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Marine biologists examine a hatched Green Turtle nest at Chulu Beach on the Island of Tinian, Sept. 18, 2016. The endangered Green Turtle egg nest was expected to hatch around the time the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit was scheduled to conduct a boat raid to Chulu beach as part of Exercise Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield is a biennial U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam, focusing on real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld) - Marine biologists examine a hatched Green Turtle nest at Chulu Beach on the Island of Tinian, Sept. 18, 2016. The endangered Green Turtle egg nest was expected to hatch around the time the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit was scheduled to conduct a boat raid to Chulu beach as part of Exercise Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield is a biennial U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam, focusing on real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 23, 2016) USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) lead a formation of Carrier Strike Group Five and Expeditionary Strike Group Seven ships including, USS Momsen (DDG 92), USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), USS Stethem (DDG 63), USS Benfold (DDG 65), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), USS Germantown (LSD 42), USS Barry (DDG 52), USS Green Bay (LPD 20), USS McCampbell (DDG 85), as well as USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) during a photo exercise to signify the completion of Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This is the sixth exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jay Pugh/Released) - PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 23, 2016) USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) lead a formation of Carrier Strike Group Five and Expeditionary Strike Group Seven ships including, USS Momsen (DDG 92), USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), USS Stethem (DDG 63), USS Benfold (DDG 65), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), USS Germantown (LSD 42), USS Barry (DDG 52), USS Green Bay (LPD 20), USS McCampbell (DDG 85), as well as USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) during a photo exercise to signify the completion of Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This is the sixth exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jay Pugh/Released)

Newly promoted staff sergeants and staff sergeants select attend a Staff Sergeant Indoctrination Course to learn their new responsibilities as a staff noncommissioned officer on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Sept. 22, 2016. One hundred and sixty Marines participated in the course and were able to ask higher enlisted SNCOs and officers for guidance as they continue advancing their careers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon) - Newly promoted staff sergeants and staff sergeants select attend a Staff Sergeant Indoctrination Course to learn their new responsibilities as a staff noncommissioned officer on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Sept. 22, 2016. One hundred and sixty Marines participated in the course and were able to ask higher enlisted SNCOs and officers for guidance as they continue advancing their careers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon)

Cpl. Jordan Aaron Summerton stands in front of his barracks, on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 10, 2016. He just finished packing up and is ready to return home from a six-month deployment in the Pacific. Summerton, a Colombia, South Carolina, native, is a mortarman with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, which supported III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Amaia Unanue/ Released) - Cpl. Jordan Aaron Summerton stands in front of his barracks, on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 10, 2016. He just finished packing up and is ready to return home from a six-month deployment in the Pacific. Summerton, a Colombia, South Carolina, native, is a mortarman with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, which supported III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Amaia Unanue/ Released)

Captain Christopher Herlihy, a native of Key West, Florida, waits as a crew chief prepares an MV-22B Osprey to take flight from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in support of Air Assault Support Exercise 16.2, Aug 1, 2016. The goal of AASE 16.2 is to maintain the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines to ensure an effective and rapid response to any contingency in the region. (Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Carl King/Released) - Captain Christopher Herlihy, a native of Key West, Florida, waits as a crew chief prepares an MV-22B Osprey to take flight from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in support of Air Assault Support Exercise 16.2, Aug 1, 2016. The goal of AASE 16.2 is to maintain the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines to ensure an effective and rapid response to any contingency in the region. (Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Carl King/Released)

Lance Cpl. Jake A. Nolan shouts commands as a fire-team leader during a live-fire range, July 27, 2016, on Motutapu Island, Tonga, as part of a multi-national, bilateral exercise, between U.S. and Tongan forces, designed to increase interoperability and relations. The service members combined and applied skills practiced during the exercise in a culminating range such as demolition, high explosive exploitation, beach insertion and buddy rushing. Nolan, from Concord, North Carolina, is an infantryman with Task Force Koa Moana and is originally assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. William Hester/ Released) - Lance Cpl. Jake A. Nolan shouts commands as a fire-team leader during a live-fire range, July 27, 2016, on Motutapu Island, Tonga, as part of a multi-national, bilateral exercise, between U.S. and Tongan forces, designed to increase interoperability and relations. The service members combined and applied skills practiced during the exercise in a culminating range such as demolition, high explosive exploitation, beach insertion and buddy rushing. Nolan, from Concord, North Carolina, is an infantryman with Task Force Koa Moana and is originally assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. William Hester/ Released)

OKINAWA, JAPAN - Cpl. Imani Golden, an embarkation specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, arranges flights for Marines Aug. 3, 2016. Embarkation specialists handle all logistics coordination when Marines travel to different countries. The forward nature of III MEF is crucial to readiness in the Pacific. Golden is from Brooklyn, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Cray/ Released) - OKINAWA, JAPAN - Cpl. Imani Golden, an embarkation specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, arranges flights for Marines Aug. 3, 2016. Embarkation specialists handle all logistics coordination when Marines travel to different countries. The forward nature of III MEF is crucial to readiness in the Pacific. Golden is from Brooklyn, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Cray/ Released)

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, exit an Assault Amphibious Vehicle to assault a beach during Rim of the Pacific 2016. The assault was launched from USS San Diego and commanded by III Marine Expeditionary Force units aboard USS America.Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Casbarro) - U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, exit an Assault Amphibious Vehicle to assault a beach during Rim of the Pacific 2016. The assault was launched from USS San Diego and commanded by III Marine Expeditionary Force units aboard USS America.Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Casbarro)

A JROTC Cadet receives instruction on close order drill from Sgt. Antonio Garay, a field radio operator and color sergeant with 3rd Marine Division during Guam's annual Liberation Day Parade July 21, 2016. The color guard marched in the parade for the first time since 3rd Marine Division liberated Guam 72 years ago. The legacy between past and present Marines and Sailors of 3rd Marine Division lives on through events such as the annual Liberation Day Parade. - A JROTC Cadet receives instruction on close order drill from Sgt. Antonio Garay, a field radio operator and color sergeant with 3rd Marine Division during Guam's annual Liberation Day Parade July 21, 2016. The color guard marched in the parade for the first time since 3rd Marine Division liberated Guam 72 years ago. The legacy between past and present Marines and Sailors of 3rd Marine Division lives on through events such as the annual Liberation Day Parade.

Cpl. Christopher Neumann relays distance-to-ground information to UH-1Y pilots during a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon) - Cpl. Christopher Neumann relays distance-to-ground information to UH-1Y pilots during a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)