Communication Directorate

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mark Corpuz, second from left, documents other Marines assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment as they simulate patrol techniques on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Hawaii March 24, 2010. Corpuz, who is a combat lithographer with Marine Forces Pacific, is conducting the photo shoot for Marine Corps Systems Command, which requested visual imagery showing the use of military-issued Canon camera gear in an operational environment. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Jody Lee Smith, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Omar Elorza, left, a videographer assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Combat Camera, and Rick Robinson, the head of the unit's video section, make adjustments on a studio light in preparation for an interview with retired Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler at Marine Barracks Washington's Center House in Washington, D.C., May 18, 2011. The interview was for a going-away video HQMC Combat Camera produced for Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody A. Fodale/Released)

U.S. Marines attached to the combat camera unit with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the provost marshal office conduct combat exercises at the Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC) at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 20, 2009. JWTC training teaches land navigation, small unit leadership, patrolling and obstacle maneuvering. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Leon M. Branchaud/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Charles Mabry, a combat cameraman with the 2nd Marine Division Combat Camera, records video while working with Marines with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion on patrol near Combat Outpost Castle, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 30, 2011. The Marines patrolled the area to show continued presence and to provide security for the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class Clinton W. Runyon/Released)

Staff Sergeant Christian Foucart, Second Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), Combat Camera video tapes a patrol in Al Fallujah, Iraq on September 5, 2007. Marines are assisting Iraqi Police in the distribution of food and soccer balls by proving transportation and security. II MEF is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (Official USMC photo by MSgt Paul D. Bishop) (Released)

On 30 September 2006, Staff Sergeant Benjamin E. Barr, a Combat Videographer with I Marine Expeditionary Force Combat Camera, documents a graduation ceremony for new Iraqi Soldiers of Basic Training Class 4 (BTC-4) on Camp Habaniyah, Iraq. Regimental Combat Team 5 is deployed with I Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (Multi-National Forces-West) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Adaecus G. Brooks) (RELEASED)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: United States Marine Corps Major General Michael G. Dana, and Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, ring the opening bell to Commemorate Veterans Day at the New York Stock Exchange on October 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/NYSE Euronext)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: United States Marine Corps Major General Michael G. Dana, and Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, ring the opening bell to Commemorate Veterans Day at the New York Stock Exchange on October 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/NYSE Euronext)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: United States Marine Corps Major General Michael G. Dana, and Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, ring the opening bell to Commemorate Veterans Day at the New York Stock Exchange on October 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/NYSE Euronext)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: United States Marine Corps Major General Michael G. Dana, and Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, ring the opening bell to Commemorate Veterans Day at the New York Stock Exchange on October 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/NYSE Euronext)