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A fire team with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Detachment 6 rounds the corner of a building to prepare for an explosive breach during a close-quarters tactics training event at Expeditionary Operations Training Group compound at Stone Bay aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 6, 2015. Marines with 2nd FRD 6 clear a 3 story building using tactics and safety standards they learned while at the reconnaissance and surveillance course conducted by EOTG.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Mitchell

A fire team with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Detachment 6 enters a room after throwing in a flash bang during a close-quarters tactics training event at Expeditionary Operations Training Group compound at Stone Bay aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 6, 2015. More than 35 Marines conducted the training during a pre-deployment training package provided by EOTG instructors.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Mitchell

Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group practice using the M26 Joint Service Transportable Decontamination System during a CBRN decontamination course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 4, 2015. Students of the week-long course learned about detection of and protection against CBRN agents and the processes of decontaminating troops, equipment and vehicles.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Lance Cpl. Brian Wightman (left), a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist with Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group discusses start-up procedures of the M26 Joint Service Transportable Decontamination System during a CBRN decontamination course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 4, 2015. The M26 uses hot, pressurized water to decontaminate personnel, equipment and vehicles.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Corporal Matthew Villalba, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist with Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, discusses defense procedures of a CBRN attack during a CBRN decontamination course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 3, 2015. Students attending the week-long course learned a variety of CBRN defense and decontamination procedures to provide assistance in the event of a CBRN attack or disaster.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Marines with the Offload Preparation Party onboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, perform pre-operation checks, Feb. 6, in order to support Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Their mission is to prepare and offload supplies and equipment from ship to shore.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch

Cpl. Brock W. English with the Offload Preparation Party ensures all parts are operational on the Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, Feb. 6. The OPP Marines conducted pre-operation checks on all of the vehicles aboard the ship. Their mission is to prepare and offload the equipment from ship to shore for use during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Cobra Gold is an annual Thailand /United States, co-sponsored multinational and joint theater security cooperation exercise, conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. This year 25 nations are participating. English is an AAV crewman with General Support Platoon, and a Lampasas, Texas, native.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch

Cpl. Brock W. English with the Offload Preparation Party ensures all parts are operational on the Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, Feb. 6. The OPP Marines conducted pre-operation checks on all of the vehicles aboard the ship. Their mission is to prepare and offload the equipment from ship to shore for use during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Cobra Gold is an annual Thailand /United States, co-sponsored multinational and joint theater security cooperation exercise, conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. This year 25 nations are participating. English is an AAV crewman with General Support Platoon, and a Lampasas, Texas,native.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch

Cpl. Brock W. English with the Offload Preparation Party ensures all parts are operational on the Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, Feb. 6. The OPP Marines conducted pre-operation checks on all of the vehicles aboard the ship. Their mission is to prepare and offload the equipment from ship to shore for use during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Cobra Gold is an annual Thailand /United States, co-sponsored multinational and joint theater security cooperation exercise, conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. This year 25 nations are participating. English is an AAV crewman with General Support Platoon, and a Lampasas, Texas, native.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch

Cpl. Kenneth C. Sobota with the Offload Preparation Party ensures all parts are operational on the Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, Feb. 6. The OPP Marines conducted pre-operation checks on all of the vehicles aboard the ship. Their mission is to prepare and offload the equipment from ship to shore for use during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Cobra Gold is an annual Thailand /United States, co-sponsored multinational and joint theater security cooperation exercise, conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. This year 25 nations are participating. Sobota is an AAV repairman with General Support Platoon, and a native of Detroit, Michigan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion set up a communication antenna during a week-long field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan 24, 2015. The unit encountered obstacles to its operations with heavy rain, low temperatures and attacks by insurgent role-players, which made constant communication more difficult and more important.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Captain James Smith, an assault amphibious vehicle officer with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, runs for cover during a simulated attack during a week-long field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 24, 2015. The Battalion faced insurgent role-players during the exercise, which simulated an on-going conflict to maintain combat readiness within the unit.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

A Marine with 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion scans for enemy troops after a simulated attack during a week-long field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 24, 2015. Maintaining amphibious units is vital to the naval expeditionary nature of the Marine Corps, and maintaining the readiness and standards of every Marine ensures high performance and fast deployment capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion prepare to move a container from a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with an Assault Amphibious Vehicle-mounted crane during a week-long field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 24, 2015. The exercise gave Marines new to the unit insight into how the battalion operates and the unit's role on deployments and in combat.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey from Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, comes in for landing during flight deck operations aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, at sea, Feb. 2, 2015. Flight operations allow the sailors and Marines to properly and safely land and launch aircraft aboard the ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bekkala/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bekkala

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a static-line jump from an MV-22B Osprey during realistic urban training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014. These Marines are part of the 15th MEU’s Maritime Raid Force. The purpose of RUT is to provide the MEU an opportunity to conduct training in unfamiliar environments in preparation for their upcoming deployment.

Photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht

Armored Vehicle with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires its 25mm cannon during a weapons calibration exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training to ensure all weapon systems are working properly and are ready for the upcoming deployment at the end of the year. Bravo Co. is the BLT’s Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment from 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Lewis

A Marine with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads 7.62mm ammunition into an M240B machine gun during a weapons calibration exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training to ensure all weapon systems are working properly and are ready for the upcoming deployment at the end of the year. Bravo Co. is the BLT’s Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment from 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Lewis

A light armored vehicle operated by Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a 25 mm training round through a tracer barrel during a weapons calibration shoot at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training to ensure all weapon systems are working properly and are ready for the upcoming deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Lewis

First Lt. Joe A. Bosnick, a platoon commander with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M16-A4 service rifle during a weapons calibration shoot at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training to ensure all weapon systems are working properly and are ready for the upcoming deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Lewis