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Corporal Christan Curz observes a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System fire in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which enables the Marines and sailors to operate in a realistic combined-arms environment to develop skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. Curz is an artilleryman assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

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Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason Scarborough, center, and Master Sgt. Jerry Slattum, both Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with EOD Company, diagnose the Griffin missile to reassure that the missile is safe to operate on at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 1, 2015. Marines with EOD constantly work to develop procedures and familiarize themselves with new ordnance.

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Cpl. Darion Binder,a fire supportman with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment radios in during a live-fire training event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 19, 2015. The Marines conducted this training in order to test the new M1122 training round.

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Col. Joseph Allena, the commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, briefs a group of Marines during a live-fire training event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 19, 2015. 1/10 tested the new M1122 practice round. The M1122 is more cost efficient and more resourceful than older ammunition used during training events.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Damarko Bones

Marines assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division provide security during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015. The CPX provided an opportunity for the Marines to refresh their skillsets in preparation for exercise Steel Knight 2016.

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Marines assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stand ready to employ the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015. The CPX provided an opportunity for the Marines to refresh their skillsets in preparation for exercise Steel Knight 2016.

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Marines assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stand ready to employ the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015. The CPX provided an opportunity for the Marines to refresh their skillsets in preparation for exercise Steel Knight 2016.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

A Marine with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, checks the straps to secure a rocket pod for a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015. The CPX provided an opportunity for the Marines to refresh their skillsets in preparation for exercise Steel Knight 2016.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Marines with 10th Marine Regiment team up for a practical application session on a M777A2 Howitzer during the Artillery Assistant Gunners and Gunners Course Nov. 6, 2015, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The month-long course trains Marines to transition from basic field artillery cannoneers to assistant gunners and gunners within their gun sections.

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Marines with 10th Marine Regiment take part in a lesson on a M777A2 Howitzer during the Artillery Assistant Gunners and Gunners Course Nov. 6, 2015, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The month-long course trains Marines to transition from basic field artillery cannoneers to assistant gunners and gunners within their gun sections.

Photo by Cpl. Joey Mendez

Lance Corporal Eli Guevara, a field artillery cannoneer with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, learns the functions of a gunner’s quadrant during the Artillery Assistant Gunners and Gunners Course Nov. 6, 2015, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The month-long course trains Marines to transition from basic field artillery cannoneers to assistant gunners and gunners within their gun sections.

Photo by Cpl. Joey Mendez

Sergeant James Norman, an instructor 10th Marine Regiment’s Artillery Assistant Gunners and Gunners Course, teaches the functions of a gunner’s quadrant Nov. 6, 2015, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The month-long course trains Marines to transition from basic field artillery cannoneers to assistant gunners and gunners within their gun sections.

Photo by Cpl. Joey Mendez

U.S. Marines with the Combined Arms Company prepare an Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System, creating a lane for Bulgarian dismounts to continue towards the objective during the final exercise of Platinum Lion 16-1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 7, 2015. Platinum Lion, the first multinational live-fire engagement in which the Combined Arms Company participated, is a NATO-led exercise designed to increase readiness and build partner capacity through realistic combat scenarios and objective-focused training.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Bulgarian Armed Forces maneuver through the lane cleared by the Combined Arms Company Marines, allowing them to continue toward the objective during the final exercise of Platinum Lion 16-1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 7, 2015. Platinum Lion, the first multinational live-fire engagement in which the Combined Arms Company participated, is a NATO-led exercise designed to increase readiness and build partner capacity through realistic combat scenarios and objective-focused training.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Bulgarian Armed Forces maneuver through the lane cleared by the Combined Arms Company Marines, allowing them to continue toward the objective during the final exercise of Platinum Lion 16-1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 7, 2015. Platinum Lion, the first multinational live-fire engagement in which the Combined Arms Company participated, is a NATO-led exercise designed to increase readiness and build partner capacity through realistic combat scenarios and objective-focused training.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

U.S. Marines with the Combined Arms Company prepare an Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System, creating a lane for Bulgarian dismounts to continue towards the objective during the final exercise of Platinum Lion 16-1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 7, 2015. Platinum Lion, the first multinational live-fire engagement in which the Combined Arms Company participated, is a NATO-led exercise designed to increase readiness and build partner capacity through realistic combat scenarios and objective-focused training.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Romanian Armed Forces clear a Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility with support from Bulgarian BMP-1s during the final exercise of Platinum Lion 16-1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 7, 2015. Platinum Lion, the first multinational live-fire engagement in which the Combined Arms Company participated, is a NATO-led exercise designed to increase readiness and build partner capacity through realistic combat scenarios and objective-focused training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Melanye Martinez

Romanian Armed Forces clear a Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility with support from Bulgarian BMP-1s during the final exercise of Platinum Lion 16-1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 7, 2015. Platinum Lion, the first multinational live-fire engagement in which the Combined Arms Company participated, is a NATO-led exercise designed to increase readiness and build partner capacity through realistic combat scenarios and objective-focused training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Melanye Martinez

U.S. Marines with the Combined Arms Company, Bulgarian and Romanian service members conduct the closing ceremony, marking the end of Platinum Lion 16-1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 6, 2015. Platinum Lion, the first multinational live-fire engagement in which the Combined Arms Company participated, is a NATO-led exercise designed to increase readiness and build partner capacity through realistic combat scenarios and objective-focused training.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Bulgarian BMP-1s, U.S. M1A1 Abrams tanks and light-armored reconnaissance vehicles bound together toward an objective during the final exercise of Platinum Lion 16-1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 7, 2015. Platinum Lion, the first multinational live-fire engagement in which the Combined Arms Company participated, is a NATO-led exercise designed to increase readiness and build partner capacity through realistic combat scenarios and objective-focused training.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff