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A CH-53E Super Stallion carries Marines, with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, out to sea to drop them into the surf during a helocasting exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. During the helocasting the Marines practiced detaching a zodiac boat from inside a CH-53, jumping after it, and then working as a team to get into the zodiac and bring it back to shore.

A CH-53E Super Stallion carries Marines, with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, out to sea to drop them into the surf during a helocasting exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. During the helocasting the Marines practiced detaching a zodiac boat from inside a CH-53, jumping after it, and then working as a team to get into the zodiac and bring it back to shore.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalionwait to load a zodiac boat onto a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helocasting exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. Helocasting is a means of insertion for sea to shore reconnaissance operations.

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalionwait to load a zodiac boat onto a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helocasting exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. Helocasting is a means of insertion for sea to shore reconnaissance operations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion carry a zodiac boat into the waves of Onslow Beach at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. These Marines conducted helocasting, practicing being inserted from a helicopter with a zodiac boat as well as a movement to shore without a boat for a scout swimmer fin insertion.

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion carry a zodiac boat into the waves of Onslow Beach at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. These Marines conducted helocasting, practicing being inserted from a helicopter with a zodiac boat as well as a movement to shore without a boat for a scout swimmer fin insertion.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion.line up before soft-ducking, or dropping out an aircraft with a zodiac boat, during a helocasting exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. They are required to know hand-and-arm signals to let them communicate before dropping into the water for sea to shore movements.

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion.line up before soft-ducking, or dropping out an aircraft with a zodiac boat, during a helocasting exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. They are required to know hand-and-arm signals to let them communicate before dropping into the water for sea to shore movements.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn

The Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion detach a zodiac boat from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter before jumping into ocean waters during a helocasting exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. Helocasting is a means of insertion for sea to shore reconnaissance operations.

The Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion detach a zodiac boat from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter before jumping into ocean waters during a helocasting exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016. Helocasting is a means of insertion for sea to shore reconnaissance operations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen speaks during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Jansen is the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen speaks during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Jansen is the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

Photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez

A Philippine Marine salutes the U.S. and Philippine colors during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships.

A Philippine Marine salutes the U.S. and Philippine colors during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships.

Photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen speaks during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Jansen is the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen speaks during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Jansen is the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

Photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez

U.S. and Philippine Marines attend the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships.

U.S. and Philippine Marines attend the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Tran

Philippine Marine Maj. Gen. Andre M. Costales Jr. speaks during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Costales is the 29th Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps.

Philippine Marine Maj. Gen. Andre M. Costales Jr. speaks during the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Costales is the 29th Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Tran

U.S. Marines gather around Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen after the conclusion of the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Jansen is the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

U.S. Marines gather around Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen after the conclusion of the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Jansen is the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Tran

U.S. and Philippine Marines pose for a photo at the end of the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships.

U.S. and Philippine Marines pose for a photo at the end of the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships.

Photo by Cpl. Steven Tran

Two UH-1Y Hueys with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 hover above the ground while Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct fast-rope training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 3, 2016. Fast roping was part of a larger event called a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise, which enabled air and ground units to come together and cooperate in various training missions prior to their deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Two UH-1Y Hueys with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 hover above the ground while Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct fast-rope training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 3, 2016. Fast roping was part of a larger event called a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise, which enabled air and ground units to come together and cooperate in various training missions prior to their deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct fast-rope training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 3,2016. Fast roping was part of a larger event called a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise, which enabled air and ground units to come together and cooperate in various training missions prior to their deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct fast-rope training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 3,2016. Fast roping was part of a larger event called a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise, which enabled air and ground units to come together and cooperate in various training missions prior to their deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

A UH-1Y Huey with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 prepares to land after Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, finished a fast-rope drill at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 6,2016. The fast-rope training was part of a larger event called a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise, which enabled air and ground units to come together and cooperate in various training missions prior to their deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

A UH-1Y Huey with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 prepares to land after Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, finished a fast-rope drill at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 6,2016. The fast-rope training was part of a larger event called a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise, which enabled air and ground units to come together and cooperate in various training missions prior to their deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

A UH-1Y Huey with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 prepares to land after Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, finished a fast-rope drill at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 6, 2016. The fast-rope training was part of a larger event called a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise, which enabled air and ground units to come together and cooperate in various training missions prior to their deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

A UH-1Y Huey with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 prepares to land after Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, finished a fast-rope drill at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 6, 2016. The fast-rope training was part of a larger event called a Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise, which enabled air and ground units to come together and cooperate in various training missions prior to their deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

U.S. members of the Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team board an MV-22 Osprey aircraft during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33, Oct. 2, 2016. PHIBLEX is a bilateral training exercise designed to improve the interoperability, readiness and professional relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations.

U.S. members of the Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team board an MV-22 Osprey aircraft during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33, Oct. 2, 2016. PHIBLEX is a bilateral training exercise designed to improve the interoperability, readiness and professional relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations.

Photo by Maj. Roger Hollenbeck

Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions conduct the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2016. The competition consists of four light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, shooting at targets with an M242 Bushmaster, which is a 25 mm chain-driven autocannon used extensively by the U.S. military, and the M240 coaxial machine gun.

Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions conduct the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2016. The competition consists of four light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, shooting at targets with an M242 Bushmaster, which is a 25 mm chain-driven autocannon used extensively by the U.S. military, and the M240 coaxial machine gun.

Photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein

Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions ready their weapons and vehicles for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2016. The Bushmaster table is fabricated to replicate the enemy using a hole-down position with hidden vehicles, combining elements taken from what has been seen during the times of OIF/OEF, as well as adding motorcycles and friendly buildings or vehicles that the Marines must be consciously aware of during live-fire events.

Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions ready their weapons and vehicles for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2016. The Bushmaster table is fabricated to replicate the enemy using a hole-down position with hidden vehicles, combining elements taken from what has been seen during the times of OIF/OEF, as well as adding motorcycles and friendly buildings or vehicles that the Marines must be consciously aware of during live-fire events.

Photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein

Light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, stand in front of the firing line before Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions battle sight zero their weapons for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2016. LAR battalions perform combined arms reconnaissance and security missions in support of the ground combat element. Their mission is to conduct reconnaissance, execute security and economy of force operations, and within their capabilities, limited offensive or defensive operations that exploit the units’ mobility and firepower.

Light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, stand in front of the firing line before Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions battle sight zero their weapons for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2016. LAR battalions perform combined arms reconnaissance and security missions in support of the ground combat element. Their mission is to conduct reconnaissance, execute security and economy of force operations, and within their capabilities, limited offensive or defensive operations that exploit the units’ mobility and firepower.

Photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein