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Marines with Alpha Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company move down a flight of stairs after utilizing a flash bang at a shoot house aboard the Northwest Annex during Advanced Urban Combat Training Aug. 28. The training allowed the Marines to use live rounds and flash bang grenades throughout the training to test them under a stressful situation. - Marines with Alpha Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company move down a flight of stairs after utilizing a flash bang at a shoot house aboard the Northwest Annex during Advanced Urban Combat Training Aug. 28. The training allowed the Marines to use live rounds and flash bang grenades throughout the training to test them under a stressful situation.

U.S. Marine Pfc. Jacob Piazza, right, fires a .50-caliber machine gun at targets during realistic urban training aboard Camp Roberts, Calif., Dec. 14, 2014. Piazza is a rifleman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The training prepares the 15th MEU’s Marines for their upcoming deployment, enhancing their combat skills in environments similar to those they may find in future missions. - U.S. Marine Pfc. Jacob Piazza, right, fires a .50-caliber machine gun at targets during realistic urban training aboard Camp Roberts, Calif., Dec. 14, 2014. Piazza is a rifleman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The training prepares the 15th MEU’s Marines for their upcoming deployment, enhancing their combat skills in environments similar to those they may find in future missions.