Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael James Soliven, a biomedical technician with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, manually troubleshoots a dental delivery unit for a dental clinic in support of Exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. DS 14 is an annual exercise held by the 1st Marine Division, in which 1st MLG serves as their tactical logistics support. - Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael James Soliven, a biomedical technician with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, manually troubleshoots a dental delivery unit for a dental clinic in support of Exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. DS 14 is an annual exercise held by the 1st Marine Division, in which 1st MLG serves as their tactical logistics support.

Marines with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, construct the roller beam base of a medium girder bridge during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 16, 2014. DS 14 is an annual exercise held by 1st Marine Division, in which 1st MLG serves as their tactical logistics support. The bridge they built provided transportation across a 66-foot gap, allowing Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Mar. Div., the ability to engage the "enemy" over the space. - Marines with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, construct the roller beam base of a medium girder bridge during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 16, 2014. DS 14 is an annual exercise held by 1st Marine Division, in which 1st MLG serves as their tactical logistics support. The bridge they built provided transportation across a 66-foot gap, allowing Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Mar. Div., the ability to engage the "enemy" over the space.

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, march the colors onto the parade deck during their change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 22, 2014. Ocloo recently served as the assistant chief of staff for logistics at the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, received his new duty with enthusiasm. - Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, march the colors onto the parade deck during their change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 22, 2014. Ocloo recently served as the assistant chief of staff for logistics at the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, received his new duty with enthusiasm.

Marines with Maintenance Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, tow a downed bulldozer with an M88 Recovery Vehicle aboard Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook, Calif., May 21, 2014. The bulldozer, owned and operated by the National Forest Service, was used to help contain the wildfires that spread across Southern California beginning May 14, before it caught fire while creating firebreaks. Sergeant Ryan M. Stites, an amphibious assault vehicle mechanic, and his team of Marines, volunteered to recover the bulldozer for the Forest Service using their M88 Recovery Vehicle. Stites, 26, is from Arcanum, Oh. - Marines with Maintenance Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, tow a downed bulldozer with an M88 Recovery Vehicle aboard Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook, Calif., May 21, 2014. The bulldozer, owned and operated by the National Forest Service, was used to help contain the wildfires that spread across Southern California beginning May 14, before it caught fire while creating firebreaks. Sergeant Ryan M. Stites, an amphibious assault vehicle mechanic, and his team of Marines, volunteered to recover the bulldozer for the Forest Service using their M88 Recovery Vehicle. Stites, 26, is from Arcanum, Oh.

Lance Cpl. Matthew Brown, engineer equipment operator, Support Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, plows brush along a firebreak path using a V8T Dozer aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2014. Facilities Maintenance Division and seven Marines with 7th ESB, 1st MLG, began creating firebreaks May 6, 2014 in an effort to contain wildfires that may start on base and will continue to create them through Aug. 10, 2014. The FMD employees and 7th ESB Marines are still slated to meet this completion date even with the fire that destroyed 6,000 acres and caused hundreds of service members and their families to evacuate their on-base homes, May 14, 2014. - Lance Cpl. Matthew Brown, engineer equipment operator, Support Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, plows brush along a firebreak path using a V8T Dozer aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2014. Facilities Maintenance Division and seven Marines with 7th ESB, 1st MLG, began creating firebreaks May 6, 2014 in an effort to contain wildfires that may start on base and will continue to create them through Aug. 10, 2014. The FMD employees and 7th ESB Marines are still slated to meet this completion date even with the fire that destroyed 6,000 acres and caused hundreds of service members and their families to evacuate their on-base homes, May 14, 2014.

Lance Cpl. Dustin Nixon, a 19-year-old, tank mechanic, Maintenance Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, of Currituck, N.C., stops a vehicle containing two “locals” at the entry control point during the battalion’s first field training exercise of the year at Red Beach aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 6-10, in preparation for pre-deployment training with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit this fall. The ECP checks gave Marines the opportunity to practice the protocol for searching vehicles and personnel. The exercise allowed CLB-15 to practice procedures and protocols they will apply while acting the 15th MEU’s primary logistical support element during its deployment early next year. Providing this support to the MEU allows it to focus on its chief objective as a crisis response force, ready to respond to disaster or humanitarian relief operations. - Lance Cpl. Dustin Nixon, a 19-year-old, tank mechanic, Maintenance Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, of Currituck, N.C., stops a vehicle containing two “locals” at the entry control point during the battalion’s first field training exercise of the year at Red Beach aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 6-10, in preparation for pre-deployment training with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit this fall. The ECP checks gave Marines the opportunity to practice the protocol for searching vehicles and personnel. The exercise allowed CLB-15 to practice procedures and protocols they will apply while acting the 15th MEU’s primary logistical support element during its deployment early next year. Providing this support to the MEU allows it to focus on its chief objective as a crisis response force, ready to respond to disaster or humanitarian relief operations.