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Marines with 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, began constructing an outdoor learning center at Operation Brightside headquarters, June 20, 2011. Throughout the week, 20 Marines from 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Marine Week, will build a state-of-the-art garden featuring mini-ecosystems, Missouri-native plants, and a showcase of energy and resource conservation techniques. Teamed with the Missouri Department of Conservation and Alberici Constructors, the Marines will lay sod and build pathways and footbridge. Additionally they will plant and mulch 2,700 plants, shrubs and trees to take the project from a construction site to educational garden for St. Louisans.The garden will be dedicated Friday, June 24. - Marines with 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, began constructing an outdoor learning center at Operation Brightside headquarters, June 20, 2011. Throughout the week, 20 Marines from 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Marine Week, will build a state-of-the-art garden featuring mini-ecosystems, Missouri-native plants, and a showcase of energy and resource conservation techniques. Teamed with the Missouri Department of Conservation and Alberici Constructors, the Marines will lay sod and build pathways and footbridge. Additionally they will plant and mulch 2,700 plants, shrubs and trees to take the project from a construction site to educational garden for St. Louisans.The garden will be dedicated Friday, June 24.

Lance Cpl. Erik S. Potts pounds in a length of rebar into a log to hold it into place for one of the drainage ditches at Forest Park in St. Louis, June 20. The Marines and Boy Scouts worked together to show their appreciation to the community by fixing the trail. Marine Week provides an opportunity to increase public awareness of the Marine Corps' value to our nation's defense and to preserve and mature the Corps' relationship with the American people.::r::::n:: - Lance Cpl. Erik S. Potts pounds in a length of rebar into a log to hold it into place for one of the drainage ditches at Forest Park in St. Louis, June 20. The Marines and Boy Scouts worked together to show their appreciation to the community by fixing the trail. Marine Week provides an opportunity to increase public awareness of the Marine Corps' value to our nation's defense and to preserve and mature the Corps' relationship with the American people.::r::::n::

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos hands the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal Barrett during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington June 9, 2011. Barrett took charge as the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps as Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, the predecessor, relinquished his duties as senior enlisted advisor to the Commandant and retired from active service in the Marine Corps. - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos hands the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal Barrett during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington June 9, 2011. Barrett took charge as the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps as Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, the predecessor, relinquished his duties as senior enlisted advisor to the Commandant and retired from active service in the Marine Corps.

Michael Brinkley, a veteran's employment representative, talks with a military member about her options following her end of service date at a Transition Assistance Program workshop at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., June 9, 2011. This one-on-one interaction is one of Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos' initiatives and helps Marines plan wisely for their future. - Michael Brinkley, a veteran's employment representative, talks with a military member about her options following her end of service date at a Transition Assistance Program workshop at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., June 9, 2011. This one-on-one interaction is one of Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos' initiatives and helps Marines plan wisely for their future.

Lance Cpl. Jese Schag, a Sheridan, Ill., native on the All-Marine sitting volleyball team, leads the Marines in a celebration after a point during the gold medal game against the Army May 20, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Spring, Colo. It took the Marines just the first two matches of a best-of-three game series to beat the Army and defend their title in the Warrior Games event. The All-Marine sitting volleyball team, consisting of active-duty and veteran wounded warriors, went head-to-head against all other branches of the Armed Forces, including a Special Operations Command team. The Marines were undefeated. - Lance Cpl. Jese Schag, a Sheridan, Ill., native on the All-Marine sitting volleyball team, leads the Marines in a celebration after a point during the gold medal game against the Army May 20, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Spring, Colo. It took the Marines just the first two matches of a best-of-three game series to beat the Army and defend their title in the Warrior Games event. The All-Marine sitting volleyball team, consisting of active-duty and veteran wounded warriors, went head-to-head against all other branches of the Armed Forces, including a Special Operations Command team. The Marines were undefeated.

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos celebrates a point served by the All-Marine sitting volleyball team during their game against the Air Force May 18, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., during the Warrior Games. The Marines blew out the Air Force team in a best-of-three series. - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos celebrates a point served by the All-Marine sitting volleyball team during their game against the Air Force May 18, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., during the Warrior Games. The Marines blew out the Air Force team in a best-of-three series.

The All-Marine wheelchair basketball team practices before their game against the Army May 17, 2011, at the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wheelchair basketball is a five-on-five game consisting of two 20-minute halves, and each team is required to have two players with lower limb impairments. The game is also a round robin event. All teams will compete against each other and seed based on their standings. - The All-Marine wheelchair basketball team practices before their game against the Army May 17, 2011, at the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wheelchair basketball is a five-on-five game consisting of two 20-minute halves, and each team is required to have two players with lower limb impairments. The game is also a round robin event. All teams will compete against each other and seed based on their standings.

Lance Cpl. Joshua Wege and Marine veteran Cpl. Richard Bacchus were a paramount force in front of the net when the All-Marine sitting volleyball team took down the All-Army team during the Warrior Games May 17, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Marines later beat the Special Operations Command team and are slated to take on the Air Force team May 18, 2011. - Lance Cpl. Joshua Wege and Marine veteran Cpl. Richard Bacchus were a paramount force in front of the net when the All-Marine sitting volleyball team took down the All-Army team during the Warrior Games May 17, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Marines later beat the Special Operations Command team and are slated to take on the Air Force team May 18, 2011.