Marines progress in their Marine Corps path. The monitors are able to sit down individually with the Marines to enhance the permanent change in station process. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaac Ibarra/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps GySgt. Raetheon W. Mitchell, a motor transportation maintenance chief at Garrison Mobile Equipment, Marine Corps Base Smedley Butler, III Marine Expeditionary Force, builds block towers with a student at the Chatan-Daini Kindergarten during a visit to the school in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26, 2016. The Marines were able to show the local children the similarities between U.S. and Japanese cultures through a variety of games and books. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld) - U.S. Marine Corps GySgt. Raetheon W. Mitchell, a motor transportation maintenance chief at Garrison Mobile Equipment, Marine Corps Base Smedley Butler, III Marine Expeditionary Force, builds block towers with a student at the Chatan-Daini Kindergarten during a visit to the school in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26, 2016. The Marines were able to show the local children the similarities between U.S. and Japanese cultures through a variety of games and books. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

Cpl. Ricki D. Clement presents his Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal he received for exceptional innovation at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. Clement repaired a radio tester unit using a Vehicular Amplifier Unit, saving the Marine Corps nearly $64,000 in logistics and maintenance. Clement, from Houston, Texas, is a micro/miniature repair man with Electronics Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Breanna Weisenberger/ Released) - Cpl. Ricki D. Clement presents his Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal he received for exceptional innovation at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. Clement repaired a radio tester unit using a Vehicular Amplifier Unit, saving the Marine Corps nearly $64,000 in logistics and maintenance. Clement, from Houston, Texas, is a micro/miniature repair man with Electronics Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Breanna Weisenberger/ Released)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Antonio, a native of San Jose, Calif., and bio-medical technician with the community health engagement group attached to Bravo Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, poses for a portrait photograph while supporting Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX) in Cagayan Valley, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine bilateral exercise that combines amphibious landing and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Allison Lotz/Released) - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Antonio, a native of San Jose, Calif., and bio-medical technician with the community health engagement group attached to Bravo Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, poses for a portrait photograph while supporting Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX) in Cagayan Valley, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine bilateral exercise that combines amphibious landing and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Allison Lotz/Released)

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen speaks during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX) closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Jansen is the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez/Released) - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen speaks during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX) closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Jansen is the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez/Released)

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Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Force commander, passes the 5th Air Force guidon to the new USFJ and 5th AF commander, Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, during the USFJ and 5th AF assumption of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 6, 2016. Martinez was the former director of operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released) - Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Force commander, passes the 5th Air Force guidon to the new USFJ and 5th AF commander, Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, during the USFJ and 5th AF assumption of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 6, 2016. Martinez was the former director of operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

Gen. Robert B. Neller is visiting III Marine Expeditionary Force to reinforce the importance of every Marine and Sailor and their role in continuing the mission of the ‘Fight Tonight’ MEF on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, October 13, 2016. Whether responding to a crisis or natural disaster, III MEF continues to train to ensure its capabilities in keeping peace and security throughout the region. “We have a very capable Marine Corps” said Neller. “Can we get better? Yes. Must we get better? Yes. Will we get better? Yes.” Neller, from East Lansing, Michigan, is the commandant of Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Etheridge / Released) - Gen. Robert B. Neller is visiting III Marine Expeditionary Force to reinforce the importance of every Marine and Sailor and their role in continuing the mission of the ‘Fight Tonight’ MEF on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, October 13, 2016. Whether responding to a crisis or natural disaster, III MEF continues to train to ensure its capabilities in keeping peace and security throughout the region. “We have a very capable Marine Corps” said Neller. “Can we get better? Yes. Must we get better? Yes. Will we get better? Yes.” Neller, from East Lansing, Michigan, is the commandant of Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Etheridge / Released)

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Marines and Sailors participating in Exercise Valiant Shield 16 look for trash during the 2016 International Coastal Cleanup on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 17, 2016. Members participating in VS16 formed a joint task force of approximately 120 members with home-stationed personnel and their families. This team went on to spend five hours collecting, bagging and tagging 20 bags of trash and 10 bags of recyclables. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger) - Marines and Sailors participating in Exercise Valiant Shield 16 look for trash during the 2016 International Coastal Cleanup on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 17, 2016. Members participating in VS16 formed a joint task force of approximately 120 members with home-stationed personnel and their families. This team went on to spend five hours collecting, bagging and tagging 20 bags of trash and 10 bags of recyclables. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger)