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A Marine corporal with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stretches before conducting morning physical training on the flight deck of the USS Gunston Hall in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 15, 2012. The PT was part of a command-sponsored Corporal's Course that took place both ashore in Kuwait and aboard the ship. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility. - A Marine corporal with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stretches before conducting morning physical training on the flight deck of the USS Gunston Hall in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 15, 2012. The PT was part of a command-sponsored Corporal's Course that took place both ashore in Kuwait and aboard the ship. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Marines with Cherry Point Corporals Leadership Course Class 274-12 listening intently during a senior enlisted panel as part of Cherry Point Corporals Leadership Course, Aug. 13. During the first week of corporals course the instructors concentrate on introducing corporals to their first Professional Military Education Course. "You get a couple of classes about nutrition, physical fitness, development of the NCO mindset," said Gunnery Sgt. Valdez R. Baker Jr., staff non commissioned officer in charge for Cherry Point Corporals Leadership Course. "Different things like mentorship and leadership classes that help break them in and help them understand this is your first PME and this is what to expect." - Marines with Cherry Point Corporals Leadership Course Class 274-12 listening intently during a senior enlisted panel as part of Cherry Point Corporals Leadership Course, Aug. 13. During the first week of corporals course the instructors concentrate on introducing corporals to their first Professional Military Education Course. "You get a couple of classes about nutrition, physical fitness, development of the NCO mindset," said Gunnery Sgt. Valdez R. Baker Jr., staff non commissioned officer in charge for Cherry Point Corporals Leadership Course. "Different things like mentorship and leadership classes that help break them in and help them understand this is your first PME and this is what to expect."