MARINE CORPS SECURITY FORCE REGEMENT

Col. John Evans (right), commanding officer, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. Darby Noonan (center), sergeant major, MCSFR, present Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald Green, the guest of honor, with a hand-crafted gift as a token of appreciation at the regiment’s 241st United States Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 4. The Marine Corps birthday ball is an annual celebration where Marines gather to honor the past, present and future of the Marine Corps with a traditional ball and cake-cutting ceremony. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/Released)

Royal Marine Lt. Ryan Taylor, recapture troop tactics officer-in-command, 43 Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines, fires his M9 Beretta service pistol at a team relay event during Exercise Tartan Eagle 16 Phase II, aboard Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, Chesapeake, Va., Oct 20. Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Security Force Battalions Bangor, Wa., and Kings Bay, Ga., along with 43 FPGRM ended their day with a team-building exercise with members of each team sprinting to the firing line and firing one shot to knock down their targets. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/Released)

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Commandos traverse a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, July 19, 2016, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise. This phase consisted of learning mountain survival skills, map reading and how to successfully traverse a mountain. Tartan Eagle is an annual training event that began in 1994. Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment trained with the 43 Command Fleet Protection Group Royal Commandos to exchange best security and training practices and to foster good relations between the two commands. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

U.S. Marines, sailors and Royal Commandos climb to the summit of a mountain, July 20, 2016, in the Scottish Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, during the mountain training phase of the Tartan Eagle 16 exercise. The mountain training phase consisted of learning mountain survival skills, map reading and how to successfully traverse a mountain. Tartan Eagle is an annual training event that began in 1994. Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment trained alongside 43 Command Fleet Protection Group Royal Commandos to exchange best security and training practices and to foster good relations between the two commands. The exercise allowed for the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures in the security of strategic assets. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Corporal Jesse Mineer, with 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, hugs his daughter after returning to Camp Allen, Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Marines with 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, read their homecoming banner made for them by friends and family after returning to Camp Allen, Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Corporal Joshua Meziere, a grenadier with 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, holds his child as they take his glasses off his face after returning to Camp Allen, Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Corporal Joshua Meziere, a grenadier with 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, hugs his daughter for the first time after returning to Camp Allen, Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Staff Sgt. Kyle Smail, platoon guide with 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, holds his son as he looks at Cpl. Joshua Mezierre and his daughter (left) after returning to Camp Allen , Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Marines with 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, unload gear after returning to Camp Allen, Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Staff Sgt. Kyle Smail, platoon guide for 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, greets his family after returning to Camp Allen, Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Corporal Joshua Meziere, a grenadier with 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, hugs his daughter for the first time after returning to Camp Allen, Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Staff Sgt. Jose Hernandez , platoon Sgt. for 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, hugs his daughter and greets his family after returning to Camp Allen, Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Corporal Joshua Meziere (left) and Sgt. Carlos Garcia, members of 5th platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, hold their children after returning to Camp Allen, Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to Bahrain, June 6, 2016. During their deployment, the Marines conducted security operations in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations, while training alongside other forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan. Along with providing support for their mission, the Marines engaged in training evolutions such as fire team competitions, professional military education and weapon system ranges. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/ Released)

Lance Corporal Royce Cappucilli, with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment, inspects his weapon before turning it in to the armory aboard Camp Allen, in Norfolk, Virginia, 13 April, after returning from a four-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Marines from Charlie Company posted security along the fence line and stood post in guard towers at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, while conducting land navigation exercises, going to rifle and weapons ranges and engaging in weapons system sustainment training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calvin Shamoon/Unreleased)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Darby Noonan addresses Marine Sailors and guests after receiving the duties of Regimental Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 2, 2015. Noonan is incoming from the position of Sgt. Maj. of 2nd Marine Special Operations Support Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. William Frye relinquishes his duties as the Regimental Sgt. Maj. to Sgt. Maj. Darby Noonan during a post and relief ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 2, 2015. Noonan is incoming from the position of Sgt. Maj. of 2nd Marine Special Operations Support Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. William Frye relinquishes his duties as the Regimental Sgt. Maj. to Sgt. Maj. Darby Noonan during a post and relief ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 2, 2015. Noonan is incoming from the position of Sgt. Maj. of 2nd Marine Special Operations Support Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. William Frye relinquishes his duties as the Regimental Sgt. Maj. to Sgt. Maj. Darby Noonan during a post and relief ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 2, 2015. Noonan is incoming from the position of Sgt. Maj. of 2nd Marine Special Operations Support Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)

U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division Band march during a post and relief ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 2, 2015. Sgt. Maj. William Frye relinquished his duties as the Regimental Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment to Sgt. Maj. Darby Noonan during a post and relief ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)

U.S. Marine Col. James M. Bright, outgoing regimental commanding officer, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, left, shakes the hand of Col. Jown W. Evans, incoming regimental commanding officer, right, as he prepares to speak to invited guests during the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment change of command aboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., June 19, 2015. The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment serves as support for anti-terrorist operations worldwide and the security of high value nuclear assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)

U.S. Marine Col. James M. Bright, the outgoing commanding officer of the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, passes the regimental colors to incoming regimental commanding officer, U.S. Marine Col. John W. Evans, during the change-of-command ceremony June 19 at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va. The exchanging of regimental colors represents the passing of command from the outgoing to the incoming commanding officer.

U.S. Marine Col. James M. Bright, the outgoing commanding officer of the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, passes the regimental colors to incoming regimental commanding officer, U.S. Marine Col. John W. Evans, during the change-of-command ceremony June 19 at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va. The exchanging of regimental colors represents the passing of command from the outgoing to the incoming commanding officer.

U.S. Marine Col. James W. Evans (left) and U.S. Marine Col. James M. Bright await the change of colors during the change-of-command ceremony June 19 at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va. The exchanging of regimental colors represents the passing of command from the outgoing commanding officer to the incoming commanding officer.

U.S. Marine Col. James W. Evans (left) and U.S. Marine Col. James M. Bright salute the companies of the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment during the pass and review at a change-of-command ceremony June 19 at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va. The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is the Marine Corps’ largest regiment with over 4,000 Marines and sailors spread across the globe.

U.S. Marine Col. James M. Bright, outgoing regimental commanding officer of the Marine Corps Security Force, addresses the guests of a change-of-command ceremony June 19 at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va. The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is the Marine Corps’ largest regiment with over 4,000 Marines and sailors spread across the globe.

U.S. Marines from the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment report in during a post and relief ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 2, 2015. Sgt. Maj. William Frye relinquished his duties as the Regimental Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment to Sgt. Maj. Darby Noonan during a post and relief ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)