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Staff Sgt. Bryan Roberts, a native of Stow, Ohio, and a squad leader within Company C, 2-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Stock Photo

RMDH56JA–Staff Sgt. Bryan Roberts, a native of Stow, Ohio, and a squad leader within Company C, 2-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd

Sgt. Jason Crepeau, a squad leader with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, detains a hostile demonstrator who tried to slip through an entry control point during a training exercise at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 30. Training for anything 111030-A-PF724-139 Stock Photo

RMHEKYYY–Sgt. Jason Crepeau, a squad leader with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, detains a hostile demonstrator who tried to slip through an entry control point during a training exercise at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 30. Training for anything 111030-A-PF724-139

Staff Sgt. Bryan Roberts, a native of Stow, Ohio, and a squad leader within Company C, 2-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team 'Spartans', 3rd Infantry Division. Roberts just won the 3rd ID NCO of the Quarter Board here, Oct. Stock Photo

RMDGNCXW–Staff Sgt. Bryan Roberts, a native of Stow, Ohio, and a squad leader within Company C, 2-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team 'Spartans', 3rd Infantry Division. Roberts just won the 3rd ID NCO of the Quarter Board here, Oct.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Jones prepares to speak through a radio before a military operations in urban terrain training exercise during Exercise Predator Walk May 24 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. The Marines have been participating in bilateral training with the Australian soldiers, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground elements. This deployment demonstrates the interoperability and combined capability of a Marine Air Ground Task Force with Australian allies. Jones is a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF Stock Photo

RMHF3B75–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Jones prepares to speak through a radio before a military operations in urban terrain training exercise during Exercise Predator Walk May 24 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. The Marines have been participating in bilateral training with the Australian soldiers, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground elements. This deployment demonstrates the interoperability and combined capability of a Marine Air Ground Task Force with Australian allies. Jones is a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF

RMDGNCXD–Staff Sgt. Bryan Roberts, a native of Stow, Ohio, and a squad leader within Company C, 2-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team 'Spartans', 3rd Infantry Division, leads a squad of Soldiers in a log carry run during a brigade p

Staff Sgt. Daniel Moore, a squad leader with Company C, 2d Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, based in Senatobia, Miss., instructs his squad members on building clearing techniques May 21, 2017 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. The unit is conducting drills to prepare for the simulated combat they will face during their NTC training rotation. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann, 102d Public Affairs Detachment.) Stock Photo

RMJ89KH0–Staff Sgt. Daniel Moore, a squad leader with Company C, 2d Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, based in Senatobia, Miss., instructs his squad members on building clearing techniques May 21, 2017 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. The unit is conducting drills to prepare for the simulated combat they will face during their NTC training rotation. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann, 102d Public Affairs Detachment.)

NANGAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shelby Johnson scans the horizon Nov. 18, 2013, during a dismounted patrol from Forward Operating Base Torkham to an Afghan Border Police checkpoint near the village of Goloco. Johnson serves as a squad leader with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, @4th Brigade 10th Mountain "Patriots". The mission's purpose was to establish partnerships with the ABP officers at the checkpoint. This partnership will enhance security for Afghans and Coalition Forces operating in the area. Sgt. Eric Provost, Task Force Patriot PAO Stock Photo

RMEJP55G–NANGAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shelby Johnson scans the horizon Nov. 18, 2013, during a dismounted patrol from Forward Operating Base Torkham to an Afghan Border Police checkpoint near the village of Goloco. Johnson serves as a squad leader with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, @4th Brigade 10th Mountain "Patriots". The mission's purpose was to establish partnerships with the ABP officers at the checkpoint. This partnership will enhance security for Afghans and Coalition Forces operating in the area. Sgt. Eric Provost, Task Force Patriot PAO

Corporal George Lynch, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division briefs his squad before clearing a building during military operations in urban terrain training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 7, 2013. The squad practiced security patrols throughout the MOUT town and practiced using proper technique to clear rooms one-by-one. 1-2 holds battalion-level field exercise 131007-M-FD819-554 Stock Photo

RMHF1MP2–Corporal George Lynch, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division briefs his squad before clearing a building during military operations in urban terrain training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 7, 2013. The squad practiced security patrols throughout the MOUT town and practiced using proper technique to clear rooms one-by-one. 1-2 holds battalion-level field exercise 131007-M-FD819-554

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jack A. Fontaine, a squad leader with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, leads a reconnaissance patrol as the adversary force at Bogue Airfield, N.C., Oct. 18, 2021. The Marines participated in amphibious and company-level infiltration across multiple locations as part of Strip Map, a specialized evaluation used to determine the efficacy of experimental ground formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue) Stock Photo

RM2H2M2GD–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jack A. Fontaine, a squad leader with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, leads a reconnaissance patrol as the adversary force at Bogue Airfield, N.C., Oct. 18, 2021. The Marines participated in amphibious and company-level infiltration across multiple locations as part of Strip Map, a specialized evaluation used to determine the efficacy of experimental ground formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

Sgt. Blake Newell, a squad leader with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from New Albany, Ind., briefs his Soldiers before going on a night mission in southern Baghdad's Rashid District June 7. The 'Warriors', based out of Fort Carson, Colo., and currently attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., were performing a census so they may better combat the insurgency in the area. (release) Guiding Light 46651 Stock Photo

RMHEMDFK–Sgt. Blake Newell, a squad leader with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from New Albany, Ind., briefs his Soldiers before going on a night mission in southern Baghdad's Rashid District June 7. The 'Warriors', based out of Fort Carson, Colo., and currently attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., were performing a census so they may better combat the insurgency in the area. (release) Guiding Light 46651

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Dittmar, an infantry unit leader with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force, delivers objective updates and a scheme of maneuver to a member of his squad during a raid in support of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) aboard Camp Davis, North Carolina, Sept. 28, 2021. The training is used to improve execution and effectiveness on offensive infantry tactics. During RUT, the Marines receive a series of mock orders designed to replicate the types of missions it’s likely to face during its upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine C Stock Photo

RM2GR7CAM–U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Dittmar, an infantry unit leader with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force, delivers objective updates and a scheme of maneuver to a member of his squad during a raid in support of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) aboard Camp Davis, North Carolina, Sept. 28, 2021. The training is used to improve execution and effectiveness on offensive infantry tactics. During RUT, the Marines receive a series of mock orders designed to replicate the types of missions it’s likely to face during its upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine C

Sgt. Caleb M. Krieg (left), a squad leader with Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, assists commandos with 131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers, British army, as they survey a parking lot construction site during exercise Red Dagger at Fort Indiantown Gap, Penn., June 11, 2016. As part of the exercise, the Marines and British commandos worked on various renovation and construction projects around the Army base. Exercise Red Dagger is a bilateral training exercise that gives Marines an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and pro Stock Photo

RMHF41RT–Sgt. Caleb M. Krieg (left), a squad leader with Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, assists commandos with 131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers, British army, as they survey a parking lot construction site during exercise Red Dagger at Fort Indiantown Gap, Penn., June 11, 2016. As part of the exercise, the Marines and British commandos worked on various renovation and construction projects around the Army base. Exercise Red Dagger is a bilateral training exercise that gives Marines an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and pro

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Taking a look through his scope, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kimo L. Griggs, an infantry squad leader Stock Photo

RME0KCF0–KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Taking a look through his scope, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kimo L. Griggs, an infantry squad leader

Sgt. Scott J. Hambrick, a squad leader in Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, scrapes old paint off a fence with a power tool at the Raintree House in New Orleans, April 18, 2012. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is providing support to the commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans. Starting through April and continuing through 2015, the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard will commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star Spangled Banner. The War of 1812 celebration will commemorate the rich Naval history and showcase the capabilities of today Stock Photo

RMHF0PYH–Sgt. Scott J. Hambrick, a squad leader in Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, scrapes old paint off a fence with a power tool at the Raintree House in New Orleans, April 18, 2012. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is providing support to the commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans. Starting through April and continuing through 2015, the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard will commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star Spangled Banner. The War of 1812 celebration will commemorate the rich Naval history and showcase the capabilities of today

Lance Cpl. Josh Vance, a team leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, radios to his squad leader just after clearing a compound during a six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents here Aug. 13. Vance is from Raleigh, N.C. Stock Photo

RM2GFDMWE–Lance Cpl. Josh Vance, a team leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, radios to his squad leader just after clearing a compound during a six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents here Aug. 13. Vance is from Raleigh, N.C.

Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur Coleman Jr., the III Corps command sergeant major, shakes the hand of Staff Sgt. Jorge Fabian, a squad leader with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, during a coin presentation here May 10. Fabian, a Mendoza, Argentina native, received a coin for his determination and commitment to graduating Ranger School and passing his knowledge to lower-enlisted Soldiers in his unit who also hope to attend Ranger School. Ranger graduate receives III Corps CSM coin ... and more 278785 Stock Photo

RMHEK37R–Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur Coleman Jr., the III Corps command sergeant major, shakes the hand of Staff Sgt. Jorge Fabian, a squad leader with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, during a coin presentation here May 10. Fabian, a Mendoza, Argentina native, received a coin for his determination and commitment to graduating Ranger School and passing his knowledge to lower-enlisted Soldiers in his unit who also hope to attend Ranger School. Ranger graduate receives III Corps CSM coin ... and more 278785

U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, pulls security while on patrol in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar Province, Nov. 4. On his right wrist, Schmidt wears a memorial bracelet for his nine fallen comrades from his previous platoon’s deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell, 210th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Stock Photo

RMEJP404–U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, pulls security while on patrol in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar Province, Nov. 4. On his right wrist, Schmidt wears a memorial bracelet for his nine fallen comrades from his previous platoon’s deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell, 210th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Staff Sgt. Justin B. Wells, of Choctaw and a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, secures a panel to a signpost alerting other Soldiers the area has been cleared of enemy combatants during a training exercise held at Camp Gruber near Braggs, Okla., March 5. The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is undergoing training at Camp Gruber to prepare the Soldiers for a deployment to Afghanistan. The deployment, schedueled for later this year is the largest deployment of Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers since t Stock Photo

RMM2PHYK–Staff Sgt. Justin B. Wells, of Choctaw and a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, secures a panel to a signpost alerting other Soldiers the area has been cleared of enemy combatants during a training exercise held at Camp Gruber near Braggs, Okla., March 5. The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is undergoing training at Camp Gruber to prepare the Soldiers for a deployment to Afghanistan. The deployment, schedueled for later this year is the largest deployment of Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers since t

“It’s kind of nice seeing those same old mountains,” said U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, while looking through his night vision goggles as the sun sets from a hilltop in the Shal Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan Province, Nov. 8. This is Schmidt’s second combat tour to the same region in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell, 210th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment. Stock Photo

RMEJP250–“It’s kind of nice seeing those same old mountains,” said U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, while looking through his night vision goggles as the sun sets from a hilltop in the Shal Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan Province, Nov. 8. This is Schmidt’s second combat tour to the same region in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell, 210th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.

Sgt. Derrick Higgs, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, holds the Mitchell Cup after a ceremony to recognize his squad’s victory aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15, 2016. The Marines also received individually engraved badges for placing first place in the 1st Marine Division Super Squad Competition which took place in July. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero) Stock Photo

RMP30J5Y–Sgt. Derrick Higgs, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, holds the Mitchell Cup after a ceremony to recognize his squad’s victory aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15, 2016. The Marines also received individually engraved badges for placing first place in the 1st Marine Division Super Squad Competition which took place in July. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero)

U.S. Army Spc. Caitlyn Causey, a medic assigned to the 122nd Engineering Company (left) and Staff Sgt. Jackie Rosier, a squad leader assigned to the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company (right) prepare to take the Colombian military delegation to view the ferrying operation up-close via boat at the Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex, March 7, 2015, in Georgetown, S.C., as a part of the Vigilant Guard South Carolina exercise. Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agenci Stock Photo

RMKCF06H–U.S. Army Spc. Caitlyn Causey, a medic assigned to the 122nd Engineering Company (left) and Staff Sgt. Jackie Rosier, a squad leader assigned to the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company (right) prepare to take the Colombian military delegation to view the ferrying operation up-close via boat at the Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex, March 7, 2015, in Georgetown, S.C., as a part of the Vigilant Guard South Carolina exercise. Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agenci

Sgt. Lee Gugino (front), a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and Lance Cpl. Greg Kelley, a rifleman with Co. C, use snow shoes to reach their next objective while on a reconnaissance patrol during exercise Riley Xanten II, in Burwash, Ontario, Feb. 3-5, 2017. During the exercise, the Marines joined soldiers from the Canadian Armed Forces to exchange knowledge and increase proficiency in cold weather tactics, survival skills, shelter building, ice fishing, and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sara Graham/released) Stock Photo

RMMPD63Y–Sgt. Lee Gugino (front), a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and Lance Cpl. Greg Kelley, a rifleman with Co. C, use snow shoes to reach their next objective while on a reconnaissance patrol during exercise Riley Xanten II, in Burwash, Ontario, Feb. 3-5, 2017. During the exercise, the Marines joined soldiers from the Canadian Armed Forces to exchange knowledge and increase proficiency in cold weather tactics, survival skills, shelter building, ice fishing, and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sara Graham/released)

Mar 31, 2008 - Paktya province, Afghanistan - Meeting with tribal leaders are Lieutenant Kevin Bell, platoon leader, C Company, 1-61 Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and the First Sergeant (far left) of the ANA squad accompanying Bell's platoon on a joint US/Afghan patrol i Stock Photo

RMCD81RA–Mar 31, 2008 - Paktya province, Afghanistan - Meeting with tribal leaders are Lieutenant Kevin Bell, platoon leader, C Company, 1-61 Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and the First Sergeant (far left) of the ANA squad accompanying Bell's platoon on a joint US/Afghan patrol i

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marcus Reyna, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin checks the time before descent aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, MRF-D during an air assault course Aug. 24 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with MRF-D participated in bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground combat elements. The six-month rotational deploy Stock Photo

RMPEHWK8–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marcus Reyna, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin checks the time before descent aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, MRF-D during an air assault course Aug. 24 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with MRF-D participated in bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground combat elements. The six-month rotational deploy

Staff Sgt. Nathan Camp, a squad leader with the 3rd Platoon, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, directs an Iraqi national policeman's rifle to cover his sector of fire during room clearance training, Aug. 14, 2008, in the Jaza'ir community of southern Baghdad. Camp, who hails from Paxton, Ill., is attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Stock Photo

RMEJRKP0–Staff Sgt. Nathan Camp, a squad leader with the 3rd Platoon, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, directs an Iraqi national policeman's rifle to cover his sector of fire during room clearance training, Aug. 14, 2008, in the Jaza'ir community of southern Baghdad. Camp, who hails from Paxton, Ill., is attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

President George H. W. Bush presented a posthumous Medal of Honor to the sisters of Corporal (CPL) Freddie Stowers, a native of Anderson County South Carolina for action during World War I. CPL Stowers displayed exceptional heroism on September 28, 1918, as a squad leader in Company C, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Infantry Division. His unit devastated by the enemy, with bold personal bravery and leadership he took charge, inspired his men to follow him into the fray, taking out a machine gun nest. Fatally wounded by gunfire, with his inspiration, Company C pressed its attack against incredib Stock Photo

RM2M8F97X–President George H. W. Bush presented a posthumous Medal of Honor to the sisters of Corporal (CPL) Freddie Stowers, a native of Anderson County South Carolina for action during World War I. CPL Stowers displayed exceptional heroism on September 28, 1918, as a squad leader in Company C, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Infantry Division. His unit devastated by the enemy, with bold personal bravery and leadership he took charge, inspired his men to follow him into the fray, taking out a machine gun nest. Fatally wounded by gunfire, with his inspiration, Company C pressed its attack against incredib

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Williamson, a squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, lands after a static line airdrop during Joint Operational Access Exercise JOAX 13-02 at Camp Mackall, N.C., Feb. 24, 2013. A JOAX is designed to enhance service cohesiveness between Army and Air Force personnel, allowing both services an opportunity to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement. Airman 1st Class Kyle Russell Stock Photo

RMEJP6DP–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Williamson, a squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, lands after a static line airdrop during Joint Operational Access Exercise JOAX 13-02 at Camp Mackall, N.C., Feb. 24, 2013. A JOAX is designed to enhance service cohesiveness between Army and Air Force personnel, allowing both services an opportunity to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement. Airman 1st Class Kyle Russell

Cpl. Denne Checkett, from St. Louis, Missouri, holds a piece of 82mm mortar shrapnel that penetrated his helmet during Operation Big Hoan. He is the mortar squad leader of 'A' Company, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Vietnam, photographed on April 9, 1967, by Sgt. C.R. Helbert. This image is from the collection of American Military Activities during the Vietnam War. Contains Defense Department credit and identification information. Identifier: 60 30-1-515-67. Stock Photo

RM2TA2E2Y–Cpl. Denne Checkett, from St. Louis, Missouri, holds a piece of 82mm mortar shrapnel that penetrated his helmet during Operation Big Hoan. He is the mortar squad leader of 'A' Company, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Vietnam, photographed on April 9, 1967, by Sgt. C.R. Helbert. This image is from the collection of American Military Activities during the Vietnam War. Contains Defense Department credit and identification information. Identifier: 60 30-1-515-67.

Spc. Justin Davis foreground, an infantryman from Walkertown, N.C., and Staff Sgt. Robert Warmack background, an infantry squad leader from Cove City, N.C., both assigned to Company A, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, search overgrown vegetation during a joint cache and explosives sweep in Doura, Baghdad, June 10. "We're checking these abandoned houses because bad guys are putting weapons caches and explosives in these," said Warmack. "It's a big deterrent for the bad guys if we're out here more." Photo credit: Staff Sgt. Mark Burell. / / Stock Photo

RMEJG5XK–Spc. Justin Davis foreground, an infantryman from Walkertown, N.C., and Staff Sgt. Robert Warmack background, an infantry squad leader from Cove City, N.C., both assigned to Company A, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, search overgrown vegetation during a joint cache and explosives sweep in Doura, Baghdad, June 10. "We're checking these abandoned houses because bad guys are putting weapons caches and explosives in these," said Warmack. "It's a big deterrent for the bad guys if we're out here more." Photo credit: Staff Sgt. Mark Burell. / /

Texas Army National Guardsmen Specialist Travis Millhouse, 294th Quartermaster Company squad leader, and Staff Sergeant Richard Gary, 294 QM CO section sergeant, inspect pallet straps on the Humvee before air dropping it from a Texas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. The Texas Military Department supported this joint training initiative with the Texas National Guard’s 294th Quartermaster Company, Camp Mabry in Austin, and the 136th Airlift Wing, delivering the first fully successful Texas Humvee airdrop from a Stock Photo

RMPH7T3P–Texas Army National Guardsmen Specialist Travis Millhouse, 294th Quartermaster Company squad leader, and Staff Sergeant Richard Gary, 294 QM CO section sergeant, inspect pallet straps on the Humvee before air dropping it from a Texas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. The Texas Military Department supported this joint training initiative with the Texas National Guard’s 294th Quartermaster Company, Camp Mabry in Austin, and the 136th Airlift Wing, delivering the first fully successful Texas Humvee airdrop from a

Fort Campbell, Ky: From left to right Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault Maj. Gen. James C. McConville runs alongside Sgt. Felipe Pereira, a squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, who recently earned a Distinguished Service Cross. Also accompanying Eagle 6 are Sgt. Maj. Anthony Perry, operations sergeant major for the 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, who was wounded during his last deployment to Afghanistan and 101st Airborne Division Command Sergeant Major Scott Schroeder. This is the first time Stock Photo

RMEJF435–Fort Campbell, Ky: From left to right Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault Maj. Gen. James C. McConville runs alongside Sgt. Felipe Pereira, a squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, who recently earned a Distinguished Service Cross. Also accompanying Eagle 6 are Sgt. Maj. Anthony Perry, operations sergeant major for the 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, who was wounded during his last deployment to Afghanistan and 101st Airborne Division Command Sergeant Major Scott Schroeder. This is the first time

- U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Andrews, an infantry squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Marshalltown, Iowa, looks into the valley from a mountaintop outside the village of Nengaresh, Afghanistan, Jan. 21. Soldiers from Co. C, joined Afghan National Army Soldiers from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 201st Infantry Corp, on the patrol. After seven hours of dismounted searching through rugged terrain, Co. C and their Afghan counterparts located an improvised explosive device along Route Iowa, thanks to a tip from someone in the area of Tupac, Afghanistan. U.S. Army S Stock Photo

RMEJP122–- U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Andrews, an infantry squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Marshalltown, Iowa, looks into the valley from a mountaintop outside the village of Nengaresh, Afghanistan, Jan. 21. Soldiers from Co. C, joined Afghan National Army Soldiers from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 201st Infantry Corp, on the patrol. After seven hours of dismounted searching through rugged terrain, Co. C and their Afghan counterparts located an improvised explosive device along Route Iowa, thanks to a tip from someone in the area of Tupac, Afghanistan. U.S. Army S

Sgt. Jonathon Delgado, a squad leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, runs to one of his Lance Cpl. Josh Vance, one of his team leaders) while under fire from Taliban insurgents here Aug. 13. Delgado is from Kissimmee, Fla. Vance is from Raleigh, N.C. Stock Photo

RM2GFDMNP–Sgt. Jonathon Delgado, a squad leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, runs to one of his Lance Cpl. Josh Vance, one of his team leaders) while under fire from Taliban insurgents here Aug. 13. Delgado is from Kissimmee, Fla. Vance is from Raleigh, N.C.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – Lance Cpl. Adam Dutton, squad leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Stock Photo

RMDH5X6D–MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – Lance Cpl. Adam Dutton, squad leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,

NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (13 Nov., 2010) – “It’s kind of nice seeing those same old mountains,” said U.S. Army Sg Stock Photo

RME0K5TR–NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (13 Nov., 2010) – “It’s kind of nice seeing those same old mountains,” said U.S. Army Sg

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marcus Reyna, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and U.S. Navy HN. Keenan Wiggins, a hospital corpsman, observe the terrain below aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, MRF-D during an air assault course Aug. 24 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with MRF-D participated in bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and groun Stock Photo

RMPEHWK7–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marcus Reyna, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and U.S. Navy HN. Keenan Wiggins, a hospital corpsman, observe the terrain below aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, MRF-D during an air assault course Aug. 24 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with MRF-D participated in bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and groun

President Lyndon Johnson and Colonel P.X. Kelley, along with other officials, visit American troops in Vietnam in April 1966. Sergeant Jerry R. Webster, a squad leader with the first platoon of G Company, is pictured here with Congressman C.E. Chamberlain. Defense Department photograph taken during an official tour. Stock Photo

RM2TA30M2–President Lyndon Johnson and Colonel P.X. Kelley, along with other officials, visit American troops in Vietnam in April 1966. Sergeant Jerry R. Webster, a squad leader with the first platoon of G Company, is pictured here with Congressman C.E. Chamberlain. Defense Department photograph taken during an official tour.

U.S. Army Spc. Travis Millhouse, a squad leader stationed at 294th Quartermaster Company, Texas Army National Guard, inspects a strap on a palletized Humvee during a joint inspection at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, before its historical airdrops from the Texas Air National Guard’s C-130 Hercules aircraft Wednesday, June 27, 2018, on Fort Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas. This joint training mission between the 294 QM CO, Camp Mabry, and the 136th Airlift Wing delivered the first successful airdrop of this kind for the Texas Military Department. Stock Photo

RMPH7T4D–U.S. Army Spc. Travis Millhouse, a squad leader stationed at 294th Quartermaster Company, Texas Army National Guard, inspects a strap on a palletized Humvee during a joint inspection at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, before its historical airdrops from the Texas Air National Guard’s C-130 Hercules aircraft Wednesday, June 27, 2018, on Fort Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas. This joint training mission between the 294 QM CO, Camp Mabry, and the 136th Airlift Wing delivered the first successful airdrop of this kind for the Texas Military Department.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marcus Reyna, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin observes the terrain below aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, MRF-D during an air assault course Aug. 24 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with MRF-D participated in bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground combat elements. The six-month rotational deployment Stock Photo

RMPEHWK6–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marcus Reyna, a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin observes the terrain below aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, MRF-D during an air assault course Aug. 24 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with MRF-D participated in bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground combat elements. The six-month rotational deployment

RMMR67C6–Staff Sgt. Daniel Moore, a squad leader with Company C, 2d Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, based in Senatobia, Miss., instructs his squad members on building clearing techniques May 21, 2017 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. The unit is conducting drills to prepare for the simulated combat they will face during their NTC training rotation. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann, 102d Public Affairs Detachment.)

Sgt. Karen Castellucci poses for a photo before the start of an Enlisted Recognition Reception Feb. 25, 2016, at the Veterans Association of North County. The Oceanside Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee created the Enlisted Recognition Program in 2001 to recognize the excellence of the local enlisted personnel. Castellucci, a native of Bushkill, Pennsylvania, is a squad leader with Company C, Wounded Warrior Battalion West, Detachment Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles) Stock Photo

RMPF279M–Sgt. Karen Castellucci poses for a photo before the start of an Enlisted Recognition Reception Feb. 25, 2016, at the Veterans Association of North County. The Oceanside Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee created the Enlisted Recognition Program in 2001 to recognize the excellence of the local enlisted personnel. Castellucci, a native of Bushkill, Pennsylvania, is a squad leader with Company C, Wounded Warrior Battalion West, Detachment Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles)

Sgt. Nathaniel Cotlage from Oceanside, California, is seen discussing a patrol route with his point squad leader, Lance Cpl. William L. Bak from Huntsville, Alabama. Cotlage, a platoon leader with 'I' Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, was leading his unit on a two-day patrol during Operation Taylor Common, located 15 miles southwest of Da Nang, Vietnam. This photograph was taken by ICpl C. E. Woodruff and is a Defense Department Photo from the United States Marine Corps. Stock Photo

RM2TA3G18–Sgt. Nathaniel Cotlage from Oceanside, California, is seen discussing a patrol route with his point squad leader, Lance Cpl. William L. Bak from Huntsville, Alabama. Cotlage, a platoon leader with 'I' Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, was leading his unit on a two-day patrol during Operation Taylor Common, located 15 miles southwest of Da Nang, Vietnam. This photograph was taken by ICpl C. E. Woodruff and is a Defense Department Photo from the United States Marine Corps.

RMP44G4M–Sgt. Caleb M. Krieg (left), a squad leader with Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, assists commandos with 131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers, British army, as they survey a parking lot construction site during exercise Red Dagger at Fort Indiantown Gap, Penn., June 11, 2016. As part of the exercise, the Marines and British commandos worked on various renovation and construction projects around the Army base. Exercise Red Dagger is a bilateral training exercise that gives Marines an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and pro

RMRAH90E–Sgt. Lee Gugino (front), a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and Lance Cpl. Greg Kelley, a rifleman with Co. C, use snow shoes to reach their next objective while on a reconnaissance patrol during exercise Riley Xanten II, in Burwash, Ontario, Feb. 3-5, 2017. During the exercise, the Marines joined soldiers from the Canadian Armed Forces to exchange knowledge and increase proficiency in cold weather tactics, survival skills, shelter building, ice fishing, and more.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Runge, a squad leader with Company C, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, fires an M249 light machine gun during a familiarization range at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 8, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is forward deployed in several host nations, with the ability to respond to a variety of contingencies rapidly and effectively. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Donald Holbert/ Released) Stock Photo

RMP44CKT–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Runge, a squad leader with Company C, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, fires an M249 light machine gun during a familiarization range at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 8, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is forward deployed in several host nations, with the ability to respond to a variety of contingencies rapidly and effectively. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Donald Holbert/ Released)

Marines and Popular Force troops raise the flag of the Republic of Vietnam in a morning ceremony in a South Vietnamese village during the Vietnam War. The joint action company members, including Squad Leader Sergeant Joseph Moore, carry out the ceremony in Vietnamese and lower the colors at night. Photograph taken on September 21, 1965. Defense Department Photo (ARThe Corps) A185794 292. Stock Photo

RM2TA2P7C–Marines and Popular Force troops raise the flag of the Republic of Vietnam in a morning ceremony in a South Vietnamese village during the Vietnam War. The joint action company members, including Squad Leader Sergeant Joseph Moore, carry out the ceremony in Vietnamese and lower the colors at night. Photograph taken on September 21, 1965. Defense Department Photo (ARThe Corps) A185794 292.

RMR6J6EY–Staff Sgt. Daniel Moore, a squad leader with Company C, 2d Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, based in Senatobia, Miss., instructs his squad members on building clearing techniques May 21, 2017 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. The unit is conducting drills to prepare for the simulated combat they will face during their NTC training rotation. (Mississippi National Guard

RMP44X8C–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Runge, a squad leader with Company C, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, fires an M249 light machine gun from the standing position during a familiarization range at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 8, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is forward deployed in several host nations, with the ability to respond to a variety of contingencies rapidly and effectively. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Donald Holbert/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William D. Beydler, Marine Corps Forces Central Command (MARCENT) Commanding General, congratulates Lance Cpl. Clayton Degnan for his outstanding performance as a squad leader, with Company C, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) at an Undisclosed Location, Southwest Asia, Nov. 18, 2015. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is deployed with a crisis response mission spanning 20 nations of U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake/Released) Stock Photo

RMPE9GF3–U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William D. Beydler, Marine Corps Forces Central Command (MARCENT) Commanding General, congratulates Lance Cpl. Clayton Degnan for his outstanding performance as a squad leader, with Company C, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) at an Undisclosed Location, Southwest Asia, Nov. 18, 2015. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is deployed with a crisis response mission spanning 20 nations of U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Benson (center), a squad leader with Company C, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, acts as a primary safety officer for U.S. Marines operating M249 light machine guns during a familiarization range at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 8, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is forward deployed in several host nations, with the ability to respond to a variety of contingencies rapidly and effectively. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Donald Holbert/ Released) Stock Photo

RMP44CK4–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Benson (center), a squad leader with Company C, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, acts as a primary safety officer for U.S. Marines operating M249 light machine guns during a familiarization range at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 8, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is forward deployed in several host nations, with the ability to respond to a variety of contingencies rapidly and effectively. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Donald Holbert/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Simpler, a native of Lewes, Del. and a squad leader with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, supervises his squad on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 22, 2021. Echo Company was the first company to execute the battle course as a night live-fire event. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion. Stock Photo

RM2GKM56N–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Simpler, a native of Lewes, Del. and a squad leader with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, supervises his squad on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 22, 2021. Echo Company was the first company to execute the battle course as a night live-fire event. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ethan Davis, a native of Orlando, Fla. and a team leader, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, participates in a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force. Stock Photo

RM2GKG2JW–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ethan Davis, a native of Orlando, Fla. and a team leader, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, participates in a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force.

Corporal Thomas Groover and Staff Sergeant Edward McCourt, both from the 1st Platoon, P Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, are seen making a verbal report from their position on Hill 278 to the Company C.P. This photograph was taken on April 20, 1965, in Danang, Vietnam. (Caption based on the provided information) Stock Photo

RM2TA2BX1–Corporal Thomas Groover and Staff Sergeant Edward McCourt, both from the 1st Platoon, P Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, are seen making a verbal report from their position on Hill 278 to the Company C.P. This photograph was taken on April 20, 1965, in Danang, Vietnam. (Caption based on the provided information)

Cpl. Luis Guerrero, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment shouts commands to his squad during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. During the training, a fire team of Marines exited the tree line and began providing suppressive fire on their objective while the rest of the squad dispersed to take on the target. The Marines then traversed through an open field where they bounded to secure their objective. (U.S. Marine Corps Stock Photo

RMKPYJW3–Cpl. Luis Guerrero, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment shouts commands to his squad during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. During the training, a fire team of Marines exited the tree line and began providing suppressive fire on their objective while the rest of the squad dispersed to take on the target. The Marines then traversed through an open field where they bounded to secure their objective. (U.S. Marine Corps

RM2GKG2KM–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ethan Davis, a native of Orlando, Fla. and a team leader, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, gives commands during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force.

A Marine from 'C' Co., 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division is seen firing an M79 grenade launcher towards a Viet Cong position during a search and destroy operation near Da Hang in Vietnam on October 24, 1967. This photograph was taken by Sgt W.F. Dickman and LCpl James M. Green. Stock Photo

RM2TA2W3C–A Marine from 'C' Co., 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division is seen firing an M79 grenade launcher towards a Viet Cong position during a search and destroy operation near Da Hang in Vietnam on October 24, 1967. This photograph was taken by Sgt W.F. Dickman and LCpl James M. Green.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 21, 2017) – Cpl. Doug Allen, an assault squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Ground Combat Element, cuts c-wire during a live-fire platoon attack. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero/Released) Stock Photo

RMKKCKY9–U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 21, 2017) – Cpl. Doug Allen, an assault squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Ground Combat Element, cuts c-wire during a live-fire platoon attack. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Leonard, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a team leader, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, aims down range during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force. Stock Photo

RM2GKG2KT–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Leonard, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a team leader, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, aims down range during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force.

RM2GKM6CP–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Simpler, a native of Lewes, Del. and a squad leader with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, supervises his squad on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 23, 2021. Echo Company executed the battle course in the daytime and nighttime, with Marines from 2d Marine Regiment evaluating their performance. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Phil Lopez, native of Miami, Fla., left, a machine gunner, and Lance Cpl. Anthony Bush, a native of Pasadena, Md., and a team leader, both with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, executes a barrel change on a M240-B machine gun during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion Stock Photo

RM2GKG2JE–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Phil Lopez, native of Miami, Fla., left, a machine gunner, and Lance Cpl. Anthony Bush, a native of Pasadena, Md., and a team leader, both with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, executes a barrel change on a M240-B machine gun during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion

Staff Sgt. Cameron Welch, a squad leader with the 114th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, rehearses crowd control battle drills outside their Armory in Clinton, Miss., Jan. 13, 2021. The 114th MP Co. are preparing to deploy to Washington, D.C. as Capitol Response for the 59th Presidential Inauguration. Stock Photo

RM2H0AW0D–Staff Sgt. Cameron Welch, a squad leader with the 114th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, rehearses crowd control battle drills outside their Armory in Clinton, Miss., Jan. 13, 2021. The 114th MP Co. are preparing to deploy to Washington, D.C. as Capitol Response for the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Viccett Neay, squad leader, C Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment 'Red Currahee', 1st Brigade Combat Team 'Bastogne', 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during Toccoa Tough II, a leadership professional development course March 8-12, on post. Stock Photo

RM2GKC9BK–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Viccett Neay, squad leader, C Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment 'Red Currahee', 1st Brigade Combat Team 'Bastogne', 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during Toccoa Tough II, a leadership professional development course March 8-12, on post.

Lance Corporal James E. Moore and Private First Class Larry R. Hess conduct a cordon and search operation, looking for traps in hay during combat in Vietnam. The photo was taken on April 25, 1969 by LCp1 A.C. Prentiss and is part of the collection of American military activities during the Vietnam War. Stock Photo

RM2TA27MB–Lance Corporal James E. Moore and Private First Class Larry R. Hess conduct a cordon and search operation, looking for traps in hay during combat in Vietnam. The photo was taken on April 25, 1969 by LCp1 A.C. Prentiss and is part of the collection of American military activities during the Vietnam War.

Staff Sgt. Audrianna Ratliff, a squad leader of the 114th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, hands out magazines to her Soldiers prior to M9 qualification at the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy in Pearl, Miss., Jan. 13, 2021. The 114th MP Co. are preparing to deploy to Washington, D.C. as Capitol Response for the 59th Presidential Inauguration. Stock Photo

RM2H0AW05–Staff Sgt. Audrianna Ratliff, a squad leader of the 114th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, hands out magazines to her Soldiers prior to M9 qualification at the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy in Pearl, Miss., Jan. 13, 2021. The 114th MP Co. are preparing to deploy to Washington, D.C. as Capitol Response for the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Dejesusperez, a native of Santurce, Puerto Rico and a squad leader assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, awaits the arrival of Bulgaria Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov during the closing ceremony of Exercise Platinum Lion, an annual exercise that promotes regional stability and builds enduring relationships with partner nations, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, August 9, 2018. This exercise is in support of Atlantic Resolve, an enduring training exercise between NATO and U.S. Forces. Stock Photo

RMPKF8AY–U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Dejesusperez, a native of Santurce, Puerto Rico and a squad leader assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, awaits the arrival of Bulgaria Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov during the closing ceremony of Exercise Platinum Lion, an annual exercise that promotes regional stability and builds enduring relationships with partner nations, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, August 9, 2018. This exercise is in support of Atlantic Resolve, an enduring training exercise between NATO and U.S. Forces.

Sgt. Jordan Marquez, a squad leader for C Company, 3rd Battalion “Dark Rifles,” 161st Infantry Regiment, attempts to bulldoze through a tackle versus defending champion Posnania in the opening match of the 9th Sopot International Beach Rugby Tournament July 31, 2021 on the main beach in Sopot, Poland. Marquez posed problems for defenses with his size, strength and low center of gravity. Stock Photo

RM2GKYT8N–Sgt. Jordan Marquez, a squad leader for C Company, 3rd Battalion “Dark Rifles,” 161st Infantry Regiment, attempts to bulldoze through a tackle versus defending champion Posnania in the opening match of the 9th Sopot International Beach Rugby Tournament July 31, 2021 on the main beach in Sopot, Poland. Marquez posed problems for defenses with his size, strength and low center of gravity.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Taj Lumanog, a squad leader with New Jersey’s Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment speaks with a Capitol Police Officer near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. Stock Photo

RM2H0AJTE–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Taj Lumanog, a squad leader with New Jersey’s Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment speaks with a Capitol Police Officer near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

Sgt. Jordan Marquez, a squad leader for C Company, 3rd Battalion “Dark Rifles,” 161st Infantry Regiment, runs down the field in an attempt to score at the Sopot International Beach Rugby Tournament in Sopot, Poland, July 31, 2021. The 3-161 is a Washington Army National Guard battalion on deployment as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence, Battle Group Poland to enhance international ties and increase interoperability. Stock Photo

RM2GKYT3H–Sgt. Jordan Marquez, a squad leader for C Company, 3rd Battalion “Dark Rifles,” 161st Infantry Regiment, runs down the field in an attempt to score at the Sopot International Beach Rugby Tournament in Sopot, Poland, July 31, 2021. The 3-161 is a Washington Army National Guard battalion on deployment as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence, Battle Group Poland to enhance international ties and increase interoperability.

Staff Sgt. Evan Crittenden, weapons squad leader, C Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment “Above The Rest”, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne”, 101st Airborne Division ir Assault) providing direction to his machine gun team on Range 11 during the culminating exercise of the Bulldog Machine Gun University on Fort Campbell, Ky. The Machine Gun University is a five-day course increasing lethality and proficiency of the battalion’s machine gun teams. Stock Photo

RM2GKBKK3–Staff Sgt. Evan Crittenden, weapons squad leader, C Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment “Above The Rest”, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne”, 101st Airborne Division ir Assault) providing direction to his machine gun team on Range 11 during the culminating exercise of the Bulldog Machine Gun University on Fort Campbell, Ky. The Machine Gun University is a five-day course increasing lethality and proficiency of the battalion’s machine gun teams.

Cpl. Donald Rickard and SSgt. Bill Harvath prepare to safely detonate a 105mm shell embedded in the ground during demolition disposal. The photo was taken on February 12, 1967, by Sgt. J. L. Blick. Cpl. Rickard is from Massapequa, NY, and SSgt. Harvath from Wilmington, NC. Image source: US Marine Corps. Stock Photo

RM2TA2BDC–Cpl. Donald Rickard and SSgt. Bill Harvath prepare to safely detonate a 105mm shell embedded in the ground during demolition disposal. The photo was taken on February 12, 1967, by Sgt. J. L. Blick. Cpl. Rickard is from Massapequa, NY, and SSgt. Harvath from Wilmington, NC. Image source: US Marine Corps.

U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Dejesusperez, a squad leader assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, uses a training AT4 to teach Army Pvt. Kyle Grimes how to fire an AT4, an 84-mm unguided, portable, single-shot recoilless smoothbore weapon, during Exercise Platinum Lion, an annual exercise that promotes regional stability and builds enduring relationships with partner nations, during the closing ceremony, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, August 8, 2018. This exercise is in support of Atlantic Resolve, an enduring traini Stock Photo

RMPKF8HP–U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Dejesusperez, a squad leader assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, uses a training AT4 to teach Army Pvt. Kyle Grimes how to fire an AT4, an 84-mm unguided, portable, single-shot recoilless smoothbore weapon, during Exercise Platinum Lion, an annual exercise that promotes regional stability and builds enduring relationships with partner nations, during the closing ceremony, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, August 8, 2018. This exercise is in support of Atlantic Resolve, an enduring traini

RM2GKBKNX–Staff Sgt. Evan Crittenden, weapons squad leader, C Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment “Above The Rest”, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne”, 101st Airborne Division ir Assault) providing direction utilizing hand and arm signals to establish his machine gun team in position on Range 11 during the culminating exercise of the Bulldog Machine Gun University on Fort Campbell, Ky. The Machine Gun University is a five-day course increasing lethality and proficiency of the battalion’s machine gun teams.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dylan A. Chalmers, a Milton, Fla., native and squad leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 25, 2021. According to his leadership, Chalmers is capable and driven Marine who can operate on his own with minimal to no mistakes, Chambers constantly takes the initiative when instructing his Marines on tactics and field craft, improving the overall lethality and efficiency of the unit. Chalmers demonstrates unselfishness on and off duty by constantly volunteering for any task to better hims Stock Photo

RM2GKMA0T–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dylan A. Chalmers, a Milton, Fla., native and squad leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 25, 2021. According to his leadership, Chalmers is capable and driven Marine who can operate on his own with minimal to no mistakes, Chambers constantly takes the initiative when instructing his Marines on tactics and field craft, improving the overall lethality and efficiency of the unit. Chalmers demonstrates unselfishness on and off duty by constantly volunteering for any task to better hims

Sgt. Jordan Fleenor, a squad leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, communicates to his Marines during a live-fire range at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 8, 2018. Exercise Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored training exercise that unites service members from multiple branches, states and coalition countries to conduct combined ground and air combat operations. Stock Photo

RMPKF9ER–Sgt. Jordan Fleenor, a squad leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, communicates to his Marines during a live-fire range at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 8, 2018. Exercise Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored training exercise that unites service members from multiple branches, states and coalition countries to conduct combined ground and air combat operations.

RM2GKMA17–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dylan A. Chalmers, a Milton, Fla., native and squad leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 25, 2021. According to his leadership, Chalmers is capable and driven Marine who can operate on his own with minimal to no mistakes, Chambers constantly takes the initiative when instructing his Marines on tactics and field craft, improving the overall lethality and efficiency of the unit. Chalmers demonstrates unselfishness on and off duty by constantly volunteering for any task to better hims

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Terrance Locus, a heavy truck operations squad leader, assigned to the 719th Composite Truck Company, briefs Soldiers on safety protocols for mass COVID-19 vaccinations in support of the New York State Department of Health at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York, January 10, 2021. The National Guard has more than 350 Guardsmen and women deployed to the vaccination site to support access control, registration, and command post staffing for the site. The New York State Department of Health conducts vaccination efforts for essential workers and members of the c Stock Photo

RM2H0AGKC–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Terrance Locus, a heavy truck operations squad leader, assigned to the 719th Composite Truck Company, briefs Soldiers on safety protocols for mass COVID-19 vaccinations in support of the New York State Department of Health at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York, January 10, 2021. The National Guard has more than 350 Guardsmen and women deployed to the vaccination site to support access control, registration, and command post staffing for the site. The New York State Department of Health conducts vaccination efforts for essential workers and members of the c

Guam Army National Guard Sps. Jared C. Santos (left), an infantryman, and Staff Sgt. Timothy J. Camacho, an infantry squad leader, both assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team engage in a simulated ambush with Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team out of Arizona as opposing forces during Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) program at Camp Roberts, California, July 18, 2022. XCTC is a series between an active-duty U.S. Army brigade and an Army National Gu Stock Photo

RM2NH5YJR–Guam Army National Guard Sps. Jared C. Santos (left), an infantryman, and Staff Sgt. Timothy J. Camacho, an infantry squad leader, both assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team engage in a simulated ambush with Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team out of Arizona as opposing forces during Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) program at Camp Roberts, California, July 18, 2022. XCTC is a series between an active-duty U.S. Army brigade and an Army National Gu

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Abner, N, Agen III, a fire-team leader with Echo company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune N.C., January 21, 2021. According to his leadership, Agen teaches his Marines about the weapon systems organic to a rifle squad. He instructed over six hours of weapon familiarization in reference to Marine Corps order 3-11.2. (Marine Rifle Squad 3-11.2.). While also, developing a Performance Evaluation Check and overseeing four hours of practical application conducted by the Marines. Agen ensured the knowledge was retained b Stock Photo

RM2H0C1KN–U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Abner, N, Agen III, a fire-team leader with Echo company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune N.C., January 21, 2021. According to his leadership, Agen teaches his Marines about the weapon systems organic to a rifle squad. He instructed over six hours of weapon familiarization in reference to Marine Corps order 3-11.2. (Marine Rifle Squad 3-11.2.). While also, developing a Performance Evaluation Check and overseeing four hours of practical application conducted by the Marines. Agen ensured the knowledge was retained b

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Equan Etienne, squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division leads his squad during a tactical movement during Mountain Warfare Training (MTX) Bridgeport, C.A., Feb. 17, 2018. Marines with Kilo Co. finish up their month long exercise for MTX-18. Stock Photo

RMMB4WC0–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Equan Etienne, squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division leads his squad during a tactical movement during Mountain Warfare Training (MTX) Bridgeport, C.A., Feb. 17, 2018. Marines with Kilo Co. finish up their month long exercise for MTX-18.

RM2H0C1G3–U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Abner, N, Agen III, a fire-team leader with Echo company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune N.C., January 21, 2021. According to his leadership, Agen teaches his Marines about the weapon systems organic to a rifle squad. He instructed over six hours of weapon familiarization in reference to Marine Corps order 3-11.2. (Marine Rifle Squad 3-11.2.). While also, developing a Performance Evaluation Check and overseeing four hours of practical application conducted by the Marines. Agen ensured the knowledge was retained b

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of the New York National Guard, right, gives a command challenge coin to Staff Sgt. Justin Rivera, an infantry squad leader with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard, and Rochester, N.Y. native, during a command visit to the U.S. Capitol building grounds in Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2021. More than 500 citizen-Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard have deployed to the nation’s capital to provide security and support to civil a Stock Photo

RM2H0DKW3–U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of the New York National Guard, right, gives a command challenge coin to Staff Sgt. Justin Rivera, an infantry squad leader with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard, and Rochester, N.Y. native, during a command visit to the U.S. Capitol building grounds in Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2021. More than 500 citizen-Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard have deployed to the nation’s capital to provide security and support to civil a

Demonstrators try to push their way past 2nd Platoon, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment soldiers and through an entry control point during a training exercise at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 30. Training for anything 111030-A-PF724-138 Stock Photo

RMHEKYYW–Demonstrators try to push their way past 2nd Platoon, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment soldiers and through an entry control point during a training exercise at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 30. Training for anything 111030-A-PF724-138

U.S. Marine Corps. Cpl. Dylan T. Mccaughan, squad leader, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gives a hand signal to his teammates during a TRAP mission on Stone Bay, N.C., January 31, 2018. The purpose of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) is to recover equipment, personnel, repair equipment, or destroy equipment left behind from a down aircraft or ground vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps Stock Photo

RMM33G80–U.S. Marine Corps. Cpl. Dylan T. Mccaughan, squad leader, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gives a hand signal to his teammates during a TRAP mission on Stone Bay, N.C., January 31, 2018. The purpose of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) is to recover equipment, personnel, repair equipment, or destroy equipment left behind from a down aircraft or ground vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps

Spc. Luke Van Beek, an indirect fire infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, receives emergency medical aid for a simulated chest wound from Pfc. Evan Hoeffler and Sgt. Luke Wetzel, both from the battalion’s Company C, during a training exercise Oct. 30 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Training for anything 111030-A-PF724-038 Stock Photo

RMHEKYYP–Spc. Luke Van Beek, an indirect fire infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, receives emergency medical aid for a simulated chest wound from Pfc. Evan Hoeffler and Sgt. Luke Wetzel, both from the battalion’s Company C, during a training exercise Oct. 30 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Training for anything 111030-A-PF724-038

Sgt. Jordan Marquez, a squad leader for C Company, 3rd Battalion “Dark Rifles,” 161st Infantry Regiment, recovers in between matches with a face full of sweat and sand at the 9th Sopot International Beach Rugby Tournament July 31, 2021 on the main beach in Sopot, Poland. Marquez was trouble for would-be tacklers all day with his size, strength and low center of gravity. Stock Photo

RM2GKYT8G–Sgt. Jordan Marquez, a squad leader for C Company, 3rd Battalion “Dark Rifles,” 161st Infantry Regiment, recovers in between matches with a face full of sweat and sand at the 9th Sopot International Beach Rugby Tournament July 31, 2021 on the main beach in Sopot, Poland. Marquez was trouble for would-be tacklers all day with his size, strength and low center of gravity.

Staff Sgt. Travis Ancrum (right), 5th squad leader with the 501st Military Police Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division, United States Division - Center, and a Charleston, S.C., native, discusses a rendezvous location with Iraqi army soldiers Nov. 24 in Baghdad. The Spartan Squad 343684 Stock Photo

RMHEK7MA–Staff Sgt. Travis Ancrum (right), 5th squad leader with the 501st Military Police Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division, United States Division - Center, and a Charleston, S.C., native, discusses a rendezvous location with Iraqi army soldiers Nov. 24 in Baghdad. The Spartan Squad 343684

Sergeant Matthew Whitaker (center), a mortar section leader and joint fires observer with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment explains how to use different pieces of equipment with other squad leaders from the company during training at the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 2, 2015. The training was conducted to ensure all of the squad leaders within the company are familiar with emergency CAS procedures so they can employ the tactics if the need arises while on deployment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin) Charlie Company, Stock Photo

RMHF3C5A–Sergeant Matthew Whitaker (center), a mortar section leader and joint fires observer with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment explains how to use different pieces of equipment with other squad leaders from the company during training at the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 2, 2015. The training was conducted to ensure all of the squad leaders within the company are familiar with emergency CAS procedures so they can employ the tactics if the need arises while on deployment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin) Charlie Company,

RMM33G83–U.S. Marine Corps. Cpl. Dylan T. Mccaughan, squad leader, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gives a hand signal to his teammates during a TRAP mission on Stone Bay, N.C., January 31, 2018. The purpose of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) is to recover equipment, personnel, repair equipment, or destroy equipment left behind from a down aircraft or ground vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps

Sergeant Matthew Whitaker (left), a mortar section leader and joint fires observer with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, explains how to use different pieces of equipment with other squad leaders from the company during emergency close air support training at the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 2, 2015. The training was conducted to ensure all of the squad leaders within the company are familiar with emergency CAS procedures so they can employ the tactics if the need arises while on deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Stock Photo

RMHF3C5E–Sergeant Matthew Whitaker (left), a mortar section leader and joint fires observer with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, explains how to use different pieces of equipment with other squad leaders from the company during emergency close air support training at the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 2, 2015. The training was conducted to ensure all of the squad leaders within the company are familiar with emergency CAS procedures so they can employ the tactics if the need arises while on deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn

RMM33G7K–U.S. Marine Corps. Cpl. Dylan T. Mccaughan, squad leader, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gives a hand signal to his teammates during a TRAP mission on Stone Bay, N.C., January 31, 2018. The purpose of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) is to recover equipment, personnel, repair equipment, or destroy equipment left behind from a down aircraft or ground vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps

Sergeant Matthew Whitaker (center), a mortar section leader and joint fires observer with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment discusses emergency close air support procedures with other squad leaders from the company during training at the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 2, 2015. The training was conducted to ensure all of the squad leaders within the company are familiar with emergency CAS procedures so they can employ the tactics if the need arises while on deployment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin) Charlie Company, 1 Stock Photo

RMHF3C59–Sergeant Matthew Whitaker (center), a mortar section leader and joint fires observer with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment discusses emergency close air support procedures with other squad leaders from the company during training at the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 2, 2015. The training was conducted to ensure all of the squad leaders within the company are familiar with emergency CAS procedures so they can employ the tactics if the need arises while on deployment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin) Charlie Company, 1

U.S. Marine Corps. Cpl. Dylan T. Mccaughan, squad leader, left, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, interacts with a live action role player during a TRAP mission on Stone Bay, N.C., January 31, 2018.The purpose of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) is to recover equipment, personnel, repair equipment, or destroy equipment left behind from a down aircraft or ground vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps Stock Photo

RMM33G8K–U.S. Marine Corps. Cpl. Dylan T. Mccaughan, squad leader, left, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, interacts with a live action role player during a TRAP mission on Stone Bay, N.C., January 31, 2018.The purpose of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) is to recover equipment, personnel, repair equipment, or destroy equipment left behind from a down aircraft or ground vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps

A squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment relays simulated target information to a Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer operator during emergency close air support training at the SAVT facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 2, 2015. The training was conducted to ensure all of the squad leaders within the company are familiar with emergency CAS procedures so they can employ the tactics if the need arises while on deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin) Charlie Company, 1-8 conducts close air support training 150602-M-IU187-030 Stock Photo

RMHF3C5F–A squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment relays simulated target information to a Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer operator during emergency close air support training at the SAVT facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 2, 2015. The training was conducted to ensure all of the squad leaders within the company are familiar with emergency CAS procedures so they can employ the tactics if the need arises while on deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin) Charlie Company, 1-8 conducts close air support training 150602-M-IU187-030

Marines with Transportation and Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group demonstrate proficiency with map reading during a fire team challenge at the Lejeune Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) town aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 20, 2013. The winning team received a 72-hour liberty period and a meritorious mast and certificate of commendation from the company commanding officer for the winning squad leader. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shawn Valosin) Fire team challenge increases proficiency, builds camaraderie 131120-M-IU187-041 Stock Photo

RMHF1RN9–Marines with Transportation and Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group demonstrate proficiency with map reading during a fire team challenge at the Lejeune Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) town aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 20, 2013. The winning team received a 72-hour liberty period and a meritorious mast and certificate of commendation from the company commanding officer for the winning squad leader. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shawn Valosin) Fire team challenge increases proficiency, builds camaraderie 131120-M-IU187-041

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 14, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Pack, a Squad Leader with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, acts as a primary safety officer during a live-fire exercise aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), April 14. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting routine operations with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. Pearl Harbor is underway as part of the Essex ARG in U.S. Third Fleet. Stock Photo

RM2GKG862–PACIFIC OCEAN (April 14, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Pack, a Squad Leader with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, acts as a primary safety officer during a live-fire exercise aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), April 14. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting routine operations with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. Pearl Harbor is underway as part of the Essex ARG in U.S. Third Fleet.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Justin K. Smith, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and native of Greensboro, N.C., takes a rest during a patrol here, March 12, 2012. In 2006, Smith was part of the battle of Ramadi, one of the fiercest battles of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and now serves as a squad leader with 2/6 conducting counterinsurgency operations in Helmand province's Nawa District. To Ramadi and back 120312-M-MA864-254 Stock Photo

RMHF0P2D–U.S. Marine Sgt. Justin K. Smith, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and native of Greensboro, N.C., takes a rest during a patrol here, March 12, 2012. In 2006, Smith was part of the battle of Ramadi, one of the fiercest battles of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and now serves as a squad leader with 2/6 conducting counterinsurgency operations in Helmand province's Nawa District. To Ramadi and back 120312-M-MA864-254

Cpl. Macabe N. Geurkink, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, checks the work of his junior Marines after conducting drills during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 4, 2015. The drills were intended to better familiarize the Marines with their weapons for quick and accurate engagement when in a deployed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released) High demands, no pressure, 1-2 prepares for Pacific assignment 150304-M-VS306-023 Stock Photo

RMHF3175–Cpl. Macabe N. Geurkink, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, checks the work of his junior Marines after conducting drills during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 4, 2015. The drills were intended to better familiarize the Marines with their weapons for quick and accurate engagement when in a deployed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released) High demands, no pressure, 1-2 prepares for Pacific assignment 150304-M-VS306-023

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeff Behan, an infantry squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Sabula, Iowa, searches through a room in the residence of a high-value target during Operation Brass Monkey, Feb. 19 outside Parwai, Afghanistan. The Red Bulls Soldiers, teamed with Afghan National Army Soldiers, were unable to nab the high-value target, but did detain six other persons of interest and were also able to locate possible improvised explosive device-making materials, as well as some other key pieces of information/evidence regardin Stock Photo

RMHEK98J–LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeff Behan, an infantry squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Sabula, Iowa, searches through a room in the residence of a high-value target during Operation Brass Monkey, Feb. 19 outside Parwai, Afghanistan. The Red Bulls Soldiers, teamed with Afghan National Army Soldiers, were unable to nab the high-value target, but did detain six other persons of interest and were also able to locate possible improvised explosive device-making materials, as well as some other key pieces of information/evidence regardin

A squad leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, calculates his route using a base map during a land navigation exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 29, 2015. The squad leaders trudged through dense woods and muddy swamps in order to find the points indicated on their maps in preparation for the two-month long Advanced Infantry Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released.) Bravo Company 1-8 squad leaders navigate rough terrain 150629-M-DT430-002 Stock Photo

RMHF3F3B–A squad leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, calculates his route using a base map during a land navigation exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 29, 2015. The squad leaders trudged through dense woods and muddy swamps in order to find the points indicated on their maps in preparation for the two-month long Advanced Infantry Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released.) Bravo Company 1-8 squad leaders navigate rough terrain 150629-M-DT430-002

U.S. Army Sgt. Austin Berner, Squad Leader in the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), positions his weapon as the company assembles for a safety brief on Range 15 at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 18, 2017. The 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne) is one of only two combat camera companies tasked with providing the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the military departments with a directed imagery capability in support of operational and planning requirements through the full range of military operations. Stock Photo

RMR8YJYA–U.S. Army Sgt. Austin Berner, Squad Leader in the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), positions his weapon as the company assembles for a safety brief on Range 15 at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 18, 2017. The 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne) is one of only two combat camera companies tasked with providing the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the military departments with a directed imagery capability in support of operational and planning requirements through the full range of military operations.

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