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Lance Cpl. Jonathan Whitfield, a fire team leader with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division engages a target with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. Marines conducted live-fire ranges where they rehearsed rocket battle drills and fire team attacks. The Marines used the M72AS 21mm Trainer System, M72 Lightweight Anti-Tank Weapon, AT-4 rocket launcher, M203 grenade launcher, M32 grenade launcher and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Whitfield, a fire team leader with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division engages a target with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. Marines conducted live-fire ranges where they rehearsed rocket battle drills and fire team attacks. The Marines used the M72AS 21mm Trainer System, M72 Lightweight Anti-Tank Weapon, AT-4 rocket launcher, M203 grenade launcher, M32 grenade launcher and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division ejects a spent round from an M203 40mm grenade launcher during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. The 10-day course provides small unit leaders with the confidence, knowledge and ability to effectively lead Marines in combat situations. The course aimed to make the Marines team leaders and increase proficiency with various weapon systems and tactics so they can mentor their Marines and become a more effective team.

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division ejects a spent round from an M203 40mm grenade launcher during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. The 10-day course provides small unit leaders with the confidence, knowledge and ability to effectively lead Marines in combat situations. The course aimed to make the Marines team leaders and increase proficiency with various weapon systems and tactics so they can mentor their Marines and become a more effective team.

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

Lance Cpl. Zachary Baker, a fire team leader with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division fires a M72AS 21mm Trainer System during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. Marines conducted live-fire ranges where they rehearsed rocket battle drills and fire team attacks. The Marines used the M72AS 21mm Trainer System, M72 Lightweight Anti-Tank Weapon, AT-4 rocket launcher, M203 grenade launcher, M32 grenade launcher and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.

Lance Cpl. Zachary Baker, a fire team leader with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division fires a M72AS 21mm Trainer System during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. Marines conducted live-fire ranges where they rehearsed rocket battle drills and fire team attacks. The Marines used the M72AS 21mm Trainer System, M72 Lightweight Anti-Tank Weapon, AT-4 rocket launcher, M203 grenade launcher, M32 grenade launcher and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

Cpl. Jose Rivera, a machine gun squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division loads a practice round into a M72AS 21mm Trainer System during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. The 10-day course provides small unit leaders with the confidence, knowledge and ability to effectively lead Marines in combat situations. The course aimed to make the Marines team leaders and increase proficiency with various weapon systems and tactics so they can mentor their Marines and become a more effective team.

Cpl. Jose Rivera, a machine gun squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division loads a practice round into a M72AS 21mm Trainer System during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. The 10-day course provides small unit leaders with the confidence, knowledge and ability to effectively lead Marines in combat situations. The course aimed to make the Marines team leaders and increase proficiency with various weapon systems and tactics so they can mentor their Marines and become a more effective team.

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducts a practice run with an M72AS 21mm Trainer System prior to conducting a live-fire range during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 17, 2017. Marines conducted live-fire ranges where they rehearsed rocket battle drills and fire team attacks. The Marines used the M72AS 21mm Trainer System, M72 Lightweight Anti-Tank Weapon, AT-4 rocket launcher, M203 grenade launcher, M32 grenade launcher and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducts a practice run with an M72AS 21mm Trainer System prior to conducting a live-fire range during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 17, 2017. Marines conducted live-fire ranges where they rehearsed rocket battle drills and fire team attacks. The Marines used the M72AS 21mm Trainer System, M72 Lightweight Anti-Tank Weapon, AT-4 rocket launcher, M203 grenade launcher, M32 grenade launcher and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division loads rounds into a magazine during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. The 10-day course provides small unit leaders with the confidence, knowledge and ability to effectively lead Marines in combat situations. The course aimed to make the Marines team leaders and increase proficiency with various weapon systems and tactics so they can mentor their Marines and become a more effective team.

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division loads rounds into a magazine during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. The 10-day course provides small unit leaders with the confidence, knowledge and ability to effectively lead Marines in combat situations. The course aimed to make the Marines team leaders and increase proficiency with various weapon systems and tactics so they can mentor their Marines and become a more effective team.

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

Cpl. Jose Rivera, a machine gun squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division loads a practice round into a M72AS 21mm Trainer System during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. The 10-day course provides small unit leaders with the confidence, knowledge and ability to effectively lead Marines in combat situations. The course aimed to make the Marines team leaders and increase proficiency with various weapon systems and tactics so they can mentor their Marines and become a more effective team.

Cpl. Jose Rivera, a machine gun squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division loads a practice round into a M72AS 21mm Trainer System during a Tactical Small Unit Leaders Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017. The 10-day course provides small unit leaders with the confidence, knowledge and ability to effectively lead Marines in combat situations. The course aimed to make the Marines team leaders and increase proficiency with various weapon systems and tactics so they can mentor their Marines and become a more effective team.

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Martinez, a field artillery cannoneer with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pulls security during a convoy halt during Exercise Alligator Dagger 2017 in the Arta region of Djibouti, Africa, on September 6th 2017. Alligator Dagger is a two-week exercise that prepares incoming Naval Amphibious Forces and Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit teams to integrate and synchronize warfighting capabilities for missions in the U.S. Central Command's area of operations. Through cooperation with U.S. Africa Command, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and the Djiboutian government, these Sailors and Marines made use of ranges near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, as well as used the camp's facilities and resources, to exercise amphibious assault capabilities and coordinate their efforts for successful joint operations.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Martinez, a field artillery cannoneer with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pulls security during a convoy halt during Exercise Alligator Dagger 2017 in the Arta region of Djibouti, Africa, on September 6th 2017. Alligator Dagger is a two-week exercise that prepares incoming Naval Amphibious Forces and Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit teams to integrate and synchronize warfighting capabilities for missions in the U.S. Central Command's area of operations. Through cooperation with U.S. Africa Command, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and the Djiboutian government, these Sailors and Marines made use of ranges near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, as well as used the camp's facilities and resources, to exercise amphibious assault capabilities and coordinate their efforts for successful joint operations.

Photo by Staff. Sgt. Nicholas Byers

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Martinez, a field artillery cannoneer with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pulls security during a convoy halt during Exercise Alligator Dagger 2017 in the Arta region of Djibouti, Africa, on September 6th 2017. Alligator Dagger is a two-week exercise that prepares incoming Naval Amphibious Forces and Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit teams to integrate and synchronize warfighting capabilities for missions in the U.S. Central Command's area of operations. Through cooperation with U.S. Africa Command, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and the Djiboutian government, these Sailors and Marines made use of ranges near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, as well as used the camp's facilities and resources, to exercise amphibious assault capabilities and coordinate their efforts for successful joint operations.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Martinez, a field artillery cannoneer with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pulls security during a convoy halt during Exercise Alligator Dagger 2017 in the Arta region of Djibouti, Africa, on September 6th 2017. Alligator Dagger is a two-week exercise that prepares incoming Naval Amphibious Forces and Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit teams to integrate and synchronize warfighting capabilities for missions in the U.S. Central Command's area of operations. Through cooperation with U.S. Africa Command, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and the Djiboutian government, these Sailors and Marines made use of ranges near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, as well as used the camp's facilities and resources, to exercise amphibious assault capabilities and coordinate their efforts for successful joint operations.

Photo by Staff. Sgt. Nicholas Byers

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, throws an M67 fragmentation grenade during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 3, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, throws an M67 fragmentation grenade during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 3, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M240B machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July, 5, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M240B machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July, 5, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Kelly, a small arms repair technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M136E1 AT4-CS confined spaces light anti-armor weapon during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Kelly, a small arms repair technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M136E1 AT4-CS confined spaces light anti-armor weapon during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

U.S Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, move along a rope obstacle during the endurance course, aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, July 7, 2017. The Jungle Warfare Training Center provides individual and unit level training to increase survivability and lethality while operating in a jungle environment. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, move along a rope obstacle during the endurance course, aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, July 7, 2017. The Jungle Warfare Training Center provides individual and unit level training to increase survivability and lethality while operating in a jungle environment. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Patterson

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, test fire an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 1, 2017. The M2, sometimes called the "Ma Deuce," is the oldest machine gun currently in the Marine Corps' arsenal. BLT 3/5 is currently deployed as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Weapons Company is the heavy-weapons element of BLT 3/5. Their arsenal includes heavy machine guns, mortars, and anti-tank weapons.

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, test fire an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 1, 2017. The M2, sometimes called the "Ma Deuce," is the oldest machine gun currently in the Marine Corps' arsenal. BLT 3/5 is currently deployed as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Weapons Company is the heavy-weapons element of BLT 3/5. Their arsenal includes heavy machine guns, mortars, and anti-tank weapons.

Photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish

Sgt. Kevin Carpio, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force through the unit deployment program, finishes refueling the UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The squadron, based out of Camp Pendleton, California, validated the long-range capability of the auxiliary fuel tanks on their H-1 platform helicopters by flying 314 nautical miles during one leg of the four-day mission, March 10.

Sgt. Kevin Carpio, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force through the unit deployment program, finishes refueling the UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The squadron, based out of Camp Pendleton, California, validated the long-range capability of the auxiliary fuel tanks on their H-1 platform helicopters by flying 314 nautical miles during one leg of the four-day mission, March 10.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Cpl. Logan Jenkins, an infantry assault Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rushes to his firing position during live-fire and maneuver drills at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 22, 2016. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed unit, the 31st MEU air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, through the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Cpl. Logan Jenkins, an infantry assault Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rushes to his firing position during live-fire and maneuver drills at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 22, 2016. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed unit, the 31st MEU air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, through the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Photo by Cpl. Darien Bjorndal

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment uses the cover of smoke from a simulation artillery round to move into the tree-line during the battalions' Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 10, 2016. The MCCRE, a pre deployment exercise, tests the Marines on operational readiness and their ability to operate as a whole.

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment uses the cover of smoke from a simulation artillery round to move into the tree-line during the battalions' Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 10, 2016. The MCCRE, a pre deployment exercise, tests the Marines on operational readiness and their ability to operate as a whole.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald