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People face different hardships at different times in their lives with different resources, and service members are no different. One of the resources available to Marines and sailors is the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, which is currently holding their 2015 active duty fund drive. - People face different hardships at different times in their lives with different resources, and service members are no different. One of the resources available to Marines and sailors is the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, which is currently holding their 2015 active duty fund drive.

Capt. Jeff Kuss, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 has been selected to fly with the best of the best - the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron. Kuss, a 30-year-old native of Durango, Colo., will join the Blue Angels for the 2015 season. - Capt. Jeff Kuss, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 has been selected to fly with the best of the best - the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron. Kuss, a 30-year-old native of Durango, Colo., will join the Blue Angels for the 2015 season.

Fighter jets are a common sight at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, soaring and roaring past overhead. Pilots train relentlessly day and night, practicing air to air combat, air to ground combat, studying weapons and tactics, and dropping ordnance. - Fighter jets are a common sight at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, soaring and roaring past overhead. Pilots train relentlessly day and night, practicing air to air combat, air to ground combat, studying weapons and tactics, and dropping ordnance.

Mollie Gross, a comedienne and speaker, and Jami Lavery, a member of the spouse book club hosted by Marine Corps Family Team Building, look at photos of the book club on Lavery's phone, May 17. Gross offered advice, discussion and jokes for the spouses on the military lifestyle and relying on each other. - Mollie Gross, a comedienne and speaker, and Jami Lavery, a member of the spouse book club hosted by Marine Corps Family Team Building, look at photos of the book club on Lavery's phone, May 17. Gross offered advice, discussion and jokes for the spouses on the military lifestyle and relying on each other.

Lt. Cmdr. William Holiman, a chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), leads the opening prayer for Sunday worship service. The command religious ministry department provides weekly worship services for Sailors and Marines as well as bible study, choir rehearsals and operates the ships library. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released) - Lt. Cmdr. William Holiman, a chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), leads the opening prayer for Sunday worship service. The command religious ministry department provides weekly worship services for Sailors and Marines as well as bible study, choir rehearsals and operates the ships library. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released)

Retired Marine Maj. Gen. James Livingston, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, flips the coin before the kickoff during the Medal Of Honor Bowl at the Johnson Hagood Memorial Stadium in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 11. Livingston received the Medal of Honor for his role as an infantry company commander at Dai Do, Vietnam, during a three-day battle in which the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, numbering only 800 men, defeated 10,000 or more North Vietnamese Army soldiers. - Retired Marine Maj. Gen. James Livingston, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, flips the coin before the kickoff during the Medal Of Honor Bowl at the Johnson Hagood Memorial Stadium in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 11. Livingston received the Medal of Honor for his role as an infantry company commander at Dai Do, Vietnam, during a three-day battle in which the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, numbering only 800 men, defeated 10,000 or more North Vietnamese Army soldiers.

Marine Corps Community Services and Naval Hospital Beaufort teamed together to hold a luncheon aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Oct. 25. - Marine Corps Community Services and Naval Hospital Beaufort teamed together to hold a luncheon aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Oct. 25.

Private First Class Justin Morris, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 nuclear, biological and chemical defense specialist, wears the new Joint Service General Purpose Mask aboard the Air Station, Jan. 13. Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marines are now issued the new masks to keep Marines current on sustainment training. - Private First Class Justin Morris, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 nuclear, biological and chemical defense specialist, wears the new Joint Service General Purpose Mask aboard the Air Station, Jan. 13. Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marines are now issued the new masks to keep Marines current on sustainment training.