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Two response boats collect simulated oil using a boom during a facility response training exercise conducted to ensure top performance in the possible situation of an oil spillage at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2015. Typically referred to as Open Water Spill Team Training, the annual training is mandatory under federal and state laws such as the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Spill response measures are put into place to provide control, containment and cleanup in order to prevent injury and damage to personnel, property, and the environment. - Two response boats collect simulated oil using a boom during a facility response training exercise conducted to ensure top performance in the possible situation of an oil spillage at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2015. Typically referred to as Open Water Spill Team Training, the annual training is mandatory under federal and state laws such as the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Spill response measures are put into place to provide control, containment and cleanup in order to prevent injury and damage to personnel, property, and the environment.

Major Gen. Gary L. Thomas gives remarks following an assumption of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 7, 2015. Thomas is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. - Major Gen. Gary L. Thomas gives remarks following an assumption of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 7, 2015. Thomas is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Marines simulated resque protocol during water survival training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 28, 2015. The Aviation Survival Training Center is the only water survival facility on any Marine Corps installation on the East Coast. Naval aviators are given classes on protocol and the gear they use in case of an emergency on an aircraft. The skills they learn in ASTC ensure 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, its aviators and crew members are qualified and maintain the highest state of readiness. - Marines simulated resque protocol during water survival training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 28, 2015. The Aviation Survival Training Center is the only water survival facility on any Marine Corps installation on the East Coast. Naval aviators are given classes on protocol and the gear they use in case of an emergency on an aircraft. The skills they learn in ASTC ensure 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, its aviators and crew members are qualified and maintain the highest state of readiness.

Cpl. Danny Novondo is bit by a military dog for demonstration purposes during National Night Out at Walter B. Jones Park in Havelock, North Carolina, Aug. 2015. National Night Out is an event held across the country that began in 1984 to strengthen police-community partnerships and generate support for local anticrime efforts while sending a message to criminals, letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. - Cpl. Danny Novondo is bit by a military dog for demonstration purposes during National Night Out at Walter B. Jones Park in Havelock, North Carolina, Aug. 2015. National Night Out is an event held across the country that began in 1984 to strengthen police-community partnerships and generate support for local anticrime efforts while sending a message to criminals, letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.