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U.S. Marine Sgt. Andy Muller aims in during a dry-fire drill at a close-quarters tactics course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 25, 2014. Muller is a receiver-transmitter operator with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. These Marines are enhancing their skills before compositing with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit in October.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Andy Muller aims in during a dry-fire drill at a close-quarters tactics course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 25, 2014. Muller is a receiver-transmitter operator with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. These Marines are enhancing their skills before compositing with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit in October.

Photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht

British soldiers of the 5, 6, and 7 Military Intelligence Battalions, 1 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, board buses to return to the barracks at the conclusion of Exercise Phoenix Odyssey on Sept. 17, 2014. The week-long field exercise, conducted alongside Marines of 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, provided scenario driven tests of their ability to integrate intelligence practices. The two forces have been training in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility on Camp Lejeune since the field portion began Sept 11, 2014.

British soldiers of the 5, 6, and 7 Military Intelligence Battalions, 1 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, board buses to return to the barracks at the conclusion of Exercise Phoenix Odyssey on Sept. 17, 2014. The week-long field exercise, conducted alongside Marines of 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, provided scenario driven tests of their ability to integrate intelligence practices. The two forces have been training in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility on Camp Lejeune since the field portion began Sept 11, 2014.

Photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins

Marines ride out on a combat rubber raiding craft as they prepare to conduct night infiltration Sept. 20 at U.S. Naval Base Guam during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Once night falls, the Marines will use a diver propulsion device to swiftly come ashore. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. The Marines are reconnaissance men with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama/Released)

Marines ride out on a combat rubber raiding craft as they prepare to conduct night infiltration Sept. 20 at U.S. Naval Base Guam during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Once night falls, the Marines will use a diver propulsion device to swiftly come ashore. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. The Marines are reconnaissance men with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama

Marines ride out on a combat rubber raiding craft as they prepare to conduct night infiltration Sept. 20 at U.S. Naval Base Guam during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. The Marines will use a diver propulsion device to swiftly come ashore. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities which provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. The Marines are reconnaissance men with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama/Released)

Marines ride out on a combat rubber raiding craft as they prepare to conduct night infiltration Sept. 20 at U.S. Naval Base Guam during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. The Marines will use a diver propulsion device to swiftly come ashore. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities which provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. The Marines are reconnaissance men with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama

Marines load a diver propulsion device into a combat rubber raiding craft Sept. 20 at U.S. Naval Base Guam during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. The device aids the Marines conducting night infiltration. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities, which provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. The Marines are reconnaissance men with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines load a diver propulsion device into a combat rubber raiding craft Sept. 20 at U.S. Naval Base Guam during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. The device aids the Marines conducting night infiltration. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities, which provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. The Marines are reconnaissance men with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama

Marines with Company B, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, conducted a limited technical inspection of five light armored vehicle 25s and one LAV logistics vehicle at the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ramp, Sept. 9, 2014. Each vehicle came with dozens of tools and upkeep equipment known as stock list level three equipment. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards-based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Marines with Company B, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, conducted a limited technical inspection of five light armored vehicle 25s and one LAV logistics vehicle at the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ramp, Sept. 9, 2014. Each vehicle came with dozens of tools and upkeep equipment known as stock list level three equipment. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards-based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

Sgt. Maj. Robin Fortner, left, sergeant major of the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, speaks with Sgt. Jason McMullen, light armored vehicle crewman, Company B, GCEITF, during a limited technical inspection at the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ramp, Sept. 9, 2014. Each vehicle came with dozens of tools and upkeep equipment. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards-based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Robin Fortner, left, sergeant major of the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, speaks with Sgt. Jason McMullen, light armored vehicle crewman, Company B, GCEITF, during a limited technical inspection at the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ramp, Sept. 9, 2014. Each vehicle came with dozens of tools and upkeep equipment. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards-based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 work together to flip a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft during a small-craft capsize exercise aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Aug. 20, 2014. The exercise taught service members how to flip their boat back over safely in the event of a rollover. The drills were used to prepare the service members for upcoming Theater Security Cooperation engagements in Africa where they will be working alongside partner nations and sharing the same techniques.

U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 work together to flip a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft during a small-craft capsize exercise aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Aug. 20, 2014. The exercise taught service members how to flip their boat back over safely in the event of a rollover. The drills were used to prepare the service members for upcoming Theater Security Cooperation engagements in Africa where they will be working alongside partner nations and sharing the same techniques.

Photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin

Marines and Coastguardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 assemble a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft prior to conducting small-boat operations with Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos (COFUMACO) in Toubacouta, Senegal, Aug. 25, 2014. Marines and Sailors with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 have teamed with the U.S. Coast Guard for upcoming theater security cooperation engagements in Africa. (Courtesy Photo)

Marines and Coastguardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 assemble a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft prior to conducting small-boat operations with Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos (COFUMACO) in Toubacouta, Senegal, Aug. 25, 2014. Marines and Sailors with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 have teamed with the U.S. Coast Guard for upcoming theater security cooperation engagements in Africa. (Courtesy Photo)

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Marines with reserve 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conduct live-fire training during their full-mission profile as part of their annual training on and around Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Aug. 23, 2014. Force Recon’s mission is conducting deep reconnaissance to provide intelligence to follow-on forces.

Photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, use team combat tactics to maneuver to their extraction point after taking notional enemy contact during a Reconnaissance and Surveillance patrol at Fort Greely, Alaska, August 12, 2014. Bravo-1 used the unique terrain and vegetation in Alaska to conduct training R and S training in an environment completely different from what they’re accustomed to.

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, use team combat tactics to maneuver to their extraction point after taking notional enemy contact during a Reconnaissance and Surveillance patrol at Fort Greely, Alaska, August 12, 2014. Bravo-1 used the unique terrain and vegetation in Alaska to conduct training R and S training in an environment completely different from what they’re accustomed to.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Carson Gramley

A Marine assigned to Echo Company 4th Reconnaissance Battalion prepares to rappel out of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at Camp Upshur, Marine Corps Base Quantico, July 17, 2014. The training exercise was part of a weeklong jump, dive, breach and shooting package conducted around MCB Quantico.

A Marine assigned to Echo Company 4th Reconnaissance Battalion prepares to rappel out of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at Camp Upshur, Marine Corps Base Quantico, July 17, 2014. The training exercise was part of a weeklong jump, dive, breach and shooting package conducted around MCB Quantico.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force go over jump procedures before conducting proficiency jump training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California, Aug. 6, 2014 in preparation to deploy with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I MEF. The Marines conducted static line jumps and several free fall jumps throughout the day.

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force go over jump procedures before conducting proficiency jump training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California, Aug. 6, 2014 in preparation to deploy with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I MEF. The Marines conducted static line jumps and several free fall jumps throughout the day.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Starr

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dakota W. Dodd, right, hikes up a hill while patrolling July 22, 2014 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 at the 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division Base, Pohang, South Korea. KMEP is a series of regularly scheduled bilateral training exercises used to enhance interoperability and increase familiarization with the Korean Peninsula. The patrol training event involved a movement to contact and a transition to defense between opposing ROK and U.S. Marine forces. Dodd is a light armored vehicle crewman with Company B, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, currently assigned to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dakota W. Dodd, right, hikes up a hill while patrolling July 22, 2014 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 at the 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division Base, Pohang, South Korea. KMEP is a series of regularly scheduled bilateral training exercises used to enhance interoperability and increase familiarization with the Korean Peninsula. The patrol training event involved a movement to contact and a transition to defense between opposing ROK and U.S. Marine forces. Dodd is a light armored vehicle crewman with Company B, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, currently assigned to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Diamond Peden

A fire team attending the 1st Marine Division Schools, Urban Leaders Course, prepare for a mechanical breach during a training event aboard Camp Pendleton, California, July 28, 2014. Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment and 1st Combat Engineers Battalion all attended the course.

A fire team attending the 1st Marine Division Schools, Urban Leaders Course, prepare for a mechanical breach during a training event aboard Camp Pendleton, California, July 28, 2014. Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment and 1st Combat Engineers Battalion all attended the course.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Starr

A U.S. Marine assigned to third platoon, Alpha Company, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, fires rounds from his M4 service rifle during lateral movement shooting on Range 8, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, July 19, 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A U.S. Marine assigned to third platoon, Alpha Company, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, fires rounds from his M4 service rifle during lateral movement shooting on Range 8, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, July 19, 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force cut through a door during a nighttime Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 17, 2014. The exercise was part of Realistic Urban Training, the 24th MEU’s first major pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment. The MRF is a contingent of Marines from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion.

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force cut through a door during a nighttime Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 17, 2014. The exercise was part of Realistic Urban Training, the 24th MEU’s first major pre-deployment training exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment. The MRF is a contingent of Marines from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion.

Photo by Cpl. Devin Nichols

A Maritime Raid Force Marine, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise as a part of Realistic Urban Training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 13, 2014. VBSS operations are primarily conducted by the Maritime Raid Force, a unit sourced from 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, for the purpose of Maritime Interdiction Operations. RUT is the first major pre-deployment training exercise for the 24th MEU in preparation for their deployment.

A Maritime Raid Force Marine, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise as a part of Realistic Urban Training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 13, 2014. VBSS operations are primarily conducted by the Maritime Raid Force, a unit sourced from 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, for the purpose of Maritime Interdiction Operations. RUT is the first major pre-deployment training exercise for the 24th MEU in preparation for their deployment.

Photo by Cpl. Devin Nichols

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers anchor their amphibious warfare vessel on Pyramid Rock Beach during an amphibious assault July 01, 2014. The JGSDF conducted the training exercise with U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, based in Okinawa, Japan. The world's largest international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers anchor their amphibious warfare vessel on Pyramid Rock Beach during an amphibious assault July 01, 2014. The JGSDF conducted the training exercise with U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, based in Okinawa, Japan. The world's largest international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC.

Photo by Cpl. Matthew J Bragg

A Marine with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, wrestles his parachute to the ground after landing from a static line jump aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 25, 2014. The company practiced both freefall and static line jumps from a CH-43E helicopter to better prepare for potential combat operations anywhere they are needed worldwide.

A Marine with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, wrestles his parachute to the ground after landing from a static line jump aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 25, 2014. The company practiced both freefall and static line jumps from a CH-43E helicopter to better prepare for potential combat operations anywhere they are needed worldwide.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Carson Gramley