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Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment buddy carry their wounded off of the battlefield during an objective raid at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2016. The battalion conducted a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation from June 6-10 in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald

Private First Class Casin Mullinex and Lance Cpl. Shaun Carnley, machine gunners with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, set up defensive security after capturing Landing Zone Cardinal from the enemy during the final raid of the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2016. The MCCRE tests the Marines on their ability to operate as a whole and is the final exercise as a battalion during pre-deployment training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment lays in the cover of smoke from a simulation artillery round during the battalions Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 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

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment buddy rush the objective at Landing Zone Cardinal at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 10, 2016. The battalion conducted a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation in preparation for the upcoming 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit slated in early 2017.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment rally their wounded into the back of an amphibious assault vehicle during a raid at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2016. Throughout the week, the battalion was tested on their operational readiness as part of the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment buddy carry their wounded off of the battlefield during an objective raid at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2016. The battalion conducted a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation from June 6-10 in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald

Staff Sgt. Nathan A. Hervey, an instructor with the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion at the School of Infantry-East, listens to his award citation being read at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 5, 2016. Hervey was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the combat distinguishing device for valor, and was recognized for extraordinary heroism for his actions on May 21, 2011, while carrying out his duties as a scout sniper section leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

Staff Sgt. Nathan A. Hervey, an instructor with the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion at the School of Infantry-East, speaks to Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 5, 2016. Hervey was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the combat distinguishing device for valor, and was recognized for extraordinary heroism for his actions on May 21, 2011, while carrying out his duties as a scout sniper section leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

Major Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, speaks to Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 5, 2016, as Staff Sgt. Nathan A. Hervey, an instructor with the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion at the School of Infantry-East, looks on. Hervey was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the combat distinguishing device for valor, and was recognized for extraordinary heroism for his actions on May 21, 2011, while carrying out his duties as a scout sniper section leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 22 conducts joint manipulation techniques known as mechanical advantage control holds to gain compliance of an aggressor Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14. The non-lethal weapons training course is a two-week course that challenges each Marine to perform under a high intensity situation. The course teaches Marines everything from joint manipulation to riot control.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 22 attacks a stationary punching bag with a baton after being sprayed in the eyes with oleoresin capsicum, more commonly known as OC spray, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14. CLB-22 Marines have been enrolled in the course for a week and have started studying the effects and purposes of OC spray. Marines often use OC spray when mechanical control holds or other takedown techniques are no longer safe to execute.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

Lance Cpl. Hunter Rooks, left, and Lance Cpl. Joshua Sutton, both Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, perform a two-man takedown against an armed aggressor after being sprayed in the eyes with oleoresin capsicum, more commonly known as OC spray, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14. The take-down was part of an obstacle course, which also entailed the use of other baton techniques, blocking attacks from an assailant and a two-man takedown against an armed aggressor.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

Lance Cpl. Hunter Rooks, a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, deflects baton attacks from an assailant after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum, more commonly known as OC spray, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14. “The purpose of this course is to gain compliance without using lethal force,” said Cpl. Hayden Jolly, an artillery section chief with the unit.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

Lance Cpl. Hunter Rooks, a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, swings at a stationary target after being sprayed in the eyes with oleoresin capsicum, more commonly known as OC spray, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14. “I feel this was an effective means of instruction because if you or any of your Marines accidentally come in contact with the spray you’re going to know what to expect,” said Jolly.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

Marines assigned to the Urban Leaders Course at 1st Marine Division Schools, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to clear a building during a live-fire training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 25, 2015. The class teaches fire team and squad leaders skills and tactics to be successful in urban environments, which they can share with the Marines they lead and the leadership of their entire unit.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Lance Cpl. Luis Muniz, a motor transport operator with Transportation Support Co., Combat Logistics Battalion 2, mans an M240G medium machine gun during simulated High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle convoy training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 7, 2015. Marines with the unit are undergoing Convoy Leader’s Course in preparation for an Integrated Training Exercise in Twentynine Palms, Calif., later this month.

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins

Lance Cpl. Ryan Leech, a motor transport operator with Transportation Support Co., Combat Logistics Battalion 2, posts security during simulated High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle convoy training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 7, 2015. Marines with the unit are undergoing Convoy Leader’s Course in preparation for an Integrated Training Exercise in Twentynine Palms, Calif., later this month.

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins

Cpl. Mason Archer, a motor transport operator with Transportation Support Co., Combat Logistics Battalion 2, fires simulated rounds at a fictional enemy during simulated High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle convoy training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 7, 2015. Approximately 25 Marines with the unit are undergoing Convoy Leader’s Course in preparation for an Integrated Training Exercise in Twentynine Palms, Calif., later this month.

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins

Lance Cpl. Luis Muniz, a motor transport operator with Transportation Support Co., Combat Logistics Battalion 2, mans a M240G Machine Gun during simulated High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle convoy training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 7, 2015. Marines with the unit are undergoing Convoy Leader’s Course in preparation for an Integrated Training Exercise in Twentynine Palms, Calif., later this month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins

Lance Cpl. Luis Muniz, a motor transport operator with Transportation Support Co., Combat Logistics Battalion 2, mans an M240G medium machine gun during simulated High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle convoy training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 7, 2015. Marines with the unit are undergoing Convoy Leader’s Course in preparation for an Integrated Training Exercise in Twentynine Palms, Calif., later this month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins