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U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Anthony Goodwater, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Detachment 31 breaks down concrete using a sledgehammer as part of an airfield damage repair practical application exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 1-17 at Cannon Air Defense Complex Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 24, 2016. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Anthony Goodwater, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Detachment 31 breaks down concrete using a sledgehammer as part of an airfield damage repair practical application exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 1-17 at Cannon Air Defense Complex Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 24, 2016. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Huff

Mongolian Armed Forces Senior Sgt. Mandaa Bayarsukh discusses riot control techniques with U.S. Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, during Non-Lethal Executive Seminar 2016 at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Sept. 19, 2016. Mongolian soldiers and National Police rehearsed various riot control formations. Non-lethal weapons are designed to incapacitate equipment and personnel while minimizing fatalities and permanent injury to personnel, and undesired collateral damage to property.

Mongolian Armed Forces Senior Sgt. Mandaa Bayarsukh discusses riot control techniques with U.S. Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, during Non-Lethal Executive Seminar 2016 at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Sept. 19, 2016. Mongolian soldiers and National Police rehearsed various riot control formations. Non-lethal weapons are designed to incapacitate equipment and personnel while minimizing fatalities and permanent injury to personnel, and undesired collateral damage to property.

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan LopezCruet

U.S. Marine Sgt. Levi Hodge with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and a member of the local guard force escort U.S. and international citizens during a bilateral non-combatant evacuation exercise at the U.S. Embassy, Muscat, Oman, Sept. 21, 2016. The non-combatant evacuation exercise is an opportunity for the United States and Oman to practice a bilateral mission of quickly providing security and safety to U.S. and international citizens abroad during a natural disaster or contingency.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Levi Hodge with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and a member of the local guard force escort U.S. and international citizens during a bilateral non-combatant evacuation exercise at the U.S. Embassy, Muscat, Oman, Sept. 21, 2016. The non-combatant evacuation exercise is an opportunity for the United States and Oman to practice a bilateral mission of quickly providing security and safety to U.S. and international citizens abroad during a natural disaster or contingency.

Photo by Sgt. Lauren Falk

Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. Ramona Cook, now a board member of the Marines’ Memorial Association, conducted firing drills with an M4A1 carbine aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 19, 2016. Several events were held to reconnect members of MMA to the Marine Corps and expose them to modern day training.

Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. Ramona Cook, now a board member of the Marines’ Memorial Association, conducted firing drills with an M4A1 carbine aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 19, 2016. Several events were held to reconnect members of MMA to the Marine Corps and expose them to modern day training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley Morrow

Sgt. Chris Anderson, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, fires a Glock 17 at a practice match during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition, Sept. 12, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The competition is from September 6 - 22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against and building bonds with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. Anderson is with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Sgt. Chris Anderson, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, fires a Glock 17 at a practice match during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition, Sept. 12, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The competition is from September 6 - 22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against and building bonds with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. Anderson is with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Robert Williams

Capt. William Cunningham, left, and Sgt. Chris Anderson, competitors with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, clean their SA80 A2 rifles after a day of practice matches during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition, Sept. 12, 2016, The Royal Marines are competing against and building bonds with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the U.S. Marines. Cunningham and Anderson are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Capt. William Cunningham, left, and Sgt. Chris Anderson, competitors with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, clean their SA80 A2 rifles after a day of practice matches during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition, Sept. 12, 2016, The Royal Marines are competing against and building bonds with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the U.S. Marines. Cunningham and Anderson are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Robert Williams

An instructor with the Royal Marines Combat Marksmanship Team tells Sgt. Aaron Meares, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, what adjustments need to be made to his SA80 A2 rifle sight, Sept. 11, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Marines will be firing these weapons during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from September 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. The U.S. Marines are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

An instructor with the Royal Marines Combat Marksmanship Team tells Sgt. Aaron Meares, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, what adjustments need to be made to his SA80 A2 rifle sight, Sept. 11, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Marines will be firing these weapons during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from September 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. The U.S. Marines are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Robert Williams

Sgt. Martin Lucero, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, practices firing the SA80 A2 rifle from a supported standing position, Sept. 11, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Marines will be firing these weapons during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from September 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. The U.S. Marines are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Sgt. Martin Lucero, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, practices firing the SA80 A2 rifle from a supported standing position, Sept. 11, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Marines will be firing these weapons during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from September 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. The U.S. Marines are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Robert Williams

Sgt. Aaron Meares, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, prepares to fire an SA80 A2 rifle, Sept. 11, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Marines will be firing these weapons during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from September 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. The U.S. Marines are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Sgt. Aaron Meares, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, prepares to fire an SA80 A2 rifle, Sept. 11, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Marines will be firing these weapons during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from September 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. The U.S. Marines are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Robert Williams

Sgt. Chris Anderson starts running to the next course of fire, Sept. 13, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Marines are participating in a practice match during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from Sept. 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. Anderson is with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Sgt. Chris Anderson starts running to the next course of fire, Sept. 13, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Marines are participating in a practice match during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from Sept. 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. Anderson is with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Robert Williams

A Royal Marine observes Sgt. Martin Lucero, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, as he scores a target, Sept. 13, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Royal Marine is waiting to report the score during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from Sept. 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. The U.S. Marines are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

A Royal Marine observes Sgt. Martin Lucero, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, as he scores a target, Sept. 13, 2016, at Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside, England. The Royal Marine is waiting to report the score during the Royal Marines Operational Shooting Competition from Sept. 6-22, 2016. The U.S. Marines are competing against the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Marines. The U.S. Marines are with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Robert Williams

A Peruvian Marine works together with U.S. Marines and sailors from Task Force Koa Moana to fill sandbags during a class on constructing fighting positions in Ancon, Peru, Sept. 3, 2016. Force Koa Moana is in Peru as part of a theater security cooperation engagement to integrate and improve interoperability with Peruvian Marines. The training blurs the traditional boundaries between U.S. combatant commands due to coordination between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South. The task force is also scheduled to conduct training events in other Pacific countries like Vanuatu, Fiji and Timor Leste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Sgt. Jacob Smith)

A Peruvian Marine works together with U.S. Marines and sailors from Task Force Koa Moana to fill sandbags during a class on constructing fighting positions in Ancon, Peru, Sept. 3, 2016. Force Koa Moana is in Peru as part of a theater security cooperation engagement to integrate and improve interoperability with Peruvian Marines. The training blurs the traditional boundaries between U.S. combatant commands due to coordination between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South. The task force is also scheduled to conduct training events in other Pacific countries like Vanuatu, Fiji and Timor Leste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Sgt. Jacob Smith)

Photo by Sgt. Jacob Smith

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Zuccherino (right), a forward observer with Detachment N, 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, is contaminated with Oleoresin Capsicum spray during an OC qualification course at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 27, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a self-sustaining expeditionary unit, designed to provide a broad range of crisis response capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Zuccherino (right), a forward observer with Detachment N, 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, is contaminated with Oleoresin Capsicum spray during an OC qualification course at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 27, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a self-sustaining expeditionary unit, designed to provide a broad range of crisis response capabilities.

Photo by Sgt. Donald Holbert

Marine Col. Michael Carter, right, commanding officer of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, greets Esther Krasner, center, director of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) Defense Division, and retired Israeli Defense Force Brig. Gen. Moshe Edri, left, Assistant Minister of Defense for CBRN Defense, Government of Israel, during an official visit Aug. 29, 2016. Edri and the other officials with the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s CBRN Defense visited Marines and sailors with CBIRF to learn about their operation techniques in a contaminated environment. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Herrera/Released)

Marine Col. Michael Carter, right, commanding officer of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, greets Esther Krasner, center, director of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) Defense Division, and retired Israeli Defense Force Brig. Gen. Moshe Edri, left, Assistant Minister of Defense for CBRN Defense, Government of Israel, during an official visit Aug. 29, 2016. Edri and the other officials with the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s CBRN Defense visited Marines and sailors with CBIRF to learn about their operation techniques in a contaminated environment. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Herrera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Herrera

Sgt. Timothy Solano, explosive ordnance disposal technician with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, right, speaks to retired Israeli Defense Force Brig. Gen. Moshe Edri, Assistant Minister of Defense for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense, Government of Israel, center, with during an official visit Aug. 29, 2016. Solano showcased some of the equipment EOD Marines use while forward-deployed with an Initial Response Force or IRF.

Sgt. Timothy Solano, explosive ordnance disposal technician with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, right, speaks to retired Israeli Defense Force Brig. Gen. Moshe Edri, Assistant Minister of Defense for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense, Government of Israel, center, with during an official visit Aug. 29, 2016. Solano showcased some of the equipment EOD Marines use while forward-deployed with an Initial Response Force or IRF.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Herrera

Lance Cpl. Dylan Mclean (left) spots for Cpl. Cody Smith (right) as he fires the M-240 Bravo during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise. McClean and Smith are gunners with 2nd LAAD, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Lance Cpl. Dylan Mclean (left) spots for Cpl. Cody Smith (right) as he fires the M-240 Bravo during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise. McClean and Smith are gunners with 2nd LAAD, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

Lance Cpl. Marc Arrigo prepares to fire the M-240 Bravo as Lance Cpl. Mason McLaughlin acts as his spotter during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise. Arrigo and McLaughlin are gunners with 2nd LAAD.

Lance Cpl. Marc Arrigo prepares to fire the M-240 Bravo as Lance Cpl. Mason McLaughlin acts as his spotter during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise. Arrigo and McLaughlin are gunners with 2nd LAAD.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

Lance Cpl. Christopher Courchain prepares his weapon for loading during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise. Courchain is a gunner with 2nd LAAD, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Lance Cpl. Christopher Courchain prepares his weapon for loading during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise. Courchain is a gunner with 2nd LAAD, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing prepare to fire the M240 Bravo machine gun during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd LAAD at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise.

Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing prepare to fire the M240 Bravo machine gun during a live-fire training exercise conducted by 2nd LAAD at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves and qualify with the M-240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the unknown distance live-fire exercise.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

Sgt. Austin Cardwell walks out of a tent in front of a Tactical Elevated Antenna Mast System during a field exercise conducted by Alpha Company, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., August 23, 2016. The two-week exercise occurs annually to satisfy training and readiness requirements and serve as an opportunity for Marines to reaffirm previously learned skillsets. Cardwell is a cyber-network operator with MWCS-28.

Sgt. Austin Cardwell walks out of a tent in front of a Tactical Elevated Antenna Mast System during a field exercise conducted by Alpha Company, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., August 23, 2016. The two-week exercise occurs annually to satisfy training and readiness requirements and serve as an opportunity for Marines to reaffirm previously learned skillsets. Cardwell is a cyber-network operator with MWCS-28.

Photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez