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Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, sit on a Light Armored Vehicle atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a defense of the amphibious task force drill, underway in the South China Sea, Sept. 27, 2018. During the training, Marines with BLT 2/5 and crewmen with the Wasp rehearsed ship security using a variety of mounted and dismounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As part of the DATF-D, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to simulate travelling through potentially dangerous waters. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp ARG, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. BLT 2/5 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, currently underway aboard the Wasp during a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Pacific region. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kealii De Los Santos/Released)

U.S. Marines with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2nd Marine Division conduct gunnery tables three through six during a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 16, 2018. The unit executed multiple gunnery ranges, as well as an Infantry Platoon Battle Course, throughout the DFT to meet a bi-annual training qualification requirement, while also building Light Armored Vehicle crew and scout cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)

U.S. Marines with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2nd Marine Division conduct gunnery tables three through six during a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 16, 2018. The unit executed multiple gunnery ranges, as well as an Infantry Platoon Battle Course, throughout the DFT to meet a bi-annual training qualification requirement, while also building Light Armored Vehicle crew and scout cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)

U.S. Marines with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2nd Marine Division conduct gunnery tables three through six during a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 16, 2018. The unit executed multiple gunnery ranges, as well as an Infantry Platoon Battle Course, throughout the DFT to meet a bi-annual training qualification requirement, while also building Light Armored Vehicle crew and scout cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Tanks, and 3rd Light Armored Vehicle, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct squad competitions on land navigation, orders writing, marksmanship and orders execution at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27, 2018. The squads competed against each other to determine which squad will participate in the 1st MARDIV Infantry Competition in late August 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. F. Cordoba)