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6th Marine Regiment Executive Officer LtCol. Carr leads parade at the 6th Marine Regiment Reunion of the Battle of Belleau Wood.

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U.S. Marines assemble to formation during the 6th Marine Regiment Change of Command Ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 3, 2016. U.S. Marine Corps Col. Calvert Worth, off going commanding officer, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2D MARDIV), relinquished command to Col. Matthew S. Reid, on coming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Hill, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

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U.S. Marines render a salute for the national anthem during the 6th Marine Regiment Change of Command Ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 3, 2016. U.S. Marine Corps Col. Calvert Worth, off going commanding officer, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2D MARDIV), relinquished command to Col. Matthew S. Reid, on coming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Hill, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mathew S. Reid, on coming commanding officer, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), gives his remarks during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 3, 2016. U.S. Marine Corps Col. Calvert Worth, off going commanding officer, 6th Marine Regiment, 2D MARDIV relinquished command to Reid. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Hill, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

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Guests take pictures with Marines from 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division during a Memorial Day ceremony in which U.S. Marines performed alongside the French Army at the Aisne-Marne American Memorial Cemetery in Belleau, France, May 29, 2016. The French and the Americans gathered together, as they do every year, to honor those service members from both countries who have fallen in WWI, Belleau Wood and throughout history, fighting side by side. The Marines also remembered those they lost in the Battle of Belleau Wood 98 years ago.

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Gen. Robert B. Neller (left-center), Commandant of the Marine Corps, and other Marines take a picture with a Frenchman after a Memorial Day ceremony in which U.S. Marines performed alongside the French Army at the Aisne-Marne American Memorial Cemetery in Belleau, France, May 29, 2016. The French and the Americans gathered together, as they do every year, to honor those service members from both countries who have fallen in WWI, Belleau Wood and throughout history, fighting side by side. The Marines also remembered those they lost in the Battle of Belleau Wood 98 years ago.

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French soldiers and U.S. Marines carry wreaths during a Memorial Day ceremony in which U.S. Marines performed alongside the French Army at the Aisne-Marne American Memorial Cemetery in Belleau, France, May 29, 2016. The French and the Americans gathered together, as they do every year, to honor those service members from both countries who have fallen in WWI, Belleau Wood and throughout history, fighting side by side. The Marines also remembered those they lost in the Battle of Belleau Wood 98 years ago.

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U.S. Marines and sailors conduct routine operations on the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) in support of Bold Alligator 14, Oct. 30, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval exercise designed to train the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

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Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center, interacts with Marines during the 2014 Bold Alligator exercise aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 4, 2014. Bold Alligator is an annual exercise in which Marines and Sailors conduct missions from the sea with other services and international partners.

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Soldiers with the Norwegian Telemark Battalion prepare to raid an urban facility during the annual multinational exercise Bold Alligator, Nov. 7, 2014, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Norwegian, British, Dutch and Canadian troops engaged in street-to-street, house-to-house simulated combat against enemy forces roleplayed by U.S. Marines. Bold Alligator is a scenario-driven, simulation-supported, amphibious assault exercise and is the largest exercise held on the East Coast.

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U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Adam Casey teaches Mexican Marines safety precautions in the event of an emergency on the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) during exercise Bold Alligator 14, off the eastern coast of the United States, Nov. 1, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

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U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Marines 6th Regiment, perform a weapons check on the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) during exercise Bold Alligator 14, off the eastern coast of the United States, Nov. 1, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

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U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment patrols during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission part of Exercise Bold Alligator on Atlantic Airfield, N.C., Nov. 6, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator is a multinational, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

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British Royal Marines assigned to 4th Troop, Kilo Company establish communications during a humanitarian training scenario part of Exercise Bold Alligator on Landing Zone Dolphin, Atlantic, N.C., Nov. 3, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

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Marines watch as a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion prepares to depart the shore of Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 9. Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade Marines and sailors conducted beach landings during Exercise Bold Alligator. Bold Alligator is the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years and represents the Navy and Marine Corps revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations.

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Captain Daniel F. Burns, a ground intelligence officer for 2nd Bn., 6th Marines, Capt. Kelby Breivogel, an information officer with 2nd Bn., 6th Marines, and Capt. Stephen Castillo, a French officer embedding with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, talk over future plans for the unit’s international exercise, Bold Alligator, during an award ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 20, 2014. “We will accept them into the battalion, they’ll partner with us, they’ll go on missions with us, and they’ll observe our staff planning. We’re really going to work hard to integrate them into all of our planning exercises,” said Lt. Col. James Lively, the commanding officer for 2nd Bn., 6th Marines.

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Mexican Marine 1st Lt. Manuel Ortiz with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion 6th Marines, listens to a brief on the upcoming events during exercise Bold Alligator 14, on the USS Kearsarge (LHD3), Oct. 30, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval exercise designed to train the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

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Marines and coalition forces’ leadership watch over a combat town assault in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on Nov. 7, 2014. This was one of the many training events of Bold Alligator 2014. A large-scale amphibious exercise on the East Coast designed to improve U.S. and allied forces response to a myriad of different crises. Allies from Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy participated in the assault.

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Two Canadian soldiers provide security for coalition forces during an assault on a combat town in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on Nov. 7, 2014. This was one of the many training events of Bold Alligator 2014. A large-scale amphibious exercise on the East Coast designed to improve U.S. and allied forces response to a myriad of different crises. Allies from Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy participated in the assault.

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