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Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and their families celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Marston Pavilion May 6, 2011.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and their families celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Marston Pavilion May 6, 2011.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and their families celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Marston Pavilion May 6, 2011.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and their families celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Marston Pavilion May 6, 2011.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Colonel Frank Donovan takes command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Lt. Col. Jason Waldron during an assumption of command ceremony in front of II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011.

Colonel Frank Donovan takes command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Lt. Col. Jason Waldron during an assumption of command ceremony in front of II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Marines, friends, and family of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit give honors during the national anthem at the assumption of command ceremony in front of the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011. Colonel Frank Donovan took command of the 24th MEU from Lt. Col. Jason Waldron during the ceremony.

Marines, friends, and family of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit give honors during the national anthem at the assumption of command ceremony in front of the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011. Colonel Frank Donovan took command of the 24th MEU from Lt. Col. Jason Waldron during the ceremony.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Colonel Frank Donovan takes command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Lt. Col. Jason Waldron during an assumption of command ceremony in front of II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011.

Colonel Frank Donovan takes command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Lt. Col. Jason Waldron during an assumption of command ceremony in front of II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Colonel Frank Donovan looks to his wife prior to taking command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit during an assumption of command ceremony at II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011.

Colonel Frank Donovan looks to his wife prior to taking command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit during an assumption of command ceremony at II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Colonel Frank Donovan addresses friends, family, and fellow Marines after taking command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in front of II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011.

Colonel Frank Donovan addresses friends, family, and fellow Marines after taking command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in front of II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, N.C. May 6, 2011.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

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Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

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Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

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Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element and their families enjoy a lunch together during a barbecue March 8, at the 24th MEU Headquarters Building.

Photo by courtesy photo

Sgt. Matthew Butler, a motor vehicle operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, overcomes an obstacle during annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training, at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 3. The obstacle is one of the many challenges the Marines faced in the course.

Sgt. Matthew Butler, a motor vehicle operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, overcomes an obstacle during annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training, at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 3. The obstacle is one of the many challenges the Marines faced in the course.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Lance Cpl. Noah Koehl, administration clerk with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clears his M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask during annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 3. Marines with the 24th MEU trained on the new M50 JSGPM, M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Masks, which has been phasing out the 1980s-era M40 Field Protective Mask across the Marine Corps since September 2009.

Lance Cpl. Noah Koehl, administration clerk with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clears his M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask during annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 3. Marines with the 24th MEU trained on the new M50 JSGPM, M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Masks, which has been phasing out the 1980s-era M40 Field Protective Mask across the Marine Corps since September 2009.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Cpl. Robert Mendez, (left) and Lance Cpl. Xaviar Olivo (right), of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, examine each others’ M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask for deficiencies during a gas training exercise at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 3. Marines with the 24th MEU trained on the new M50 JSGPM, which has been phasing out the 1980s-era M40 Field Protective Mask across the Marine Corps since September 2009.

Cpl. Robert Mendez, (left) and Lance Cpl. Xaviar Olivo (right), of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, examine each others’ M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask for deficiencies during a gas training exercise at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 3. Marines with the 24th MEU trained on the new M50 JSGPM, which has been phasing out the 1980s-era M40 Field Protective Mask across the Marine Corps since September 2009.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

Gunnery Sgt. Clinton Schwarz, a chemical, biological, and radiological chief with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a brief about the M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask prior to a gas training exercise at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 3. Marines with the 24th MEU trained on the new M50 JSGPM, M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Masks, which has been phasing out the 1980s-era M40 Field Protective Mask across the Marine Corps since September 2009.

Gunnery Sgt. Clinton Schwarz, a chemical, biological, and radiological chief with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a brief about the M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask prior to a gas training exercise at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 3. Marines with the 24th MEU trained on the new M50 JSGPM, M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Masks, which has been phasing out the 1980s-era M40 Field Protective Mask across the Marine Corps since September 2009.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit responds after suddenly being exposed to a cloud of CS Gas Feb. 3, on the trail behind the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber. Marines with the 24th MEU took part in a different rendition of their annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training by walking down a trail where they had to respond to CS Gas suddenly and without warning.

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit responds after suddenly being exposed to a cloud of CS Gas Feb. 3, on the trail behind the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber. Marines with the 24th MEU took part in a different rendition of their annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training by walking down a trail where they had to respond to CS Gas suddenly and without warning.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Gunnery Sgt. Andre F. McKay, a spectrum manager with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, dons and clears his mask after he was engulfed in a cloud of CS gas, commonly known as tear gas, Feb. 3, 2011, in the CS gas training area on Camp Lejeune. 24th MEU Marines took part in a different rendition of the annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training requirement by walking down a trail where they responded to a sudden CS gas break-out without warning.

Gunnery Sgt. Andre F. McKay, a spectrum manager with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, dons and clears his mask after he was engulfed in a cloud of CS gas, commonly known as tear gas, Feb. 3, 2011, in the CS gas training area on Camp Lejeune. 24th MEU Marines took part in a different rendition of the annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training requirement by walking down a trail where they responded to a sudden CS gas break-out without warning.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein