Marine Corps Lt. Col. Marcus J. Mainz, battalion commander of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2d MARDIV), gives a congratulatory speech to his Marines during the Lieutenant General Chesty Puller Outstanding Leadership Award ceremony at Camp Lejeune, , April 15, 2017. The battalion earned this award for exceptional success in professionalism, continual superior performance and readiness, positive command environment, and outstanding crisis response in support of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit from January 1 to December 31, 2016.

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