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Nico, a rescue, eagerly awaits to be pet by U.S. Marine volunteers with the Single Marine Program (SMP) at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This volunteer event allows Marines and Sailors to come and give back to the community and play with some of our eager four legged friends while they’re at it. SMP provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for Marines and Sailors to participate in. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Nico, a rescue, eagerly awaits to be pet by U.S. Marine volunteers with the Single Marine Program (SMP) at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This volunteer event allows Marines and Sailors to come and give back to the community and play with some of our eager four legged friends while they’re at it. SMP provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for Marines and Sailors to participate in. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, volunteers with the Single Marine Program (SMP), helping clean the inside of an animal’s cage during a SMP event at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This event gives U.S. Marines and Sailors the chance to help the employees at the shelter care for and play with the animals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, volunteers with the Single Marine Program (SMP), helping clean the inside of an animal’s cage during a SMP event at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This event gives U.S. Marines and Sailors the chance to help the employees at the shelter care for and play with the animals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Aaron Sprayberry, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, helps refill animal’s food bowls during a Single Marine Program event at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This event gives U.S. Marines and Sailors the chance to help employees at the shelter care for and play with the animals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Aaron Sprayberry, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, helps refill animal’s food bowls during a Single Marine Program event at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This event gives U.S. Marines and Sailors the chance to help employees at the shelter care for and play with the animals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

Pepper, a recent rescue, enjoys her time with U.S. Marine volunteers with the Single Marine Program (SMP) at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This volunteer event allows Marines and Sailors to come and give back to the community and play with some of our eager four legged friends while they’re at it. SMP provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for Marines and Sailors to participate in. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Pepper, a recent rescue, enjoys her time with U.S. Marine volunteers with the Single Marine Program (SMP) at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This volunteer event allows Marines and Sailors to come and give back to the community and play with some of our eager four legged friends while they’re at it. SMP provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for Marines and Sailors to participate in. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Chris Hanna, a volunteer with the Single Marine Program (SMP), holds Pepper, a recent rescue, during a SMP event at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This event gives U.S. Marines and Sailors the chance to help the employees at the shelter care for and play with the animals. SMP provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for Marines and Sailors to participate in. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Chris Hanna, a volunteer with the Single Marine Program (SMP), holds Pepper, a recent rescue, during a SMP event at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This event gives U.S. Marines and Sailors the chance to help the employees at the shelter care for and play with the animals. SMP provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for Marines and Sailors to participate in. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine volunteers with the Single Marine Program clean out the cages of animals at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This volunteer event allows Marines and Sailors to come and give back to the community and play with some of our eager four legged friends while they’re at it. SMP provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for Marines and Sailors to participate in. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine volunteers with the Single Marine Program clean out the cages of animals at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Carteret County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2020. This volunteer event allows Marines and Sailors to come and give back to the community and play with some of our eager four legged friends while they’re at it. SMP provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for Marines and Sailors to participate in. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Espinlomas, right, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, receives the first-place trophy at a Chef of the Quarter cometition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Espinlomas prepared a Belleau Wood inspired meal for the judges and will be moving on to compete at the Chef of the Year competition later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Espinlomas, right, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, receives the first-place trophy at a Chef of the Quarter cometition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Espinlomas prepared a Belleau Wood inspired meal for the judges and will be moving on to compete at the Chef of the Year competition later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Espinlomas, right, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, receives the first-place trophy at a Chef of the Quarter cometition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Espinlomas prepared a Belleau Wood inspired meal for the judges and will be moving on to compete at the Chef of the Year competition later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Espinlomas, right, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, receives the first-place trophy at a Chef of the Quarter cometition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Espinlomas prepared a Belleau Wood inspired meal for the judges and will be moving on to compete at the Chef of the Year competition later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Espinlomas, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, presents his meal during a Chef of the Quarter competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Espinlomas won the competition and will go on to compete for Chef of the Year this Fall. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Espinlomas, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, presents his meal during a Chef of the Quarter competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Espinlomas won the competition and will go on to compete for Chef of the Year this Fall. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Lara Deleon, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing food service officer, samples a meal prepared during a Chef of the Quarter competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. The contestants were judged on a variety of things including presentation and taste. The winner of this event will go on to compete in the Chef of the Year competition, going against the other Chef of the Quarter winners for the chance to win top chef. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Lara Deleon, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing food service officer, samples a meal prepared during a Chef of the Quarter competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. The contestants were judged on a variety of things including presentation and taste. The winner of this event will go on to compete in the Chef of the Year competition, going against the other Chef of the Quarter winners for the chance to win top chef. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher Benfield, commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, gets food during a Chef of the Quarter competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Each contestant presented a meal to a panel of four judges and were scored based on a variety of things, including presentation and taste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher Benfield, commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, gets food during a Chef of the Quarter competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Each contestant presented a meal to a panel of four judges and were scored based on a variety of things, including presentation and taste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marines spar during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Professional development, such as MCMAP, builds mutual understanding, implicit communication, a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

U.S. Marines spar during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Professional development, such as MCMAP, builds mutual understanding, implicit communication, a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff

U.S. Marines conduct a pistol belt drag during the culminating event of their Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) course at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 3, 2020. Professional development, such as MCMAP, builds mutual understanding, implicit communication, a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

U.S. Marines conduct a pistol belt drag during the culminating event of their Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) course at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 3, 2020. Professional development, such as MCMAP, builds mutual understanding, implicit communication, a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff

U.S. Marines wait to spar during their culminating event for a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 3, 2020. The U.S. Marine Corps created and has been training Marines in a unique martial arts fighting style, known as MCMAP, since 2001. MCMAP is a specialized close combat martial art that was developed to combine hand-to-hand combat, close quarters combat, unarmed combat, weapons of opportunity, and rifle and bayonet techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

U.S. Marines wait to spar during their culminating event for a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 3, 2020. The U.S. Marine Corps created and has been training Marines in a unique martial arts fighting style, known as MCMAP, since 2001. MCMAP is a specialized close combat martial art that was developed to combine hand-to-hand combat, close quarters combat, unarmed combat, weapons of opportunity, and rifle and bayonet techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff

U.S. Marines grapple during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. The U.S. Marine Corps created and has been training Marines in a unique martial arts fighting style, known as MCMAP, since 2001. MCMAP is a specialized close combat martial art that was developed to combine hand-to-hand combat, close quarters combat, unarmed combat, weapons of opportunity, and rifle and bayonet techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

U.S. Marines grapple during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. The U.S. Marine Corps created and has been training Marines in a unique martial arts fighting style, known as MCMAP, since 2001. MCMAP is a specialized close combat martial art that was developed to combine hand-to-hand combat, close quarters combat, unarmed combat, weapons of opportunity, and rifle and bayonet techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff, a combat photographer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, raises a toy sword as a young boy, Sykesville, Maryland, 2007. He always expressed his interest in the military by dressing up in camouflage and pretending to launch assaults in the woods with his toy guns and using sticks as weapons. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael C. Neuenhoff)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff, a combat photographer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, raises a toy sword as a young boy, Sykesville, Maryland, 2007. He always expressed his interest in the military by dressing up in camouflage and pretending to launch assaults in the woods with his toy guns and using sticks as weapons. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael C. Neuenhoff)

Photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff, a combat photographer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, takes a command style photo at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2020. Although Neuenhoff’s primary military occupational specialty is a photographer, he gets the opportunity to cross train into different sections, like videography, graphic design, reproduction and media relations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff, a combat photographer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, takes a command style photo at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2020. Although Neuenhoff’s primary military occupational specialty is a photographer, he gets the opportunity to cross train into different sections, like videography, graphic design, reproduction and media relations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

Photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff, a combat photographer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, edits a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 2, 2020. He spent 3 months learning the ins and outs of a camera and the basics of being a combat photographer at the Defense Information School in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff, a combat photographer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, edits a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 2, 2020. He spent 3 months learning the ins and outs of a camera and the basics of being a combat photographer at the Defense Information School in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)

Photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo

Leaders of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point gathered to make donations to the Active Duty Fund Drive held by the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2020. Last year, the NMCRS was able to provide more than $43 million in interest-free loans and outright grants to meet emergency needs of more than 47,000 active duty and retired Marines, Sailors and their families. 1,194 of those individuals were helped at MCAS Cherry Point last year thanks to the Active Duty Fund Drive donations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)

Leaders of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point gathered to make donations to the Active Duty Fund Drive held by the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2020. Last year, the NMCRS was able to provide more than $43 million in interest-free loans and outright grants to meet emergency needs of more than 47,000 active duty and retired Marines, Sailors and their families. 1,194 of those individuals were helped at MCAS Cherry Point last year thanks to the Active Duty Fund Drive donations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)

Photo by Cpl Micha R. Pierce

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, writes a donation to the Active Duty Fund Drive held by the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2020. The Active Duty Fund Drive in support of the NMCRS, increases awareness, education and the availability of the program and the services they provide. This includes financial, educational and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, their eligible family members and survivors when in need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, writes a donation to the Active Duty Fund Drive held by the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2020. The Active Duty Fund Drive in support of the NMCRS, increases awareness, education and the availability of the program and the services they provide. This includes financial, educational and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, their eligible family members and survivors when in need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)

Photo by Cpl Micha R. Pierce