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Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, sprint across a field to load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. The company operated in Gereshk for three days and was involved in numerous kinetic engagements with Taliban insurgents.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan / released) - Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, sprint across a field to load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. The company operated in Gereshk for three days and was involved in numerous kinetic engagements with Taliban insurgents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan / released)

Marine veteran Cpl. Kyle Carpenter poses for a photo. Carpenter will receive the medal from President Barack Obama, June 19, 2014. He will be the eighth living recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. - Marine veteran Cpl. Kyle Carpenter poses for a photo. Carpenter will receive the medal from President Barack Obama, June 19, 2014. He will be the eighth living recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Maj. Robb McDonald, air officer with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, from Yuma, Ariz., speaks to members of the official party before receiving the Silver Star for his efforts against an enemy attack aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in 2012. Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force pinned the nation’s third highest award on McDonald aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 9. - Maj. Robb McDonald, air officer with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, from Yuma, Ariz., speaks to members of the official party before receiving the Silver Star for his efforts against an enemy attack aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in 2012. Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force pinned the nation’s third highest award on McDonald aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 9.

Marines serving with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment’s Security Force Assistance Advisor Team, pray before their Thanksgiving dinner here, Nov. 28. The Marines used the holiday meal as a time to share their family traditions with one another. - Marines serving with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment’s Security Force Assistance Advisor Team, pray before their Thanksgiving dinner here, Nov. 28. The Marines used the holiday meal as a time to share their family traditions with one another.

Justin Schilling, a logistical management specialist with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, was wounded in combat in Fallujah, Iraq, and continues to assist those still serving. Schilling deployed to Afghanistan as a government site lead to install and develop upgrades for mine resistant ambush protected vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Justin M. Boling) - Justin Schilling, a logistical management specialist with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, was wounded in combat in Fallujah, Iraq, and continues to assist those still serving. Schilling deployed to Afghanistan as a government site lead to install and develop upgrades for mine resistant ambush protected vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Justin M. Boling)

Afghan National Army (ANA) Maj. Gen. Sayed Malook, left, commanding general of the 215th Corps, and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, center, commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force, view a map during a visit to Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 27, 2013. Dunford and other ISAF staff toured Camp Shorabak and met ANA leadership and soldiers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline) - Afghan National Army (ANA) Maj. Gen. Sayed Malook, left, commanding general of the 215th Corps, and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, center, commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force, view a map during a visit to Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 27, 2013. Dunford and other ISAF staff toured Camp Shorabak and met ANA leadership and soldiers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline)

More than 500 Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during the graduation of the 215th Corps' Regional Military Training Center's Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration training (RSOI) May 23 at Camp Shorabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The graduation is significant because this is the first time ANA soldiers who just graduated basic training, received combat training, soon after. It is much like Marines attend the School of Infantry's Marine Combat Training after recruit training, before heading to their military occupational specialty. - More than 500 Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during the graduation of the 215th Corps' Regional Military Training Center's Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration training (RSOI) May 23 at Camp Shorabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The graduation is significant because this is the first time ANA soldiers who just graduated basic training, received combat training, soon after. It is much like Marines attend the School of Infantry's Marine Combat Training after recruit training, before heading to their military occupational specialty.