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Lance Cpl. Jamie Tenorio, a forward observer with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division communicates with an artillery battery during Exercise Rolling Thunder aboard Fort Bragg, N.C., March 5, 2015. Tenorio sights in with binoculars letting the battery know where the artillery rounds hit.

Lance Cpl. Jamie Tenorio, a forward observer with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division communicates with an artillery battery during Exercise Rolling Thunder aboard Fort Bragg, N.C., March 5, 2015. Tenorio sights in with binoculars letting the battery know where the artillery rounds hit.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson

First Lt. Ryan Grogan, a fire support officer with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, sights in observing the target destined for mortar rounds aboard Fort Bragg, N.C., March 5, 2015. Sighting in to see where rounds will hit, Grogan is familiarizing himself with the digital tracking system.

First Lt. Ryan Grogan, a fire support officer with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, sights in observing the target destined for mortar rounds aboard Fort Bragg, N.C., March 5, 2015. Sighting in to see where rounds will hit, Grogan is familiarizing himself with the digital tracking system.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct last minute calls to confirm the rounds are ready to be fired during Exercise Rolling Thunder aboard Fort Bragg, N.C., March 5, 2015. Cpl. Zach Harren, left, native of Centerburg, Ohio, is communicating with another battery ensuring that rounds are hitting their intended target.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct last minute calls to confirm the rounds are ready to be fired during Exercise Rolling Thunder aboard Fort Bragg, N.C., March 5, 2015. Cpl. Zach Harren, left, native of Centerburg, Ohio, is communicating with another battery ensuring that rounds are hitting their intended target.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson

Marines work through the night to move the forward command element March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. Night movement provides an edge over the enemy, and provides Marines with cover and concealment during their move. The Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines work through the night to move the forward command element March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. Night movement provides an edge over the enemy, and provides Marines with cover and concealment during their move. The Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Marines set up their forward command element’s combat operations center during a night movement March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area. Marines use red lights, instead of white, at night to avoid giving away their position. Night movements provide Marines with cover and concealment and provide good practice for setting up combat operation centers. The Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines set up their forward command element’s combat operations center during a night movement March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area. Marines use red lights, instead of white, at night to avoid giving away their position. Night movements provide Marines with cover and concealment and provide good practice for setting up combat operation centers. The Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Cpl. Alexander S. Romero rolls up camouflage netting that covers up the forward element’s combat operation center before moving to a new location March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area. The forward element moves to a new location to establish communication before the main element moves in order to execute continuous command and control on the battlefield. Romero, a Lincoln, Nebraska native, is an artillery fire control man with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Cpl. Alexander S. Romero rolls up camouflage netting that covers up the forward element’s combat operation center before moving to a new location March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area. The forward element moves to a new location to establish communication before the main element moves in order to execute continuous command and control on the battlefield. Romero, a Lincoln, Nebraska native, is an artillery fire control man with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Marines work together to roll up camouflage netting, which is one of the final steps of moving a forward command element, March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. The forward command element provides constant communication and command capabilities for the command element of an artillery unit. Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines work together to roll up camouflage netting, which is one of the final steps of moving a forward command element, March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. The forward command element provides constant communication and command capabilities for the command element of an artillery unit. Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Master Gunnery Sgt. Anthony N. Ventresca helps his Marines pack equipment to move the forward command element March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. The forward command element allows for continuous operation, and for the main command element to maneuver around the battlefield. Ventresca, a Cedar Point, North Carolina, native, is a communications chief for Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Master Gunnery Sgt. Anthony N. Ventresca helps his Marines pack equipment to move the forward command element March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. The forward command element allows for continuous operation, and for the main command element to maneuver around the battlefield. Ventresca, a Cedar Point, North Carolina, native, is a communications chief for Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Cpl. Alexander S. Romero works on a generator to provide communication and other equipment with power March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area. Communication is an essential piece of the forward command to be able to operate continuously as the main command element prepares to advance. Romero, a Lincoln, Nebraska native, is an artillery fire control man for Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Cpl. Alexander S. Romero works on a generator to provide communication and other equipment with power March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area. Communication is an essential piece of the forward command to be able to operate continuously as the main command element prepares to advance. Romero, a Lincoln, Nebraska native, is an artillery fire control man for Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Marines work together to pack up the forward command element, swiftly but diligently, to move it to a new firing point March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. “Once the forward is up and is able to control fires and communicate, the main can start packing and jump to where the forward is, that is the close,” said Capt. Robert F. Nicolai. “When they take over the new position, the forward prepares to take a new position.” Nicolai, a Beaverton, Oregon native, is a maintenance management and motor transport officer. Nicolai and the Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines work together to pack up the forward command element, swiftly but diligently, to move it to a new firing point March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. “Once the forward is up and is able to control fires and communicate, the main can start packing and jump to where the forward is, that is the close,” said Capt. Robert F. Nicolai. “When they take over the new position, the forward prepares to take a new position.” Nicolai, a Beaverton, Oregon native, is a maintenance management and motor transport officer. Nicolai and the Marines are with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

The third gun of Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment fires a 155 mm howitzer under camouflage netting on Pohakuloa Training Area during Operation Spartan Fury 15.2, March 2, 2015. The training was part of Operation Spartan Fury 15.2.

The third gun of Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment fires a 155 mm howitzer under camouflage netting on Pohakuloa Training Area during Operation Spartan Fury 15.2, March 2, 2015. The training was part of Operation Spartan Fury 15.2.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Khalil Ross

A CH-53E Super Stallion flies an M777-A2 Howitzer to the next training area, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2015. 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment conducted a live-fire training exercise that required them to be able to shoot, move, and communicate over a large area, in order to support fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein/Released)

A CH-53E Super Stallion flies an M777-A2 Howitzer to the next training area, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2015. 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment conducted a live-fire training exercise that required them to be able to shoot, move, and communicate over a large area, in order to support fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein

Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, plot out their firing scheme during a live-fire training exercise aboard Landing Zone Dodo, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2015. The Marines graphed the approximate location of where the rounds fired out of the M777-A2 Howitzer would land so they could adjust their fire accordingly to be more effective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein/Released)

Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, plot out their firing scheme during a live-fire training exercise aboard Landing Zone Dodo, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2015. The Marines graphed the approximate location of where the rounds fired out of the M777-A2 Howitzer would land so they could adjust their fire accordingly to be more effective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein

Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, plot out their firing scheme during a live-fire training exercise aboard Landing Zone Dodo, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2015. The Marines graphed the approximate location of where the rounds fired out of the M777-A2 Howitzer would land so they could adjust their fire accordingly to be more effective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein/Released)

Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, plot out their firing scheme during a live-fire training exercise aboard Landing Zone Dodo, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2015. The Marines graphed the approximate location of where the rounds fired out of the M777-A2 Howitzer would land so they could adjust their fire accordingly to be more effective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein

Lance Cpl. Christian J. Hernandez cleans the breach of a M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer Jan. 30 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 to keep the weapon firing properly. The howitzer is capable of firing high explosive, illuminating, smoke and satellite guided rounds. Hernandez, a Buford, Georgia, native, is a cannoneer with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for ITX 2-15 as part of the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Lance Cpl. Christian J. Hernandez cleans the breach of a M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer Jan. 30 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 to keep the weapon firing properly. The howitzer is capable of firing high explosive, illuminating, smoke and satellite guided rounds. Hernandez, a Buford, Georgia, native, is a cannoneer with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for ITX 2-15 as part of the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Marines with Alpha Battery perform weapon maintenance on a M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer Jan. 30 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Cannoneers clean their weapons multiple times a day to keep them functioning correctly. The Marines are with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for ITX 2-15 as part of the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Marines with Alpha Battery perform weapon maintenance on a M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer Jan. 30 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Cannoneers clean their weapons multiple times a day to keep them functioning correctly. The Marines are with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for ITX 2-15 as part of the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Marines gather around Capt. Justin E. Sumner Jan. 30 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 to debrief and discuss the following day’s mission. ITX 2-15 gives all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to operate in the field together. Sumner, a Mooresville, Indiana, native, is the battery commander. Sumner and the Marines are with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for ITX 2-15 as a part of the ground combat element for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Marines gather around Capt. Justin E. Sumner Jan. 30 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 to debrief and discuss the following day’s mission. ITX 2-15 gives all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to operate in the field together. Sumner, a Mooresville, Indiana, native, is the battery commander. Sumner and the Marines are with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for ITX 2-15 as a part of the ground combat element for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Lance Cpl. Christian J. Hernandez (left) and Lance Cpl. Giovonni Mejia fire the M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer Jan. 31 to support units engaged in the mechanized assault course at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. “Fighting with combined arms is on of the most important parts of the (Marine Air-Ground Task Force),” said Lt. Col. Neil J. Owens. Giovonni, a Dallas, Texas native and Hernandez, a Buford, Georgia, native are both cannoneers with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for ITX 2-15, as part of the ground combat element for SPMAGTF-4. Owens, a Medford, Massechusetts, native, is the commanding officer for 3rd Bn., 12th Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Lance Cpl. Christian J. Hernandez (left) and Lance Cpl. Giovonni Mejia fire the M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer Jan. 31 to support units engaged in the mechanized assault course at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. “Fighting with combined arms is on of the most important parts of the (Marine Air-Ground Task Force),” said Lt. Col. Neil J. Owens. Giovonni, a Dallas, Texas native and Hernandez, a Buford, Georgia, native are both cannoneers with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for ITX 2-15, as part of the ground combat element for SPMAGTF-4. Owens, a Medford, Massechusetts, native, is the commanding officer for 3rd Bn., 12th Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

Cpl. Armontey D. Parks carries charges for the M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer Jan. 31 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Different charges are used to adjust the distance the round will travel. Parks, a Saginaw, Michigan, native, is a cannoneer with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force as part of the ground combal element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4 for ITX 2-15. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Cpl. Armontey D. Parks carries charges for the M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer Jan. 31 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Different charges are used to adjust the distance the round will travel. Parks, a Saginaw, Michigan, native, is a cannoneer with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force as part of the ground combal element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4 for ITX 2-15. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester

A CH-53E Super Stallion carries an M777 Howitzer that Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Truck Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, attached to the helicopter as it hovered above them during Exercise Steel Knight 2015 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014. The exercise gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential skills needed in a combat environment. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focuses on conventional operations and provides realistic training that prepares Marine for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)

A CH-53E Super Stallion carries an M777 Howitzer that Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Truck Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, attached to the helicopter as it hovered above them during Exercise Steel Knight 2015 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014. The exercise gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential skills needed in a combat environment. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focuses on conventional operations and provides realistic training that prepares Marine for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore