Major Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, center, the commanding

Major Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, center, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, awards Cpl. Jager Hibler, left, a motor transportation operator with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, the 2013 Marine Corps Motor Transport Association's Operator of the Year award during an award ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 30, 2014. Hibler, a 22-year-old native of Alamogordo, N.M., has traveled 1,500 miles throughout combat zones in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where he transported personnel and key equipment across his area of operations.