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Military Stock Photo – Sgt. Jorge A. Diaz, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, receives a challenge coin from Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, Jr., commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, after Diaz was awarded a Bronze Star Medal with Combat V during Glueck’s visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii with Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Fierle, III MEF sergeant major, April 28, 2011. Diaz received the award for heroic achievement in connection with combat operations against the enemy during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan

Military Stock Photo – Lance Cpl. xxxxxxxx, a radio operator with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Pfc. Roberto xxxxxxx, a rifleman with India Co., 3/3, drag a simulated casualty to safety during counter-improvised explosive device training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, April 26, 2011. The training was part of a two-week evolution that allowed 3/3 Marines to learn and practically apply counter-IED techniques under the watchful eye of instructors from the Marine Corps Engineer Center of Excellence. During mounted and dismounted patrols, MCEC instructors introduced simulated IED explosions, small arms fire and casualty scenarios in order to guide Marines on how to mitigate the threat of IEDs, and respond to their detonation.

Military Stock Photo – Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, respond to a simulated improvised explosive device detonation during counter-IED training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, April 26, 2011. The training was part of a two-week evolution that allowed 3/3 Marines to learn and practically apply counter-IED techniques under the watchful eye of instructors from the Marine Corps Engineer Center of Excellence. During mounted and dismounted patrols, MCEC instructors introduced simulated IED explosions, small arms fire and casualty scenarios in order to guide Marines on how to mitigate the threat of IEDs, and respond to their detonation.

Military Stock Photo – Lance Cpl. Beau Bechtel, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and fellow squad members patrol down a dusty path during counter-improvised explosive device training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, April 26, 2011. The training was part of a two-week evolution that allowed 3/3 Marines to learn and practically apply counter-IED techniques under the watchful eye of instructors from the Marine Corps Engineer Center of Excellence. During mounted and dismounted patrols, MCEC instructors introduced simulated IED explosions, small arms fire and casualty scenarios in order to guide Marines on how to mitigate the threat of IEDs, and respond to their detonation.

Military Stock Photo – Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent, who has served as the Corps’ highest ranking enlisted member since April 2007, speaks to approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors from various units at Camp Del Mar here April 26, saying farewell before his scheduled retirement in June. In attendance were service members from the 11th and 15th Marine Expeditionary Units, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Assault Amphibian School Battalion, 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Corporals Course, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group and I MEF Training and Experimentation Group.

Military Stock Photo – Military Stock Photo – Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent, who has served as the Corps’ highest ranking enlisted member since April 2007, speaks to approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors from various units at Camp Del Mar here April 26, saying farewell before his scheduled retirement in June. In attendance were service members from the 11th and 15th Marine Expeditionary Units, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Assault Amphibian School Battalion, 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Corporals Course, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group and I MEF Training and Experimentation Group.

Military Stock Photo – Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent, who has served as the Corps’ highest ranking enlisted member since April 2007, speaks to approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors from various units at Camp Del Mar here April 26, saying farewell before his scheduled retirement in June. In attendance were service members from the 11th and 15th Marine Expeditionary Units, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Assault Amphibian School Battalion, 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Corporals Course, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group and I MEF Training and Experimentation Group.

Military Stock Photo – Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent, who has served as the Corps’ highest ranking enlisted member since April 2007, speaks to approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors from various units at Camp Del Mar here April 26, saying farewell before his scheduled retirement in June. In attendance were service members from the 11th and 15th Marine Expeditionary Units, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Assault Amphibian School Battalion, 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Corporals Course, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group and I MEF Training and Experimentation Group.