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U. S. Special Operations Command’s Special Operations Forces Civilian Leadership Development Program (SOF CLDP) visited U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5th through 7th, 2017. MARSOC critical skills operators provided hands-on instruction to participants on rappelling and other skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryann Whitley, released)

U. S. Special Operations Command’s Special Operations Forces Civilian Leadership Development Program (SOF CLDP) visited U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5th through 7th, 2017. MARSOC critical skills operators provided hands-on instruction to participants on rappelling and other skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryann Whitley, released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley

U. S. Special Operations Command’s Special Operations Forces Civilian Leadership Development Program (SOF CLDP) visited U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5th through 7th, 2017. Participants fired SOF-specific service pistols at MARSOC’s indoor range after receiving firearms safety briefs from Marine Raiders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryann Whitley, released)

U. S. Special Operations Command’s Special Operations Forces Civilian Leadership Development Program (SOF CLDP) visited U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5th through 7th, 2017. Participants fired SOF-specific service pistols at MARSOC’s indoor range after receiving firearms safety briefs from Marine Raiders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryann Whitley, released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley

Maj. Gen. Carl E. Mundy III, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command commander, gives a condolence speech during a celebration of life ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017. The ceremony honored the seven MARSOC service members lost July 10 in a KC-130T Hercules transport aircraft crash. The seven included Staff Sgts. Robert Cox and William Kundrat, Navy special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Lohrey , and Sgts. Chad Jenson, Dietrich Schmieman, Joseph Murray and Talon Leach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Maj. Gen. Carl E. Mundy III, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command commander, gives a condolence speech during a celebration of life ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017. The ceremony honored the seven MARSOC service members lost July 10 in a KC-130T Hercules transport aircraft crash. The seven included Staff Sgts. Robert Cox and William Kundrat, Navy special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Lohrey , and Sgts. Chad Jenson, Dietrich Schmieman, Joseph Murray and Talon Leach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Photo by Sanders Hall

Army Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, U.S. Special Operations Command commander, speaks with the family of one of the seven fallen service members before the celebration of life ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017. The ceremony honored the seven MARSOC service members lost in a KC-130T Hercules transport aircraft crash July 10, which also killed nine Marine reservists. MARSOC’s fallen were Staff Sgts. Robert Cox and William Kundrat, Navy special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Lohrey and Sgts. Chad Jenson, Dietrich Schmieman, Joseph Murray, and Talon Leach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Army Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, U.S. Special Operations Command commander, speaks with the family of one of the seven fallen service members before the celebration of life ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017. The ceremony honored the seven MARSOC service members lost in a KC-130T Hercules transport aircraft crash July 10, which also killed nine Marine reservists. MARSOC’s fallen were Staff Sgts. Robert Cox and William Kundrat, Navy special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Lohrey and Sgts. Chad Jenson, Dietrich Schmieman, Joseph Murray, and Talon Leach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Photo by Sgt. Salvador Moreno

Maj. Gen. Carl E. Mundy III, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command commander, speaks with the family of one of the seven fallen service members before the celebration of life ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017. The ceremony honored the seven MARSOC service members lost in a KC-130T Hercules transport aircraft crash, July 10. The fallen were Staff Sgts. Robert Cox and William Kundrat, Navy special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Lohrey , and Sgts. Chad Jenson, Dietrich Schmieman, Joseph Murray and Talon Leach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Maj. Gen. Carl E. Mundy III, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command commander, speaks with the family of one of the seven fallen service members before the celebration of life ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017. The ceremony honored the seven MARSOC service members lost in a KC-130T Hercules transport aircraft crash, July 10. The fallen were Staff Sgts. Robert Cox and William Kundrat, Navy special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Lohrey , and Sgts. Chad Jenson, Dietrich Schmieman, Joseph Murray and Talon Leach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Photo by Sgt. Salvador Moreno

A critical skills operator with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, hangs the dog tags for one of seven fallen service members onto 2d Marine Raider Battalion’s soldier’s cross display at a celebration of life ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017. Each person who spoke on behalf of one of the fallen service members, hung their respective dog tags onto the cross, which will be displayed at 2d MRB’s headquarters building. The ceremony honored the seven MARSOC service members lost July 10 in a KC-130T Hercules transport aircraft crash, including Staff Sgts. Robert Cox and William Kundrat, Navy special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Lohrey , and Sgts. Chad Jenson, Dietrich Schmieman, Joseph Murray, and Talon Leach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

A critical skills operator with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, hangs the dog tags for one of seven fallen service members onto 2d Marine Raider Battalion’s soldier’s cross display at a celebration of life ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017. Each person who spoke on behalf of one of the fallen service members, hung their respective dog tags onto the cross, which will be displayed at 2d MRB’s headquarters building. The ceremony honored the seven MARSOC service members lost July 10 in a KC-130T Hercules transport aircraft crash, including Staff Sgts. Robert Cox and William Kundrat, Navy special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Lohrey , and Sgts. Chad Jenson, Dietrich Schmieman, Joseph Murray, and Talon Leach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Photo by Sgt. Salvador Moreno

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

Photo by LCpl.Bryann K. Whitley

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

Photo by LCpl.Bryann K. Whitley

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

Photo by LCpl.Bryann K. Whitley

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

Photo by LCpl.Bryann K. Whitley

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

Photo by LCpl.Bryann K. Whitley

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

Photo by LCpl.Bryann K. Whitley

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

Photo by LCpl.Bryann K. Whitley

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

Photo by LCpl.Bryann K. Whitley

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

Photo by LCpl.Bryann K. Whitley

Harold S. Sheffield and Henry Kudzik, World War II Raiders, sit on the stage and participate in the entertainment portion of the evening with The Lindy Sisters during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Harold S. Sheffield and Henry Kudzik, World War II Raiders, sit on the stage and participate in the entertainment portion of the evening with The Lindy Sisters during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno

James W. Campbell, a World War II Raider, talks with a current Marine Raider with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

James W. Campbell, a World War II Raider, talks with a current Marine Raider with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno

William F. Landfear, a WWII Raider, talks with a current Marine Raider with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

William F. Landfear, a WWII Raider, talks with a current Marine Raider with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno

Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, 1st Marine Division commander, gives James W. Campbell, a World War II Raider, a gift from his recent trip to Guadalcanal during 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, 1st Marine Division commander, gives James W. Campbell, a World War II Raider, a gift from his recent trip to Guadalcanal during 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno

Harold S. Sheffield and Henry Kudzik, World War II Raiders, sit on the stage and participate in the entertainment portion of the evening with The Lindy Sisters during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Harold S. Sheffield and Henry Kudzik, World War II Raiders, sit on the stage and participate in the entertainment portion of the evening with The Lindy Sisters during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

Photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno