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U.S. Marines unload Christmas trees for the 16th annual Trees for Troops event on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Dec. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and volunteers gathered together to help hand out 350 real Christmas trees as part of an annual event hosted by Marine Corps Community Services to help spread the holiday joy while giving back to the military community.

U.S. Marines unload Christmas trees for the 16th annual Trees for Troops event on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Dec. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and volunteers gathered together to help hand out 350 real Christmas trees as part of an annual event hosted by Marine Corps Community Services to help spread the holiday joy while giving back to the military community.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Marines stage Christmas trees for the 16th annual Trees for Troops event on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Dec. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and volunteers gathered together to help hand out 350 real Christmas trees as part of an annual event hosted by Marine Corps Community Services to help spread the holiday joy while giving back to the military community.

U.S. Marines stage Christmas trees for the 16th annual Trees for Troops event on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Dec. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and volunteers gathered together to help hand out 350 real Christmas trees as part of an annual event hosted by Marine Corps Community Services to help spread the holiday joy while giving back to the military community.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Marines and volunteers gathered together to help hand out 350 real Christmas trees to service members and their families, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Dec. 3, 2021. This annual event hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, is a way to help spread the holiday joy while giving back to the military community.

U.S. Marines and volunteers gathered together to help hand out 350 real Christmas trees to service members and their families, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Dec. 3, 2021. This annual event hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, is a way to help spread the holiday joy while giving back to the military community.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

Service members and their families decorate crafts during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Service members and their families decorate crafts during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, watches as the Christmas tree is flipped on during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, watches as the Christmas tree is flipped on during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, speaks to service members and their family members before beginning the countdown during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, speaks to service members and their family members before beginning the countdown during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bertram

Service members and families line up to get their picture taken with Santa Claus during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Service members and families line up to get their picture taken with Santa Claus during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bertram

A soldier performs maintenance on an AH-64E Apache helicopter during Operation Razor Talon at Marine Corps Outlying Field, Atlantic, N.C., Nov. 17, 2021.

A soldier performs maintenance on an AH-64E Apache helicopter during Operation Razor Talon at Marine Corps Outlying Field, Atlantic, N.C., Nov. 17, 2021.

Photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 fly alongside Finnish Air Force Fighter Squadron 31 over Rissala Air Base, near Kuopio, Finland, June 18, 2021. Marines with VMFA-115 are deployed to Kuopio, Finland in support of Squadron Visit ILVES (Finnish for “Lynx”). The purpose of Squadron Visit ILVES is to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground training, improve proficiency in joint and multinational tactics, and enhance partnerships with international allies. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 fly alongside Finnish Air Force Fighter Squadron 31 over Rissala Air Base, near Kuopio, Finland, June 18, 2021. Marines with VMFA-115 are deployed to Kuopio, Finland in support of Squadron Visit ILVES (Finnish for “Lynx”). The purpose of Squadron Visit ILVES is to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground training, improve proficiency in joint and multinational tactics, and enhance partnerships with international allies. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point (NHCCP) said farewell to U.S. Navy Capt. Douglas Stephens and welcomed Capt. Elizabeth Adriano during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 4, 2021. Stephens served as the NHCCP commanding officer for two years. Adriano, previously the executive officer at Naval Hospital Pensacola, Fla., spoke with those in attendance expressing her excitement for her new command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point (NHCCP) said farewell to U.S. Navy Capt. Douglas Stephens and welcomed Capt. Elizabeth Adriano during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 4, 2021. Stephens served as the NHCCP commanding officer for two years. Adriano, previously the executive officer at Naval Hospital Pensacola, Fla., spoke with those in attendance expressing her excitement for her new command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Gaydeski, the officer in-charge of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, shows the fragments of a pipe bomb to Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) members at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. SRT visited EOD to receive training on different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges they might be likely to encounter in real world situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Gaydeski, the officer in-charge of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, shows the fragments of a pipe bomb to Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) members at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. SRT visited EOD to receive training on different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges they might be likely to encounter in real world situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark Frick, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, explains different types of military ordnance to Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) during a joint training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The training consisted of classes and demonstrations of the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges SRT might be likely to encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark Frick, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, explains different types of military ordnance to Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) during a joint training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The training consisted of classes and demonstrations of the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges SRT might be likely to encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Cosgrove, a Marine lateral moving into Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), prepares a remote detonating device at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. EOD conducted an ordnance training range with Carteret County Special Forces Teams (SRT) that consisted of classes and demonstrations of the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges in which SRT might encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Cosgrove, a Marine lateral moving into Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), prepares a remote detonating device at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. EOD conducted an ordnance training range with Carteret County Special Forces Teams (SRT) that consisted of classes and demonstrations of the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges in which SRT might encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Maxwell, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, prepares a pipe bomb during a joint training ordnance range with Carteret County Special Forces Response Team at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The pipe bombs were positioned in front of man-shaped targets to simulate the effects the bomb would have on the human body. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Maxwell, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, prepares a pipe bomb during a joint training ordnance range with Carteret County Special Forces Response Team at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The pipe bombs were positioned in front of man-shaped targets to simulate the effects the bomb would have on the human body. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron packs a mortar with C-4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The mortars were placed in front of man-shaped targets and detonated to demonstrate to Carteret County Special Response Teams the effect of an actual mortar going off. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron packs a mortar with C-4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The mortars were placed in front of man-shaped targets and detonated to demonstrate to Carteret County Special Response Teams the effect of an actual mortar going off. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark Frick, left, and U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Cosgrove, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, pack a mortar with C-4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. Cherry Point EOD conducted joint training with Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT). The training consisted of classes and demonstrations of the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges in which SRT might encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark Frick, left, and U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Cosgrove, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, pack a mortar with C-4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. Cherry Point EOD conducted joint training with Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT). The training consisted of classes and demonstrations of the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges in which SRT might encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Carlos Villarreal, the senior noncommissioned officer-in-charge with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, teaches a class to Carteret County Special Forces Response Team prior to joint training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The training involved an ordnance range intended to demonstrate the explosive effects of different ordnance materials, allowing local law enforcement to better identify materials and understand the appropriate times to employ EOD. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Carlos Villarreal, the senior noncommissioned officer-in-charge with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, teaches a class to Carteret County Special Forces Response Team prior to joint training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The training involved an ordnance range intended to demonstrate the explosive effects of different ordnance materials, allowing local law enforcement to better identify materials and understand the appropriate times to employ EOD. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

A Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) member executes a remote detonation of multiple bombs during an ordnance demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. SRT and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducted a joint training ordnance range to better identify and understand the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges that SRT might encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

A Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) member executes a remote detonation of multiple bombs during an ordnance demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. SRT and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducted a joint training ordnance range to better identify and understand the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges that SRT might encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark Frick, left, and U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Cosgrove, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, pack a mortar with C-4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. EOD and Carteret County Special Response Teams conducted a joint training ordnance range where they demonstrated the effects different ordnances would have on the body. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark Frick, left, and U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Cosgrove, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, pack a mortar with C-4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. EOD and Carteret County Special Response Teams conducted a joint training ordnance range where they demonstrated the effects different ordnances would have on the body. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducted joint training with Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The training involved an ordnance range intended to demonstrate the explosive effects of different ordnance materials, allowing local law enforcement to better identify materials and understand the appropriate times to employ EOD. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducted joint training with Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The training involved an ordnance range intended to demonstrate the explosive effects of different ordnance materials, allowing local law enforcement to better identify materials and understand the appropriate times to employ EOD. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

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