Cpl. Breanna Dill, a native of Saint Francis, Minn., and member of the Wounded Warrior Battalion West is welcomed to Colorado by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Dill and 49 other Marines are here for the All-Marine Warrior Games team two-week training camp. The camp will prepare the athletes for the fourth annual Warrior Games that will be held at the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 10-16. The Marines will continue to train hard for the remaining week and are looking forward to defending their first place title against the Army, Navy /Coast Guard, Air Force and SOCOM. (Photo by Aquita Brown) - Cpl. Breanna Dill, a native of Saint Francis, Minn., and member of the Wounded Warrior Battalion West is welcomed to Colorado by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Dill and 49 other Marines are here for the All-Marine Warrior Games team two-week training camp. The camp will prepare the athletes for the fourth annual Warrior Games that will be held at the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 10-16. The Marines will continue to train hard for the remaining week and are looking forward to defending their first place title against the Army, Navy /Coast Guard, Air Force and SOCOM. (Photo by Aquita Brown)

Staff Sgt. Rudolph Montgomery, a food service specialist with the Marine culinary team, pours Split Pea soup mix into blender to serve to the attendants of the 38th Military Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee, Va., March 11 2013. The Marine Corps’ seven-member team had more than 20 years of combined culinary experience. - Staff Sgt. Rudolph Montgomery, a food service specialist with the Marine culinary team, pours Split Pea soup mix into blender to serve to the attendants of the 38th Military Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee, Va., March 11 2013. The Marine Corps’ seven-member team had more than 20 years of combined culinary experience.

Staff noncommissioned officers selected to participate in the Foreign Area SNCO program pose with Sgt. Maj. Of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, far right. The Foreign Area SNCO program¹s mission is to identify, Select and educate a corps of international affairs marines for future assignments on tactical, operational and strategic-level Marine Corps staffs, joint and combined staffs and for duty with interagency organizations in order to improve MAGTF plans, operations, and security assistance efforts, with language skills, regional expertise, and culture capability. (US Marine Corps photo courtesy of the Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps) - Staff noncommissioned officers selected to participate in the Foreign Area SNCO program pose with Sgt. Maj. Of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, far right. The Foreign Area SNCO program¹s mission is to identify, Select and educate a corps of international affairs marines for future assignments on tactical, operational and strategic-level Marine Corps staffs, joint and combined staffs and for duty with interagency organizations in order to improve MAGTF plans, operations, and security assistance efforts, with language skills, regional expertise, and culture capability. (US Marine Corps photo courtesy of the Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps)

Hong Kong Maritime Small Boat Division police officers and United States Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Pacific Marines practice Visit Board Search and Seizure techniques in Hong Kong's Vicotria Harbor during a scheduled port visit, March 1. The event included static displays on weapons and specialized equipment, training presentations and fast patrol craft demonstrations. - Hong Kong Maritime Small Boat Division police officers and United States Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Pacific Marines practice Visit Board Search and Seizure techniques in Hong Kong's Vicotria Harbor during a scheduled port visit, March 1. The event included static displays on weapons and specialized equipment, training presentations and fast patrol craft demonstrations.

USMC Recon team, perform SKEDCO PULL during the Disciplus Validus(extreme physical training test) competition at Fort Benning, Georgia.TheArmy¹s top Calvary Scouts competed in the inaugural Gainey Cupcompetition at Fort Benning, Ga., March 1-5. The five-day event tested 20five-man teams on Calvary Scout skills such as day and night fires,weapons familiarization, area reconnaissance, and observation postestablishment. It also tested their physical endurance with multi-phasedroad marches, obstacle courses and a multi-event physical fitness testthat included not only the standard push-ups and sit-ups but also pullups, dips, bench press, rope climb, tire flip, and pushing a HUMVEE up anincline. - USMC Recon team, perform SKEDCO PULL during the Disciplus Validus (extreme physical training test) competition at Fort Benning, Georgia.The Army¹s top Calvary Scouts competed in the inaugural Gainey Cup competition at Fort Benning, Ga., March 1-5. The five-day event tested 20 five-man teams on Calvary Scout skills such as day and night fires, weapons familiarization, area reconnaissance, and observation post establishment. It also tested their physical endurance with multi-phased road marches, obstacle courses and a multi-event physical fitness test that included not only the standard push-ups and sit-ups but also pull ups, dips, bench press, rope climb, tire flip, and pushing a HUMVEE up an incline.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Knudsen, a 25-year-old mortarman with Headquarters Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Rapid City, S.D., studies a mathematics textbook in his sleeping area after a long day of work as an armory custodian during his second deployment here, Jan. 31. Knudsen worked through two years of college before joining the Marine Corps in 2008, admitting he couldn’t muster the discipline to stay committed to school. Though his days are long and his down time precious, he often fades into study mode after his work is done, refreshing his algebra, trigonometry and calculus and studying for the SAT exam. Knudsen plans to resume his studies and complete a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering when his active duty service expires in 2014. - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Knudsen, a 25-year-old mortarman with Headquarters Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Rapid City, S.D., studies a mathematics textbook in his sleeping area after a long day of work as an armory custodian during his second deployment here, Jan. 31. Knudsen worked through two years of college before joining the Marine Corps in 2008, admitting he couldn’t muster the discipline to stay committed to school. Though his days are long and his down time precious, he often fades into study mode after his work is done, refreshing his algebra, trigonometry and calculus and studying for the SAT exam. Knudsen plans to resume his studies and complete a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering when his active duty service expires in 2014.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Landon Beaty, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, removes loose threads from a uniform April 2, 2013, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Beaty assembled the uniform for a fallen Marine who was being sent home. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Landon Beaty, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, removes loose threads from a uniform April 2, 2013, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Beaty assembled the uniform for a fallen Marine who was being sent home.