Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, learn about newborn care during Operation Parenthood aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 1, 2014. Operation Parenthood is a one day event designed to help promote the health, well-being and safety of military families who are expecting a baby or have young children. This year, families from throughout 1st MLG participated in an event which focused on educating parents on topics like parental guidance, mood and anxiety disorders, available summer camps, daycares, life guard training, single father resources, health care, schooling and family counseling. - Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, learn about newborn care during Operation Parenthood aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 1, 2014. Operation Parenthood is a one day event designed to help promote the health, well-being and safety of military families who are expecting a baby or have young children. This year, families from throughout 1st MLG participated in an event which focused on educating parents on topics like parental guidance, mood and anxiety disorders, available summer camps, daycares, life guard training, single father resources, health care, schooling and family counseling.

Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, platoon sergeant, 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, visits with his 16-year old cousin, Diego Romero, at University of California San Francisco Children’s Hospital on April 19, 2014. Nineteen Marines with 2nd Plt. shaved their heads as an act of support to show Romero, that there is nothing wrong with being bald. Romero recently started receiving treatments for leukemia. After Romero’s parents divorced, Garcia took on an important role in raising him, and they developed a father-son relationship. - Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, platoon sergeant, 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, visits with his 16-year old cousin, Diego Romero, at University of California San Francisco Children’s Hospital on April 19, 2014. Nineteen Marines with 2nd Plt. shaved their heads as an act of support to show Romero, that there is nothing wrong with being bald. Romero recently started receiving treatments for leukemia. After Romero’s parents divorced, Garcia took on an important role in raising him, and they developed a father-son relationship.

Lance Cpl. Gabriel R. Gehr, electrical equipment system technician with Utilities Platoon, Engineer Maintenance Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses with his wife, Kaitlyn, after receiving the Purple Heart aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 5, 2014. More than a year earlier on Nov. 20, 2013, Gehr sustained shrapnel injuries from an anti-tank rocket while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Gehr, 21, is from Delphos, Ohio. - Lance Cpl. Gabriel R. Gehr, electrical equipment system technician with Utilities Platoon, Engineer Maintenance Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses with his wife, Kaitlyn, after receiving the Purple Heart aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 5, 2014. More than a year earlier on Nov. 20, 2013, Gehr sustained shrapnel injuries from an anti-tank rocket while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Gehr, 21, is from Delphos, Ohio.

Servicemembers and officials with local, state and national agencies attend a static display of military vehicles during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities conference aboard Naval Base San Diego, Calif., April 29, 2014. The two-day event provided the opportunity for supporting agencies, partners and stakeholders to meet and discuss ideas that would reinforce relations and garner awareness of support goals and supporting agency abilities during local and national disasters. The blue-green team, including servicemembers from the Third Fleet, I Marine Expeditionary Force and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, educated attendees about existing and future capabilities to support disaster relief through conferences and displays of military tactical vehicle, aircraft and equipment. - Servicemembers and officials with local, state and national agencies attend a static display of military vehicles during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities conference aboard Naval Base San Diego, Calif., April 29, 2014. The two-day event provided the opportunity for supporting agencies, partners and stakeholders to meet and discuss ideas that would reinforce relations and garner awareness of support goals and supporting agency abilities during local and national disasters. The blue-green team, including servicemembers from the Third Fleet, I Marine Expeditionary Force and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, educated attendees about existing and future capabilities to support disaster relief through conferences and displays of military tactical vehicle, aircraft and equipment.

A Marine with Bravo Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, loads a magazine with 5.56mm ammunition before conducting Table III of the Combat Rifle Program aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 23, 2014. Forty-six Marines, firing close to 8,500 rounds, completed day and night live-fire drills to sustain the skills they learned during Marine Combat Training. These abilities include engaging a target using pivot techniques, while moving, at an unknown distance and at night with Target Pointer Aiming Lights. - A Marine with Bravo Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, loads a magazine with 5.56mm ammunition before conducting Table III of the Combat Rifle Program aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 23, 2014. Forty-six Marines, firing close to 8,500 rounds, completed day and night live-fire drills to sustain the skills they learned during Marine Combat Training. These abilities include engaging a target using pivot techniques, while moving, at an unknown distance and at night with Target Pointer Aiming Lights.

Brigadier Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, right, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, gives a certificate of appreciation to Lahoma Harper, a volunteer with the Family Readiness Program, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st MLG, commemorating her efforts to improve the welfare and morale of Marines, sailors and their spouses, during a small get-together aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 27, 2014. Commanding officers from each unit with 1st MLG attended the gathering and met more than 45 volunteers from their respective units, showing their gratitude and honoring their efforts. “It’s important for me to help because I know what it’s like to be a military spouse,” said Harper, a native of Livingston, La. “I want to be here for the younger wives and their spouses, so I can let them know what kind of resources are available to them and improve their quality of life.” - Brigadier Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, right, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, gives a certificate of appreciation to Lahoma Harper, a volunteer with the Family Readiness Program, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st MLG, commemorating her efforts to improve the welfare and morale of Marines, sailors and their spouses, during a small get-together aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 27, 2014. Commanding officers from each unit with 1st MLG attended the gathering and met more than 45 volunteers from their respective units, showing their gratitude and honoring their efforts. “It’s important for me to help because I know what it’s like to be a military spouse,” said Harper, a native of Livingston, La. “I want to be here for the younger wives and their spouses, so I can let them know what kind of resources are available to them and improve their quality of life.”