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A child puts a toy in a collection bin during the Toys for Tots toy drive in Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2025. The basic mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children during the holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

A child puts a toy in a collection bin during the Toys for Tots toy drive in Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2025. The basic mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children during the holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes

U.S. Marines in the Quantico Marine Band perform during the Toys for Tots toy drive in Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2025. The basic mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children during the holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

U.S. Marines in the Quantico Marine Band perform during the Toys for Tots toy drive in Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2025. The basic mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children during the holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mathew Alston, an administrative specialist with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, places donated toys in a collection bin during the Toys for Tots toy drive in Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2025. The basic mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children during the holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mathew Alston, an administrative specialist with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, places donated toys in a collection bin during the Toys for Tots toy drive in Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2025. The basic mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children during the holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes

Santa takes a photo with a family during his visit to the holiday festival at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Dec. 4, 2025. The festival featured holiday crafts, a seasonal market with local vendors, food trucks, ice skating, snowball fights and photos with Santa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Santa takes a photo with a family during his visit to the holiday festival at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Dec. 4, 2025. The festival featured holiday crafts, a seasonal market with local vendors, food trucks, ice skating, snowball fights and photos with Santa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

Santa takes a photo with a family during his visit to the holiday festival at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Dec. 4, 2025. The festival featured holiday crafts, a seasonal market with local vendors, food trucks, ice skating, snowball fights and photos with Santa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Santa takes a photo with a family during his visit to the holiday festival at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Dec. 4, 2025. The festival featured holiday crafts, a seasonal market with local vendors, food trucks, ice skating, snowball fights and photos with Santa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

A family poses for a photo during the holiday festival at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Dec 4, 2025. The festival featured holiday crafts, a seasonal market with local vendors, food trucks, ice skating, snowball fights and photos with Santa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

A family poses for a photo during the holiday festival at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Dec 4, 2025. The festival featured holiday crafts, a seasonal market with local vendors, food trucks, ice skating, snowball fights and photos with Santa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kenny Jules, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue training chief, left, Gunnery Sgt. Conner Levinsky, the assistant chief of logistics, and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Spitzer, a crash fire and rescue captain, all with MCAF, pose for a photo during Levinsky’s award ceremony at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2025. Levinsky received the “USMC Fire Service Instructor of the Year” award recognizing his exceptional teaching abilities, his impact on student performance, and his contributions to the Marine Corps fire service community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kenny Jules, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue training chief, left, Gunnery Sgt. Conner Levinsky, the assistant chief of logistics, and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Spitzer, a crash fire and rescue captain, all with MCAF, pose for a photo during Levinsky’s award ceremony at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2025. Levinsky received the “USMC Fire Service Instructor of the Year” award recognizing his exceptional teaching abilities, his impact on student performance, and his contributions to the Marine Corps fire service community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Conner Levinsky, the assistant chief of logistics with Marine Corps Air Facility, marches during his award ceremony at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2025. Levinsky received the “USMC Fire Service Instructor of the Year” award recognizing his exceptional teaching abilities, his impact on student performance, and his contributions to the Marine Corps fire service community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Conner Levinsky, the assistant chief of logistics with Marine Corps Air Facility, marches during his award ceremony at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2025. Levinsky received the “USMC Fire Service Instructor of the Year” award recognizing his exceptional teaching abilities, his impact on student performance, and his contributions to the Marine Corps fire service community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

Participants of the Marine Corps Marathon 10k Turkey Trot, run the course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 22, 2025. The MCM Turkey Trot 10k offers a final opportunity for families to come together and get their miles in before the upcoming holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

Participants of the Marine Corps Marathon 10k Turkey Trot, run the course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 22, 2025. The MCM Turkey Trot 10k offers a final opportunity for families to come together and get their miles in before the upcoming holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Melendez

Participants of the Marine Corps Marathon 10k Turkey Trot, runs the course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 22, 2025. The MCM Turkey Trot 10k offers a final opportunity for families to come together and get their miles in before the upcoming holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

Participants of the Marine Corps Marathon 10k Turkey Trot, runs the course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 22, 2025. The MCM Turkey Trot 10k offers a final opportunity for families to come together and get their miles in before the upcoming holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Melendez

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jack Pavao, Staff Sgt. John Lewis, and Sgt. Ar’kel Brown, all Martial Arts Instructor Trainer with the Martial Arts and Fitness Center of Excellence, demonstrate squad push-ups to baseball players with George Washington University during a physical training event at Tucker Field in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 14, 2025. Marines with the MAFCE challenged the GWU baseball team in a physical training event to inspire and train in team building skills in order to develop a greater sense of unit leadership, further uniting the team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jack Pavao, Staff Sgt. John Lewis, and Sgt. Ar’kel Brown, all Martial Arts Instructor Trainer with the Martial Arts and Fitness Center of Excellence, demonstrate squad push-ups to baseball players with George Washington University during a physical training event at Tucker Field in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 14, 2025. Marines with the MAFCE challenged the GWU baseball team in a physical training event to inspire and train in team building skills in order to develop a greater sense of unit leadership, further uniting the team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Lewis, a Martial Arts Instructor Trainer with the Martial Arts and Fitness Center of Excellence, briefs a group of players with the George Washington University baseball team prior to a physical training event at Tucker Field in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 14, 2025. Marines with the MAFCE challenged the GWU baseball team in a physical training event to inspire and train in team building skills in order to develop a greater sense of unit leadership, further uniting the team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Lewis, a Martial Arts Instructor Trainer with the Martial Arts and Fitness Center of Excellence, briefs a group of players with the George Washington University baseball team prior to a physical training event at Tucker Field in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 14, 2025. Marines with the MAFCE challenged the GWU baseball team in a physical training event to inspire and train in team building skills in order to develop a greater sense of unit leadership, further uniting the team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers

Photos displayed in the residence of U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. John Grimes, a World War II veteran, during a visit from Marines with Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Ceremonial Platoon to celebrate the upcoming 250th birthday of the Marine Corps at The Jefferson, Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 10, 2025. Grimes enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and became a radio operator and fought in WWII during the battle of Tinian in 1944. During the battle he was injured by a mortar blast and later awarded the Purple Heart. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photos displayed in the residence of U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. John Grimes, a World War II veteran, during a visit from Marines with Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Ceremonial Platoon to celebrate the upcoming 250th birthday of the Marine Corps at The Jefferson, Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 10, 2025. Grimes enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and became a radio operator and fought in WWII during the battle of Tinian in 1944. During the battle he was injured by a mortar blast and later awarded the Purple Heart. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Ceremonial Platoon presents U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. John Grimes, a World War II veteran, with a cake to celebrate the upcoming 250th birthday of the Marine Corps at The Jefferson, Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 10, 2025. Grimes enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and became a radio operator and fought in WWII during the battle of Tinian in 1944. During the battle he was injured by a mortar blast and later awarded the Purple Heart. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Ceremonial Platoon presents U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. John Grimes, a World War II veteran, with a cake to celebrate the upcoming 250th birthday of the Marine Corps at The Jefferson, Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 10, 2025. Grimes enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and became a radio operator and fought in WWII during the battle of Tinian in 1944. During the battle he was injured by a mortar blast and later awarded the Purple Heart. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

Volunteers working on the pollinator garden pose for a group photo on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 27, 2025. The Quantico Spouses’ Gardening Club and the Conservation Volunteer Program collaborated to bring together volunteers to expand and maintain a pollinator garden on Base to celebrate National Public Lands Day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lynsee Avila-Ramirez)

Volunteers working on the pollinator garden pose for a group photo on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 27, 2025. The Quantico Spouses’ Gardening Club and the Conservation Volunteer Program collaborated to bring together volunteers to expand and maintain a pollinator garden on Base to celebrate National Public Lands Day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lynsee Avila-Ramirez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lynsee Avila-Ramirez

Representatives from the America, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Armies Program pose for a photo at the Marine Corps University on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sept. 19, 2025. Military experts who make up the ABCANZ nations, including the U.S. Marine Corps, mustered for the Integrated Project Session held at the MCU, driven by a mission: allies should never have to figure out how to fight together while already engaged with the enemy. IPS unites eight specialized project teams, each addressing a vital element of today’s battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Melendez)

Representatives from the America, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Armies Program pose for a photo at the Marine Corps University on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sept. 19, 2025. Military experts who make up the ABCANZ nations, including the U.S. Marine Corps, mustered for the Integrated Project Session held at the MCU, driven by a mission: allies should never have to figure out how to fight together while already engaged with the enemy. IPS unites eight specialized project teams, each addressing a vital element of today’s battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Melendez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Melendez

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Frank Harris III, the oldest Marine in attendance, left, receives the first piece of cake from Col. Jenny Colegate, base commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico, during the Marine Corps cake cutting ceremony in honor of the 250th Marine Corps birthday at Lejeune Field on MCB Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 7, 2025. The ceremony honors the oldest and youngest Marine in attendance, representing the passing of tradition between generations of Marines. The annual celebration is a long-standing tradition which celebrates the establishment of the United States Marine Corps on Nov. 10, 1775, and honors the service and sacrifice of all Marines, past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Frank Harris III, the oldest Marine in attendance, left, receives the first piece of cake from Col. Jenny Colegate, base commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico, during the Marine Corps cake cutting ceremony in honor of the 250th Marine Corps birthday at Lejeune Field on MCB Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 7, 2025. The ceremony honors the oldest and youngest Marine in attendance, representing the passing of tradition between generations of Marines. The annual celebration is a long-standing tradition which celebrates the establishment of the United States Marine Corps on Nov. 10, 1775, and honors the service and sacrifice of all Marines, past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Liam Williams, Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Base Quantico, left, veteran Sgt. Carley Vedro, the youngest Marine in attendance, retired Col. Frank Harris III, the oldest Marine in attendance, and Col. Jenny Colegate, base commander of MCB Quantico, pose for a photo during the Marine Corps cake cutting ceremony in honor of the 250th Marine Corps birthday at Lejeune Field on MCB Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 7, 2025. The ceremony honors the oldest and youngest Marine in attendance, representing the passing of tradition between generations of Marines. The annual celebration is a long-standing tradition which celebrates the establishment of the United States Marine Corps on Nov. 10, 1775, and honors the service and sacrifice of all Marines, past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Liam Williams, Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Base Quantico, left, veteran Sgt. Carley Vedro, the youngest Marine in attendance, retired Col. Frank Harris III, the oldest Marine in attendance, and Col. Jenny Colegate, base commander of MCB Quantico, pose for a photo during the Marine Corps cake cutting ceremony in honor of the 250th Marine Corps birthday at Lejeune Field on MCB Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 7, 2025. The ceremony honors the oldest and youngest Marine in attendance, representing the passing of tradition between generations of Marines. The annual celebration is a long-standing tradition which celebrates the establishment of the United States Marine Corps on Nov. 10, 1775, and honors the service and sacrifice of all Marines, past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

The Marine Corps Base Quantico Ceremonial Platoon conduct the 21-gun salute during the wreath laying ceremony of Sgt. Maj. Henry Black at the Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia, November 10, 2025. This wreath laying ceremony honored Sgt. Maj. Henry Black, the seventh Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, who served in active duty from 1948 to 1977, fighting in the Korean War, Vietnam War, and training recruits as a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

The Marine Corps Base Quantico Ceremonial Platoon conduct the 21-gun salute during the wreath laying ceremony of Sgt. Maj. Henry Black at the Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia, November 10, 2025. This wreath laying ceremony honored Sgt. Maj. Henry Black, the seventh Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, who served in active duty from 1948 to 1977, fighting in the Korean War, Vietnam War, and training recruits as a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Liam Williams, sergeant major of Marine Corps Base Quantico, left, and Staff Sgt. Courtney Montecalvo, the staff non-commissioned officer in charge with the MCB Quantico Ceremonial Platoon, salute during the wreath laying ceremony of Sgt. Maj. Henry Black at the Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia, November 10, 2025. This wreath laying ceremony honored Sgt. Maj. Henry Black, the seventh Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, who served in active duty from 1948 to 1977, fighting in the Korean War, Vietnam War, and training recruits as a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Liam Williams, sergeant major of Marine Corps Base Quantico, left, and Staff Sgt. Courtney Montecalvo, the staff non-commissioned officer in charge with the MCB Quantico Ceremonial Platoon, salute during the wreath laying ceremony of Sgt. Maj. Henry Black at the Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia, November 10, 2025. This wreath laying ceremony honored Sgt. Maj. Henry Black, the seventh Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, who served in active duty from 1948 to 1977, fighting in the Korean War, Vietnam War, and training recruits as a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers

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