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Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 1 carry the squadron’s colors during the annual Chieftain Run at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 13, 2014. The squadron ran three-miles in formation then continued to run in three-man teams for 24-straight hours in honor of their fallen brethren and in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 239th birthday. - Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 1 carry the squadron’s colors during the annual Chieftain Run at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 13, 2014. The squadron ran three-miles in formation then continued to run in three-man teams for 24-straight hours in honor of their fallen brethren and in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 239th birthday.

Sgt. Zachary Thornton, right, and Sgt. Arthur Rucinski, center, speak with a representative from Edward Jones Investments during the career and education fair at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 7, 2014. Thornton and Rucinski are a a fixed-wing aircraft mechanics with Marine Attack Squadron 223. - Sgt. Zachary Thornton, right, and Sgt. Arthur Rucinski, center, speak with a representative from Edward Jones Investments during the career and education fair at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 7, 2014. Thornton and Rucinski are a a fixed-wing aircraft mechanics with Marine Attack Squadron 223.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Maxheimer, left, and Gunnery Sgt. John Marsh enjoy the view from the back of a KC-130J Super Hercules at Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 25, 2014. The Super Hercules was climbing to 13,000 feet to conduct military free fall jumps. Maxheimer and Marsh are crew masters with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 training for an upcoming operational deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response. - Staff Sgt. Christopher Maxheimer, left, and Gunnery Sgt. John Marsh enjoy the view from the back of a KC-130J Super Hercules at Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 25, 2014. The Super Hercules was climbing to 13,000 feet to conduct military free fall jumps. Maxheimer and Marsh are crew masters with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 training for an upcoming operational deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response.

Sailors and civilian contractors work together to maintain a Landing Craft Mechanized-8 boat at Jarrett Bay Boatworks ship yard, Beaufort, N.C., Oct. 28, 2014. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has two LCM-8s which are used to transport cargo and personnel to several air station target ranges. The boats receive scheduled maintenance every two to three years to ensure the vessels can sustain their rigorous workloads. - Sailors and civilian contractors work together to maintain a Landing Craft Mechanized-8 boat at Jarrett Bay Boatworks ship yard, Beaufort, N.C., Oct. 28, 2014. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has two LCM-8s which are used to transport cargo and personnel to several air station target ranges. The boats receive scheduled maintenance every two to three years to ensure the vessels can sustain their rigorous workloads.

A KC-130J Super Hercules waits for take-off during sunset at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., Oct. 24, 2014. The Hercules belongs to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 which performed a detachment flight training to prepare for an upcoming deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response. - A KC-130J Super Hercules waits for take-off during sunset at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., Oct. 24, 2014. The Hercules belongs to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 which performed a detachment flight training to prepare for an upcoming deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response.

A KC-130J Super Hercules glides over a mountain top during tactical navigation training near Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., Oct. 23, 2014. The aircraft belongs to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 which conducted the training to improve its naval aviators’ skills. Tactical navigation training allows pilots to hone skills through disparate terrain to avoid ground threats. - A KC-130J Super Hercules glides over a mountain top during tactical navigation training near Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., Oct. 23, 2014. The aircraft belongs to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 which conducted the training to improve its naval aviators’ skills. Tactical navigation training allows pilots to hone skills through disparate terrain to avoid ground threats.