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Sgt. Maj. Oranjel Leavy and Sgt. Maj. Tricia Smith-Leavy - Sgt. Maj. Oranjel Leavy and Sgt. Maj. Tricia Smith-Leavy

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, receives a brief while touring Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, N.C. on July 31, 2017. Hedelund visited MCAS Cherry Point as part of his initial tour of Marine Corps units under his command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kowshon Ye) - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, receives a brief while touring Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, N.C. on July 31, 2017. Hedelund visited MCAS Cherry Point as part of his initial tour of Marine Corps units under his command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kowshon Ye)

One of the benefits of leader-led training is that it can be conducted almost anywhere. - One of the benefits of leader-led training is that it can be conducted almost anywhere.

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, addresses social media conduct and the importance of respecting fellow Marines during a heart-to-heart discussion at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, April 4, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna) - Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, addresses social media conduct and the importance of respecting fellow Marines during a heart-to-heart discussion at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, April 4, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna)

Sgt. Maj. Brad Kasal, I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks with noncommissioned officers assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 14, 2017. During the talk, Kasal spoke about the need for all Marines and sailors to exercise the same devotion to one another every day that they would show while in combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Will Perkins) - Sgt. Maj. Brad Kasal, I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks with noncommissioned officers assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 14, 2017. During the talk, Kasal spoke about the need for all Marines and sailors to exercise the same devotion to one another every day that they would show while in combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Will Perkins)

COMBAT OUTPOST CASTLE, Afghanistan – Sergeant Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader, Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a light armored vehicle crewman, and Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Bast, a fire team leader, all serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, pose for a photo here, March 21, 2012. The three Marines were on an evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines near a small village in Helmand province’s Khan Neshin district, Feb. 23, when they fell in a 15-foot-wide canal at separate times. Each participated in the successful rescue of his fellow Marines, with Nalls jumping back in the near-freezing water when Gutierrez fell in the canal. - COMBAT OUTPOST CASTLE, Afghanistan – Sergeant Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader, Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a light armored vehicle crewman, and Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Bast, a fire team leader, all serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, pose for a photo here, March 21, 2012. The three Marines were on an evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines near a small village in Helmand province’s Khan Neshin district, Feb. 23, when they fell in a 15-foot-wide canal at separate times. Each participated in the successful rescue of his fellow Marines, with Nalls jumping back in the near-freezing water when Gutierrez fell in the canal.

Sgt. Andrew B. Chavis executes a round kick on Sgt. Steven N. Richardson during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstration at Marine Week family day at Joe Moakley Park in Boston, Mass., May 8, 2010. Chavis and Richardson are both martial arts instructor trainers from Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. - Sgt. Andrew B. Chavis executes a round kick on Sgt. Steven N. Richardson during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstration at Marine Week family day at Joe Moakley Park in Boston, Mass., May 8, 2010. Chavis and Richardson are both martial arts instructor trainers from Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.

Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, storm out of an MV-22 Osprey piloted and crewed by Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration at Joe Moakly Park in South Boston May 7, 2010. The Marines are rehearsing for a full-on assault May 8 at the park where they will demonstrate to Bostonians the capabilities of a MAGTF. - Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, storm out of an MV-22 Osprey piloted and crewed by Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration at Joe Moakly Park in South Boston May 7, 2010. The Marines are rehearsing for a full-on assault May 8 at the park where they will demonstrate to Bostonians the capabilities of a MAGTF.

Sgt. Kristopher J. Battles, the combat artist with the National Museum of the Marine Corps, painted Marines from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, while they were training at Mojave Viper at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 2008. Battles featured some of his art, May 5, 2010, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government for Harvard University. - Sgt. Kristopher J. Battles, the combat artist with the National Museum of the Marine Corps, painted Marines from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, while they were training at Mojave Viper at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 2008. Battles featured some of his art, May 5, 2010, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government for Harvard University.