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ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2019) Marine Corps Capt. Ariel Cecil surveys the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) prior to the launch of an FIM-92 Stinger troop missile launcher during a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a flexible and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2019) Marine Corps Cpl. Bradley Cason fires an inert round from an FIM-92 Stinger troop missile launcher on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2019) Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Clarrage fires an inert round from an FIM-92 Stinger troop missile launcher on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2019) Marine Corps Cpl. Alejandro Alvarez fires an inert round from an FIM-92 Stinger troop missile launcher on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell/Released)

We asked drill instructor Sgt. Jasmine Penado, Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, on what it means to her to make Marines.

“It is a demand on yourself. You think you’re tired and you think you have reached your potential, but it is no longer about yourself. You won’t want to wake up in the morning but you do it anyways because it is for the recruits. You have to give it your all no matter if you are tired because at the end of the day, who are the recruits going to emulate? You have to set the example at all times.” Photo by Cpl. Sarah Stegall Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island SC.

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A drill instructor with Receiving Company, Support Battalion, welcomes new recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, to recruit training during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7..

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Drill instructors with Receiving Company, Support Battalion, welcome new recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, to recruit training during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7. Once the recruits stepped off the bus, they immediately began the transformation from civilian to Marine. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate April 5. Photo by Cpl. Brooke C Woods

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A new recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, receives his initial haircut during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 7. Recruits receive haircuts immediately after arriving to create uniformity. Photo by Cpl. Brooke C Woods

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgts. Samantha D. Torres and Alexandra J. Raudales, drill instructors with 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., encourage female enlistees to respond louder at Recruiting Station New Jersey's enlistee training event Dec. 1, 2018, at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, N.J. Female enlistees learned how to respond to the drill instructors and what to expect when they report to Parris Island, S.C., for recruit training. Torres if from North Bergen, N.J. and Raudales is from Chicago. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kate Busto/Released)

An 11th Armored Calvary Regiment OPFOR Surrogate Vehicle holds it’s position in Siberia, National Training Center, Calif., for any pursuing elements of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas on January 13, 2019. This defense challenged the Greywolf Brigade’s ability to take over a fortified area. (US Army photo by Sgt. Justin May)

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Troopers of the 11TH Armored Cavalry Regiment survey Siberia, National Training Center, Calif., for any pursuing elements of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas on January 13, 2019. This defense challenged the Greywolf Brigade’s ability to take over a fortified area. (US Army photo by PV2 James Newsome)

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Troopers of the 11TH Armored Cavalry Regiment survey Siberia, National Training Center, Calif., for any advancing elements of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas on January 13, 2019. This defense challenged the Greywolf Brigade’s ability to take over a fortified area. (US Army photo by Sgt. Justin May)

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An 11th Armored Calvary Regiment OPFOR Surrogate Vehicle holds it’s position in Siberia, National Training Center, Calif., for any pursuing elements of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas on January 13, 2019. This defense challenged the Greywolf Brigade’s ability to take over a fortified area. (US Army photo by Sgt. Justin May)

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11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Troopers scout the area of Siberia, National Training Center, Calif., for incoming elements of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas on January 13, 2019. This defense challenged the Greywolf Brigade’s ability to take over a fortified area. (US Army photo by PV2 James Newsome)

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, incorporated simulated chemical attacks, area security and ambush threats into M119 Howitzer gunnery qualification Table XII, January 15, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. About half of the Commando brigade is deployed as Task Force Courage, while the rear elements comprise Task Forces Honor and Hale. Allons leadership in TF Honor invited TF Hale Soldiers to observe this gunnery qualification as a learning opportunity for artillery integration in future operations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)









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Battle Group Poland preforms winter live fire training during Operation Raider Lightning at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 16. Battle Group Poland is a unique, multinational coalition of U.S., U.K., Croatian and Romanian Soldiers who serve with the Polish Armed Forces 15th Mechanized Brigade as a deterrence in support of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence. (Photos by 1Lt. Christina Shoptaw)









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U.S. Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division move out for phase two of Combined Resolve XI at the Grafenwoehr Training Range in Germany, Jan. 17, 2019. The 2-5 CAV is deployed to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve, an enduring training exercise between U.S. and NATO forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photos & videos by Sgt. Marcel Pugh and Spc. Hannah Tarkelly, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/ 1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)











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PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 22, 2019) Sgt. Mark Smith, from Chester, West Virginia, and Oohio, a patrol explosive detection dog, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) exit a MV-22 Osprey assigned to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) along with other Marines of the 31st MEU aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship of Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 22, 2019) A MV-22 Osprey, assigned to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)

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U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Clauss, a cannon crew member assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares rounds inside an M109 Paladin during a fire mission as part of Combined Resolve XI at Camp Aachen training area, Germany, Jan 22, 2019. Combined Resolve exercises Atlantic Resolve rotational units while building readiness and improving interoperability among allies and partners. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment,1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)



U.S. Army Spc. Louis Alacci and Sgt. Andrew Clauss, both cannon crew member assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, load charges inside an M109 Paladin during a fire mission as part of Combined Resolve XI at Camp Aachen training area, Germany, Jan 22, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment,1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)





Spc. Louis Alacci, a cannon crew member assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls the lanyard inside an M109 Paladin during a fire mission as part of Combined Resolve XI at Camp Aachen training area, Germany, Jan 22, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment,1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)



U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fire the first shot from a M109 Paladin during their fire mission during Combined Resolve XI phase II at Camp Aachen training area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment,1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)

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Mississippi National Guard Soldiers of the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team are hard at work as they continue to safely load equipment for transport and turn-in of the Army Prepositioned Stock 5. (U.S. National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Michael Williams)











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