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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 attend the Close Quarter Tactics Course to prepare to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, November 22, 2016. Staff Sgt. Dayton McConnell, a team leader, and Sgt. Luis Martinez, an assistant team leader, discuss preparation for and benefits of the CQT Course. The Marines are with 3rd Force Recon Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Nelson Duenas/Released)

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a night live-fire shoot through barricades during close-quarters tactics course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov.15, 2016. The CQT course teaches Marines basic marksmanship fundamentals progressively until Marines reach an advanced level and can operate confidently in real-life operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba)

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a close quarter tactics course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 2, 2016. The course is part of the pre-deployment training for the upcoming tour with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba)

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct combat marksmanship training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18, 2016. The training ensures the continued development of the Marines in the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Mike Hernandez)

Leaders with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Installations West held a closing ceremony on the last day of the 2016 MCAS Miramar Air Show aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 25. The MCAS Miramar Air Show showcases world-class performers, military flight demonstration teams, the capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and celebrates Miramar’s longstanding relationship with the local San Diego community.

Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conduct a close quarter marksmanship training course to hone their skills with both their service rifle and pistol aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba

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)

The Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen take current college students and futures officers to Camp Pendleton to show them how the Marine Corps operates and also its capabilities. The main objective is to teach midshipmen what it takes to be an officers in the Navy or Marine Corps.

With every round sent down range, the Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion sharpen their close-combat skills at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 13, 2016.