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U.S. Marine Sgt. Liam Lynch, an infantry Marine, provides guidance during Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 1, 2019. TRAP training enhances combat readiness and crisis response skills by preparing Marines to confidently enter potentially combative areas, tactically extract personnel, recover aircraft and retrieve or destroy sensitive material. The Marines are with the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Larisa Chavez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Cude (center) coordinates his squad as they endure a physical training exercise during the Advanced Infantry Marine Course (AIMC) on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 28, 2019. AIMC is an intermediate training course designed to enhance and test the Marines’ skills and leadership abilities as rifle platoon squad leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Custer)

Photo by Cpl. Brendan Custer

A Marine peers through the lens of the Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles during new equipment training in December 2018 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The move to the SNBVG is expected to enhance the infantry’s lethality and situational awareness in reduced visibility

Photo by Joseph Neigh

Marines took delivery of the Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles during new equipment training in December 2018 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The move to the SNBVG is expected to enhance the infantry’s lethality and situational awareness in reduced visibility.

Photo by Joseph Neigh

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force- Crisis Response- Africa 19.1 fires a M240B machine gun during a platoon attack on a live-fire range in Baumholder, Germany, Jan. 17, 2019. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa.

Photo by Cpl. Bethanie Ryan

U.S. Marines with Company A., 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire an M240B machine gun as part of Integrated Training Exercise 1-19 at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 21, 2018. The large-scale exercise allows infantry units to bolster their combat capabilities in a desert environment in preparation for potential global contingencies.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lutz

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a life-fire “deck shoot” to enhance their combat effectiveness and readiness aboard the flight deck of the USS Arlington during Amphibious Ready Group/MEU Exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 2, 2018. This training exercise enhances joint integration, lethality, and the collective capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic training scenarios in preparation for their upcoming deployment.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command, fires a FGM-148 Javelin, a shoulder-fired anti-tank missile, at his target during a live-fire demonstration near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, Sept. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-CC Marines supported Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, conducting live fire demonstrations showcasing the unit’s crisis response capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Carlos Lopez

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command, prepares to board an MV-22 Osprey on his way to a site near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, Sept. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-CC Marines supported Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, conducting live-fire demonstrations showcasing the unit’s crisis response capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Carlos Lopez

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command, fires a FGM-148 Javelin, a shoulder-fired anti-tank missile, at his target during a live-fire demonstration near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, Sept. 10, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-CC Marines supported Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, conducting live-fire demonstrations showcasing the unit’s crisis response capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Carlos Lopez

The Marine Corps released a request for information for a suite of hearing enhancement devices to help Marines communicate better and increase their lethality on the battlefield. Marine Corps Systems Command will assess industry’s capability to provide devices that are compatible with Marine Corps radios and the Marine Corps Enhanced Combat Helmet.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Keifer Galliher, an infantry marine with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, oversees U.S. Marine Corps marksmanship training to Soldiers from the Singapore Armed Forces during exercise Valiant Mark 2018 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Aug. 29, 2018. Valiant Mark is an annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and the Singapore Armed Forces designed to facilitate increased interoperability and strengthen military-to-military relationships through combined-arms integration training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniel

U.S. Marines run through CS gas during the hike portion of the 1st Marine Division Super Squad Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 30, 2018. The competition tests the Marines in a broad spectrum of infantry related skills to include offensive and defensive operations, patrolling techniques, and combat marksmanship, to determine the best squad within 1st MARDIV.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Audrey Rampton

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Divison climbs a rope during the obstacle course portion of the 1st MARDIV Super Squad Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 30, 2018. The competition tests the Marines in a broad spectrum of infantry related skills to include offensive and defensive operations, patrolling techniques, and combat marksmanship, to determine the best squad within 1st MARDIV.

Photo by Cpl. Robert Gavaldon

A U.S. Marine with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division posts security during an Infantry Platoon Battle Course as part of a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 22, 2018. The unit completed IPBC to increase Light Armored Vehicle crew and scout cohesion, while also preparing for potential real-world contingencies.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Lutz

U.S. Marines with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division clear a trench during an Infantry Platoon Battle Course as part of a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 22, 2018. The unit completed IPBC to increase Light Armored Vehicle crew and scout cohesion, while also preparing for potential real-world contingencies.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Lutz

A U.S. Marine with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division posts security during an Infantry Platoon Battle Course as part of a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 21, 2018. The unit completed IPBC to increase Light Armored Vehicle crew and scout cohesion, while also preparing for potential real-world contingencies.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Lutz

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hugh Atkinson assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle at targets on the range during Exercise Bougainville I on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Aug. 21, 2018. Bougainville I is the first phase of the pre-deployment training cycle for the battalion and is an exercise focused on building small-unit skills to increase proficiency in combat.

Photo by Sgt. Ricky Gomez

Cpl. Antonio Rojas, a fast-roping master with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, holds onto the rope while over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. Fast-rope training is used to quickly insert Marines into an objective area. HMH-465 conducts training with EOTG to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter.

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta

Sgt. Xavier Rodriguez, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the terrain from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. During flight, crew chiefs are subject matter experts on aircraft operations and terrain features. HMH-465 conducts training with Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to assist infantry Marines performing fast-rope training from a helicopter.

Photo by Cpl. Ariana Acosta