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Sip Drill

Photo by Kerri Copello

U.S. Marines with the Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO), Headquarters and Support Battalion, clear a hallway during an emergency response drill on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2024. The drill was designed to test various aspects of the installation emergency managers, Fire and Emergency Services Division and PMO’s emergency security procedures to increase emergency response efforts and security capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa)

Photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa

U.S. Marines with the Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO), Headquarters and Support Battalion, clear a hallway during an emergency response drill on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2024. The drill was designed to test various aspects of the installation emergency managers, Fire and Emergency Services Division and PMO’s emergency security procedures to increase emergency response efforts and security capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa)

Photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa

A U.S. Marine with the Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO), Headquarters and Support Battalion, clears a hallway during an emergency response drill on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2024. The drill effectively demonstrated a joint interoperability capability between first responders, emergency managers and support personnel in the event of an emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa)

Photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dillon Burns, a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO), Headquarters and Support Battalion, stands guard during an emergency response drill on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2024. The drill effectively demonstrated a joint interoperability capability between first responders, emergency managers and support personnel in the event of an emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa)

Photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa

U.S. Marines with the Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO), and firefighters with Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD), both with Headquarters and Support Battalion, conduct a breaching and clearing technique during an emergency response drill on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2024. The drill effectively demonstrated a joint interoperability capability between first responders, emergency managers and support personnel in the event of an emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa)

Photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa

U.S. Navy Captain David Jayne, commanding officer for Officer in Charge of Construction Florence provides the open remarks for a topping out ceremony for Military Construction Project 142B on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on July 8, 2024. Members of MCAS Cherry Point's Emergency and Fire Services, staff from OICC Florence and crews from the contractor of record, Whiting and Turner Contracting Company were in attendance for the ceremony.

Photo by Michelle Cornell

U.S. Navy Captain David Jayne, commanding officer for Officer in Charge of Construction Florence provides the open remarks for a topping out ceremony for Military Construction Project 142B on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on July 8, 2024. Members of MCAS Cherry Point's Emergency and Fire Services, staff from OICC Florence and crews from the contractor of record, Whiting and Turner Contracting Company were in attendance for the ceremony.

Photo by Michelle Cornell

Members of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's Emergency and Fire Services sign the final steel beam during a topping out ceremony for Military Construction Project 142B at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on July 8, 2024. Military Construction Project 142B; one of six fire Stations being built or renovated on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS Cherry Point. Military Construction Project 142B was the last topping out ceremony for fire station construction projects under OICC Florence.

Photo by Michelle Cornell

Members of Officer in Charge of Construction and contractor of record crews from Whiting and Turner Contracting Company sign the final steel beam during a topping out ceremony for Military Construction Project 142B at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on July 8, 2024.

Photo by Michelle Cornell

Members of the contractor of record, Whiting and Turner Contracting Company raise the final steel beam into place during a topping out ceremony for Military Construction Project 142B on July 8, 2024, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Topping out ceremonies are a tradition in the construction industry and signify a major milestone for construction crews.

Photo by Michelle Cornell

Members of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's Emergency Services department and members of Whiting and Turner Contracting Company watch as the final beam is placed on the top of Military Construction Project 142B during a topping out ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point on July 8, 2024.

Photo by Michelle Cornell

Members of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's Emergency Services department watch as the final beam is placed on the top of Military Construction Project 142B during a topping out ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point on July 8, 2024.

Photo by Michelle Cornell

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provide humanitarian disaster relief preparation by offloading approximately one thousand bags of rice and three thousand cases of water to Federal States of Micronesia outer island of Chuuk during exercise Koa Moana 24 in the Chuuk Lagoon, July 5-9, 2024. During Koa Moana’s deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force work to strengthen alliances and partnerships with development of interoperable capabilities, combined operations, theater security cooperation, and capacity-building efforts. Exercises like Koa Moana administer 1st MLG to tackle complex challenges by fostering collaboration among bold thinkers and employing creative methods to optimize prepositioning, enhance sustainment and distribution networks, and bolster readiness in distributed environments such as Palau, the Federal States of Micronesia, and Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Sean Arnold)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Sean Arnold

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provide humanitarian disaster relief preparation by offloading approximately one thousand bags of rice and three thousand cases of water to Federal States of Micronesia outer island of Chuuk during exercise Koa Moana 24 in the Chuuk Lagoon, July 5-9, 2024. During Koa Moana’s deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force work to strengthen alliances and partnerships with development of interoperable capabilities, combined operations, theater security cooperation, and capacity-building efforts. Exercises like Koa Moana administer 1st MLG to tackle complex challenges by fostering collaboration among bold thinkers and employing creative methods to optimize prepositioning, enhance sustainment and distribution networks, and bolster readiness in distributed environments such as Palau, the Federal States of Micronesia, and Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Sean Arnold)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Sean Arnold

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Yasmine Huley-Morris, the station station captain of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Virginia, stands in front of a fire truck for a picture at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 4, 2024. Huley-Morris recently received the Military Firefighter of the Year award for all military services. The award recognizes the firefighters accomplishments of the preceding year for setting the example of professional activities and career development goals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

Edwin Dillard, operations officer, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune conducts an exercise brief at the Emergency Operations Center during the annual Destructive Weather Exercise (DWX) on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 12, 2024. MCB Camp Lejeune held the DWX to test the base’s emergency response capabilities in order to promote flexibility and readiness during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

John Reeve, director of operations and planning, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCIEAST-MCB) Camp Lejeune, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan A. Gnecco, sergeant major, MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune, during the annual Destructive Weather Exercise (DWX) brief on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 12, 2024. MCB Camp Lejeune held the DWX to test the base’s emergency response capabilities in order to promote flexibility and readiness during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ralph J. Rizzo, Jr., acting commander, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune speaks during the annual Destructive Weather Exercise (DWX) brief on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 12, 2024. MCB Camp Lejeune held the DWX to test the base’s emergency response capabilities in order to promote flexibility and readiness during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres

Edwin Dillard, operations officer, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, conducts an exercise brief at the Emergency Operations Center during the annual Destructive Weather Exercise (DWX) on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 12, 2024. MCB Camp Lejeune held the DWX to test the base’s emergency response capabilities in order to promote flexibility and readiness during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres