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U.S. Marine Cpl. Jose Mojica-Mercado currently serves as a legal clerk assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2020. Cpl. Mojica-Mercado joined the Marine Corps Dec. 5, 2018. One of the reasons Mojica joined the Marine Corps was to be able to study law. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Alexander Palmer)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Palmer

U.S. Navy LCDR Philip Guajardo, a psychiatrist and the division officer at the behavioral health clinic, Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point (NHCCP) schedules meetings and appointments from his office at NHCCP, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 4, 2020. Personnel at NHCCP have been working relentlessly to help tear down the stigmas surrounding mental health in the military and seeking help, as well as doing everything they can for each of their patients. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff

Josh Boudreau, Assistant Chief for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Fire and Emergency Services, receives the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Dec. 23, 2020. The COVID-19 vaccination plan is phase driven and designed to safely protect members within the Department of Defense as quickly as possible. Being an authorized vaccine, this vaccination is elective and not mandatory. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

Walter DaVila, a Services Officer with Naval Criminal Investigative Service, receives the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Dec. 23, 2020. The COVID-19 vaccination plan is phase driven and designed to safely protect members within the Department of Defense as quickly as possible. Being an authorized vaccine, this vaccination is elective and not mandatory. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Peter Tubiolo, a radio operator with Second Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (2D ANGLICO) conducts a radio check during a Joint Terminal Attack Controller training exercise at Bombing Target 11, at Piney Island, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2020. 2D ANGLICO's mission is to provide Marine Air Ground Task Force commanders a liaison capability with foreign area expertise to plan, coordinate, employ and conduct terminal control of fires in support of joint, allied and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Peter Tubiolo, a radio operator with Second Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (2D ANGLICO) conducts a radio check during a Joint Terminal Attack Controller training exercise at Bombing Target 11, at Piney Island, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2020. 2D ANGLICO's mission is to provide Marine Air Ground Task Force commanders a liaison capability with foreign area expertise to plan, coordinate, employ and conduct terminal control of fires in support of joint, allied and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Peter Tubiolo, a radio operator with Second Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (2D ANGLICO) conducts a radio check during a Joint Terminal Attack Controller training exercise at Bombing Target 11, at Piney Island, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2020. 2D ANGLICO's mission is to provide Marine Air Ground Task Force commanders a liaison capability with foreign area expertise to plan, coordinate, employ and conduct terminal control of fires in support of joint, allied and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff

Personnel with Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point (NHCCP), North Carolina, carry in the first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Dec. 22, 2020. As with all vaccines, NHCCP will be closely following approved guidance on handling and storage of the vaccine. This vaccine will help serve as a safe and effective way to help protect our personnel and maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Gracely Vasquez Colon, left, and Lance Cpl. Daniel Vasquez Colon, currently serve as administrative specialists assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Sept. 25, 2020. Daniel and Gracely are fraternal twins now serving together at Cherry Point’s Installation Personnel Administrative Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

The water’s current moves toward land in Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2020. Records show the Neuse shoreline had suffered significant erosion, receding more than 20 feet, since the late 1990s. The new shoreline layout will incorporate unique designs that will allow the shoreline to constantly add sediment material as opposed to having it continually eroded away year after year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santosarambu

Damage from Hurricane Florence is pictured along the shores of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2020. Over 5000 linear feet of shoreline along the Neuse River was damaged during Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santosarambu

A seawall stands along the shores of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2020. This border protects the shoreline from erosion and storm damage. Since Hurricane Florence Cherry Point Environmental Affairs Department has been working to secure funding to repair the damage and make extensive long-lasting improvements to the shoreline’s design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santosarambu

A settlement plate floats close to the shores of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2020. This device is used to gather data along the Neuse River for the Cherry Point Environmental Affairs Department, in partnership with Duke University, for the potential restoration of oysters in the area. Oysters are filter-feeders and can help improve water quality by filtering out contaminants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santosarambu

U.S. Marine and civilian police officers with the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point’s Provost Marshals Office (PMO) clear a room during an active shooter training exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2020. This type of training enables Cherry Point’s PMO to be ready to respond to a wide variety of threats that may occur on the installation. MCAS Cherry Point facilitates a wide spectrum of training grounds, to include special air space and coastal areas, allowing for a multitude of training conditions useful for supporting almost any training scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Riley Callantine, a military working dog handler with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), conducts arresting procedures on Cpl. Elliot Holcomb, a military policeman with H&HS, during an active shooter training exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2020. This type of training allows Cherry Point’s Provost Marshal’s Office to be able to protect the service members and civilians on the installation. MCAS Cherry Point facilitates a wide spectrum of training grounds, to include special air space and coastal areas, allowing for a multitude of training conditions useful for supporting almost any training scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elliot Holcomb, a military police officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), places Cpl. Riley Callantine, a military working dog handler with H&HS, in handcuffs during an active shooter training exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2020. Cherry Point’s Provost Marshal’s Office regularly familiarize it selves with arresting procedures in order to conduct them in a real life situation without hesitation. MCAS Cherry Point facilitates a wide spectrum of training grounds, to include special air space and coastal areas, allowing for a multitude of training conditions useful for supporting almost any training scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

Sgt. Maj. James I. Petty, the new Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), thanks his family for their support during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (MCAS), North Carolina, Nov. 6, 2020. The ceremony was held to transition the position of H&HS sergeant major from Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. Korabik Jr. to Petty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. James I. Petty, left, receives the non-commissioned officer sword from Lt. Col. Julian Flores, the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) commanding officer, signifying his appointment as the new H&HS sergeant major, during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (MCAS), North Carolina, Nov. 6, 2020. The ceremony was held to transition the position of H&HS sergeant major from Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. Korabik Jr. to Petty. Note: The Marines were briefly within six feet of one another for the appointment of position before reasserting proper social distancing protocols. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marines with the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) color guard, present the Marine Corps flag during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (MCAS), North Carolina, Nov. 6, 2020. The ceremony was held to transition the position of H&HS sergeant major from Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. Korabik Jr. to Sgt. Maj. James I. Petty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Navy Lt. Ailsa Harl, the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, station chaplain, says a prayer during a relief and appointment ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 6, 2020. The ceremony was held to transition the position of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron sergeant major from Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. Korabik Jr. to Sgt. Maj. James I. Petty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram