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Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command conducted close air support training while forward deployed Dec. 14, 2016. The joint training was an opportunity to increase proficiency in close air support operations and was sustainment training for the joint terminal attack controllers and radio operators. SPMAGTF Marines consistently train to enhance their ability to react to any obstacle they may encounter while conducting U.S. Central Command's crisis response mission. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall/Released)

Marines assigned to Marine Air Support Squadron 1 participated in the annual Chieftain run at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 16-17, 2016. The Chieftains collectively ran for 24 hours to pay tribute to MASS-1 Marines who have passed away. The run coincides with the squadron’s Marine Corps birthday ball to maintain the tradition of remembering the fallen and honoring their memory. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jason Jimenez/ Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California - U.S. Marines, Mexican sailors and Canadian soldiers conduct close air support missions during the Southern California portion of the Rim of the Pacific 2016, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif’, July 13, 2016. The close air support missions help redefine and refine tactics in close air support and will also serve to assist the Mexican navy for laying the ground work and foundation for a structured tactical air control party school in the future. Units participating in the exercise were Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Canada’s 2e Battalion royal 22e Regiment, and service members with the Mexican navy. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th iteration in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl Rachael E. Zilliox/Released)

3/7 GEARS UP FOR DEPLOYMENT Marines with 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, work in conjunction with supporting units during the battalion's Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 13, 2016. Through the 11-day MCCRE the Marines are continuously tested and evaluated whether in the defense and providing security or conducting mechanized assaults on objectives. The MCCRE helps prepare the battalion for its upcoming deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)

An end of course video production featuring the highlights of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-16 in Yuma, Ariz., April 24, 2016. WTI is a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Daniel D. Kujanpaa/Released)