Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.07.2014
Sgt. Jonathan Overland, a dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, hands Dino off to the Diaz family during a retirement and adoption ceremony at a kennel aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2014. The Diaz family waited 3 years since the passing of their son, Staff Sgt. Christopher Diaz, a dog handler with III Marine Expeditionary Force, to adopt Dino, their son’s......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.07.2014
Salvador Diaz Jr., father of Staff Sgt. Christopher Diaz, a dog handler, with III Marine Expeditionary Force, reads his speech during a retirement and adoption ceremony at a kennel aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2014. The Diaz family has waited 3 years since the passing of their son to adopt Dino, their son’s military working dog....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.07.2014
Sgt. Jonathan Overland, a dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, prepares to hand Dino off to the Diaz family during a retirement and adoption ceremony at a kennel aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2014. The Diaz family waited 3 years since the passing of their son, Staff Sgt. Christopher Diaz, a dog handler with III Marine Expeditionary Force, to adopt Dino,......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.07.2014
The Diaz family prays during a retirement and adoption ceremony at a kennel aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2014. The Diaz family waited 3 years since the passing of their son, Staff Sgt. Christopher Diaz, a dog handler with III Marine Expeditionary Force, to adopt Dino, their son’s military working dog. Staff Sgt. Diaz and his family are from El Paso, Texas....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | 1st Marine Division | 05.15.2014
Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, patrol in their light armored vehicles during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 15, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical elements from I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angel......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | 1st Marine Division | 05.14.2014
Binoculars are staged in preparation to be used for reconnaissance for live-fire training during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard the Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. The binoculars are used by the vehicle commander to scout checkpoints, targets, and observe terrain features for enemy threats during convoys. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | 1st Marine Division | 05.14.2014
Capt. Chester Carter, left, commanding officer of Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Sgt. Garrett Mellor, a gunner with the company, discuss operations and fire plans during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna | 1st Marine Division | 05.14.2014
A Light Armored Vehicle-Command & Control is prepared to go on a convoy during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. The LAV-C2 has a raised roof to accommodate several radios. It is armed with a mounted M240E1/G machine gun, and carries 1,000 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition. It is generally referred to as the "C-square" or......
