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Students assigned to the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, make their way to the top of sand dunes to stack pine trees at Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina, Jan. 23, 2019. Marine volunteers with the Single Marine Program, stacked pine trees to capture sand and build up the dunes, which deters visitors from destroying the habitat. North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation arranged different projects around Fort Macon State Park to conserve the local ecosystem. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos

Benjamin Fleming, a park ranger, welcomes the Single Marine Program volunteers to Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina, Jan. 23, 2019. Marines volunteered their time to help Fort Macon staff maintain the upkeep of sand dunes. The sand dunes protect the local community from receiving the more devastating ocean related incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos

Pfc. Michael Matthew, assigned to the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, carries a pine tree at Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina, Jan. 23, 2019. The pine trees are used to capture sand to build up the dunes and keeps visitors from destroying the habitat. The Single Marine Program reserves a day every two weeks for their volunteers to support Fort Macon special projects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos

Benjamin Fleming, a park ranger, explains how important it is to keep the park clean to Marines volunteering with the Single Marine Program at Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina, Jan. 23, 2019. The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation arranges different projects around Fort Macon State Park to conserve the local ecosystem. The SMP organizes volunteer events in order to help out the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos

Sweating Bullets: Lance Cpl. Pancake G. Pig emerges from her dump pouch, in a desperate search for her night vision goggles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cody Shepard/released)

Photo by Sgt. Cody Shepard

Sgt. Lobo Shepherd, Non-Commissioned Dog of the Quarter 1-19: Sgt. Shepherd eagerly poses for his command board style photograph at Station COMMSTRAT. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cody Shepard/released)

Photo by Sgt. Cody Shepard

Operation Good Boy. Circa: 2019 (colorized): Sgt. Lobo Shepherd stands-by, keeping a keen eye on his junior Marines in an undisclosed location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cody Shepard/released)

Photo by Sgt. Cody Shepard

Double Feed: Pvts. Theo Brink and Gigi Brink eagerly wait for the armorer to clear their service rifles for check-in following a day on the range. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cody Shepard/released)

Photo by Sgt. Cody Shepard

Bunnery Sergeant: Gunnery Sgt. JoJo E. Lopp awaits accountability from her junior Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Shepard/released)

Photo by Sgt. Cody Shepard

Pvt. Pup’s first day in the fleet: Pvt. Bear Shepherd checks into his new unit at the 2D Puppy Air Wing (2D PAW). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cody Shepard/released)

Photo by Sgt. Cody Shepard

A student attached to Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG) escorts two Marines around a cool down circle after the Marines have completed oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray training at the MCESG barracks on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. Students are OC sprayed as a part of their training to become Marine Corps Security Guards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Micha Pierce) (A banner was added to the original photo)

Photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) utilizes the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, to crane lift a space capsule for transport to a testing site Feb. 28, 2019. It was transported by NASA's B-377-SG/SGT Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft, used for hauling outsize cargo components. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Adams)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Adams

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) B-377-SG/SGT Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft is grounded on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2019. The Super Guppy is used for hauling outsize cargo components and is currently transporting one of NASA’s space capsules to a separate location for testing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha R. Pierce)

Photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) B-377-SG/SGT Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft touches down on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2019. The Super Guppy is used for hauling outsize cargo components and is currently transporting one of NASA’s space capsules to a separate location for testing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha R. Pierce)

Photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) uses the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, to transport a space capsule to a testing site Feb. 28, 2019. The space capsule was transported by NASA's B-377-SG/SGT Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft, used for hauling outsize cargo components. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Adams)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Adams

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) B-377-SG/SGT Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft prepares to touch down on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2019. The Super Guppy is used for hauling outsize cargo components and is currently transporting one of NASA’s space capsules to a separate location for testing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha R. Pierce)

Photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) B-377-SG/SGT Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft is taxied across the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2019. The Super Guppy is used for hauling outsize cargo components and is currently transporting one of NASA’s space capsules to a separate location for testing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha R. Pierce)

Photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Laura Thompson is an air traffic controller assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2019. According to Thompson, she joined the Marine Corps to broaden her horizons and shape herself into a more experienced individual. Thompson, 20, is from Nashville, Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Laura Thompson, an air traffic controller attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, writes down flight paths at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2019. According to Thompson, she joined the Marine Corps to broaden her horizons and shape herself into a more experienced individual. Thompson, 20, is from Nashville, Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Laura Thompson, an air traffic controller attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, studies flight patterns on a monitor at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2019. According to Thompson, the Marine Corps got her out of her shell and shaped herself into a more experienced individual. Thompson, 20, is from Nashville, Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos