U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth LaLonde was named the 2017 III Marine Expeditionary Force Logistician of the Year. - U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth LaLonde was named the 2017 III Marine Expeditionary Force Logistician of the Year. After a sudden change in billet, LaLonde accepted his new responsibilities and excelled at them as a young officer, leading to his recognition as the 2017 III MEF Logistician of the Year and his nomination to be the 2017 Marine Corps Logistician of the Year. LaLonde, a San Diego, California native, is the 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment logistics officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez)

Marines and Sailors with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, bid their families and friends farewell as they prepare to deploy from Marine Corps Base Hawaii to Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 08, 2017. The battalion is deploying under the Unit Deployment Program to serve as a forward deployed force in the West Pacific for the next six months. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez) - Marines and Sailors with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, bid their families and friends farewell as they prepare to deploy from Marine Corps Base Hawaii to Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 08, 2017. The battalion is deploying under the Unit Deployment Program to serve as a forward deployed force in the West Pacific for the next six months. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez)

U.S. Marine MV-22b Ospreys on approach to the landing zone at the Pohakuloa Training Area, on the island of Hawaii, Oct. 26, 2017. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 supported 2nd Battalion,3rd Marine Regiment in Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel training during Exercise Bougainville II. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ricky Gomez) - U.S. Marine MV-22b Ospreys on approach to the landing zone at the Pohakuloa Training Area, on the island of Hawaii, Oct. 26, 2017. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 supported 2nd Battalion,3rd Marine Regiment in Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel training during Exercise Bougainville II. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ricky Gomez)

Cpl. Trevor Cooper checks a radio before participating in the Infantry Platoon Battle Course for Exercise Bougainville II at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Island of Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2017. Cooper is a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and is a native of Tucson, Ariz. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil) - Cpl. Trevor Cooper checks a radio before participating in the Infantry Platoon Battle Course for Exercise Bougainville II at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Island of Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2017. Cooper is a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and is a native of Tucson, Ariz. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil)