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Sgt. Jesus Alvarado with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 briefs his Marines in preparation for exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan, May 9, 2016. The squadron plans to conduct various drills pertaining to aviation ground support forces, aircraft salvage and recovery, convoys, direct refueling, recovery and general engineering operations, establishing a tactical motor pool, providing air operations and planning expeditionary fire rescue services. MWSS-171 conducts exercises such as this several times a year in order to train all the Marines within the squadron, enhance their technical skills, field experience and military occupational specialty capability.

Sgt. Jesus Alvarado with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 briefs his Marines in preparation for exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan, May 9, 2016. The squadron plans to conduct various drills pertaining to aviation ground support forces, aircraft salvage and recovery, convoys, direct refueling, recovery and general engineering operations, establishing a tactical motor pool, providing air operations and planning expeditionary fire rescue services. MWSS-171 conducts exercises such as this several times a year in order to train all the Marines within the squadron, enhance their technical skills, field experience and military occupational specialty capability.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 assemble an M240 Bravo Light-Machine Gun on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle during exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan, May 9, 2016. The squadron plans to conduct various drills pertaining to aviation ground support forces, aircraft salvage and recovery, convoys, direct refueling, recovery and general engineering operations, establishing a tactical motor pool, providing air operations and planning expeditionary fire rescue services. The exercise focuses on reinforcing skills that Marines learned during Marine Combat Training and throughout their military occupational specialty schooling in order to maintain situational readiness.

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 assemble an M240 Bravo Light-Machine Gun on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle during exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan, May 9, 2016. The squadron plans to conduct various drills pertaining to aviation ground support forces, aircraft salvage and recovery, convoys, direct refueling, recovery and general engineering operations, establishing a tactical motor pool, providing air operations and planning expeditionary fire rescue services. The exercise focuses on reinforcing skills that Marines learned during Marine Combat Training and throughout their military occupational specialty schooling in order to maintain situational readiness.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 participate in familiarization training with the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr. 29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 participate in familiarization training with the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr. 29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 improve their marksmanship skills with the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher during familiarization training at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr. 29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 improve their marksmanship skills with the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher during familiarization training at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr. 29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 improve their marksmanship skills with the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher during familiarization training at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr.29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 improve their marksmanship skills with the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher during familiarization training at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr.29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 participate in familiarization training with the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr. 29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 participate in familiarization training with the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr. 29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 prepare MK-19 automatic grenade launcher ammunition for familiarization training at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr. 29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 prepare MK-19 automatic grenade launcher ammunition for familiarization training at shooting range G-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Apr. 29, 2016. The training honed their accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala

Marines fire an illumination round from an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm during live-fire artillery training Sept. 1 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-2. The illumination round is able to light a 1-by-1-kilometer grid square for two minutes. The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines fire an illumination round from an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm during live-fire artillery training Sept. 1 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-2. The illumination round is able to light a 1-by-1-kilometer grid square for two minutes. The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Manning

Marines load a high-explosive round into an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer during live-fire artillery training Sept. 2 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-2. During ARTP 14-2, the Marines focused on improving teamwork and building camaraderie through the execution of constant fire missions. The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines load a high-explosive round into an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer during live-fire artillery training Sept. 2 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-2. During ARTP 14-2, the Marines focused on improving teamwork and building camaraderie through the execution of constant fire missions. The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Manning

Marines fire a high-explosive round from an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer during live-fire artillery training Sept. 2 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-2. The Yausubetsu Maneuver Area is the largest training area available to U.S. Marines in the ARTP and affords the opportunity to fire at greater distances than other training areas. The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines fire a high-explosive round from an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer during live-fire artillery training Sept. 2 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-2. The Yausubetsu Maneuver Area is the largest training area available to U.S. Marines in the ARTP and affords the opportunity to fire at greater distances than other training areas. The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Manning

Marines find items to make an improvised explosive device inside a closet during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., April 20 2016. During the exercise, students carefully photographed every inch of the room before entering. Then they inspected the room for anything that could give them a hint to who was in the room and what they were doing there.

Marines find items to make an improvised explosive device inside a closet during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., April 20 2016. During the exercise, students carefully photographed every inch of the room before entering. Then they inspected the room for anything that could give them a hint to who was in the room and what they were doing there.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

Marines delicately move an improvised explosive device to a staging area after it was properly disarmed and deemed safe during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., April 20, 2016. The site exploitation course is a week long course that trains Marines how to remove and safely store evidence such as cigarette butts, computers and improvised explosive devices.

Marines delicately move an improvised explosive device to a staging area after it was properly disarmed and deemed safe during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., April 20, 2016. The site exploitation course is a week long course that trains Marines how to remove and safely store evidence such as cigarette butts, computers and improvised explosive devices.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

Marines zip-tie a weapon found during a search to prevent the weapon from misfiring during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 20, 2016. The site exploitation course is a week long course that trains Marines how to remove and safely store evidence such as cigarette butts, computers and improvised explosive devices.

Marines zip-tie a weapon found during a search to prevent the weapon from misfiring during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 20, 2016. The site exploitation course is a week long course that trains Marines how to remove and safely store evidence such as cigarette butts, computers and improvised explosive devices.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

Marines found an improvised explosive device while searching a building during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., April 20, 2016. During the exercise the students carefully photographed every inch of the room before entering, and then inspected the room for anything that could give them a hint as to who was in the room and what they were doing there.

Marines found an improvised explosive device while searching a building during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., April 20, 2016. During the exercise the students carefully photographed every inch of the room before entering, and then inspected the room for anything that could give them a hint as to who was in the room and what they were doing there.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

An M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle with Mobile Assault Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, drives to breach a berm in the Blacktop training area as an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, provides security during the offensive portion of 7th Marine Regiment’s Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center April 6, 2016. CALFEX served as the kinetic portion of Desert Scimitar 16, an annual 1st Marine Division training evolution.

An M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle with Mobile Assault Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, drives to breach a berm in the Blacktop training area as an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, provides security during the offensive portion of 7th Marine Regiment’s Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center April 6, 2016. CALFEX served as the kinetic portion of Desert Scimitar 16, an annual 1st Marine Division training evolution.

Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, stage in the Blacktop training area during 7th Marine Regiment’s Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center April 6, 2016. CALFEX served as the kinetic portion of Desert Scimitar 16, an annual 1st Marine Division training evolution.

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, stage in the Blacktop training area during 7th Marine Regiment’s Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center April 6, 2016. CALFEX served as the kinetic portion of Desert Scimitar 16, an annual 1st Marine Division training evolution.

Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Dillon Ellzey, squad leader, and Lance Cpl. Andrew Whitbeck, assault-man gunner, both with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the Unit Deployment Program fire a M153 Shoulder Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon in a ground assault maneuver training during Balikatan 16 at Crow Valley, Philippines, April 9, 2016. U.S. and Philippine Marines trained “shoulder-to-shoulder” after an aerial insert in ground assault maneuvers to build their combined capabilities.

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Dillon Ellzey, squad leader, and Lance Cpl. Andrew Whitbeck, assault-man gunner, both with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the Unit Deployment Program fire a M153 Shoulder Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon in a ground assault maneuver training during Balikatan 16 at Crow Valley, Philippines, April 9, 2016. U.S. and Philippine Marines trained “shoulder-to-shoulder” after an aerial insert in ground assault maneuvers to build their combined capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Darrough

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jordan Crupper, an artilleryman, and Sgt. Onesimos Utey, an artillery section chief, both with Task Force Spartan, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare an Excalibur 155 mm round on Fire Base Bell, Iraq, while conducting fire missions against an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant infiltration route March 18, 2016. Operation Inherent Resolve is an international U.S. led coalition military operation created as part of a comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat ISIL.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jordan Crupper, an artilleryman, and Sgt. Onesimos Utey, an artillery section chief, both with Task Force Spartan, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare an Excalibur 155 mm round on Fire Base Bell, Iraq, while conducting fire missions against an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant infiltration route March 18, 2016. Operation Inherent Resolve is an international U.S. led coalition military operation created as part of a comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat ISIL.

Photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marines with Task Force Spartan, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), on Fire Base Bell, Iraq, fire an M777A2 Howitzer at an ISIS infiltration route March 18, 2016. The Marines fired upon the enemy infiltration routes in order to disrupt their freedom of movement and ability to attack Kurdish and Peshmerga forces. Operation Inherent Resolve is an international U.S.
led coalition military operation created as part of a comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

U.S. Marines with Task Force Spartan, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), on Fire Base Bell, Iraq, fire an M777A2 Howitzer at an ISIS infiltration route March 18, 2016. The Marines fired upon the enemy infiltration routes in order to disrupt their freedom of movement and ability to attack Kurdish and Peshmerga forces. Operation Inherent Resolve is an international U.S. led coalition military operation created as part of a comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marines assigned to Weapons Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol during Ssang Yong 16 at Suseongri, South Korea, March 15, 2016. Ssang Yong familiarizes American armed forces with the Korean Peninsula and contributes to the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines assigned to Weapons Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol during Ssang Yong 16 at Suseongri, South Korea, March 15, 2016. Ssang Yong familiarizes American armed forces with the Korean Peninsula and contributes to the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.

Photo by Cpl. Darien Bjorndal