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Captain Sean Wolterman, the air officer for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, coordinates the landing of a MV-22 Osprey onto San Clemente Island, Calif., Sept. 24, 2015. The exercise is the first the Marines and Sailors will work together at sea as they prepare for deployment to the Pacific and Central Command areas of responsibility in early 2016.

Captain Sean Wolterman, the air officer for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, coordinates the landing of a MV-22 Osprey onto San Clemente Island, Calif., Sept. 24, 2015. The exercise is the first the Marines and Sailors will work together at sea as they prepare for deployment to the Pacific and Central Command areas of responsibility in early 2016.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

A Landing Craft Air Cushion splashes onto San Clemente Island, Calif., during Supporting Arms Coordination Center Exercise on Sept. 24, 2015. This exercise is the first the Marines and Sailors will work together at sea as they prepare for deployment to the Pacific and Central Command areas of responsibility in early 2016.

A Landing Craft Air Cushion splashes onto San Clemente Island, Calif., during Supporting Arms Coordination Center Exercise on Sept. 24, 2015. This exercise is the first the Marines and Sailors will work together at sea as they prepare for deployment to the Pacific and Central Command areas of responsibility in early 2016.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

A U.S. Marines with Combined Arms Company show an Army soldier an M1A1 Abrams tank after attending the CAC opening ceremony at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Sept. 23, 2015. The ceremony marks the first rotation of CAC that will advance training exercises with NATO allies by bringing improved mechanized and indirect-fire capabilities.

A U.S. Marines with Combined Arms Company show an Army soldier an M1A1 Abrams tank after attending the CAC opening ceremony at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Sept. 23, 2015. The ceremony marks the first rotation of CAC that will advance training exercises with NATO allies by bringing improved mechanized and indirect-fire capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Melanye Martinez

U.S. Marines participate in an opening ceremony for the Combined Arms Company at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Sept. 23, 2015. The first rotation of CAC brings advanced mechanized capabilities to training exercises with NATO allies in the region.

U.S. Marines participate in an opening ceremony for the Combined Arms Company at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Sept. 23, 2015. The first rotation of CAC brings advanced mechanized capabilities to training exercises with NATO allies in the region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Melanye Martinez

U.S. Marines participate in an opening ceremony for the Combined Arms Company at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Sept. 23, 2015. The first rotation of CAC brings advanced mechanized capabilities to training exercises with NATO allies in the region.

U.S. Marines participate in an opening ceremony for the Combined Arms Company at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Sept. 23, 2015. The first rotation of CAC brings advanced mechanized capabilities to training exercises with NATO allies in the region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Melanye Martinez

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment rush to a wire trap to set up a Bangalore charge to destroy the trap during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment rush to a wire trap to set up a Bangalore charge to destroy the trap during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment take cover behind a shielding blanket as an urban charge detonates during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment take cover behind a shielding blanket as an urban charge detonates during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment lays in the prone while he pulls the timed fuse on a Bangalore charge to destroy a wire trap during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment lays in the prone while he pulls the timed fuse on a Bangalore charge to destroy a wire trap during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment take cover behind a shielding blanket as an urban charge detonates during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment take cover behind a shielding blanket as an urban charge detonates during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment take cover behind a shielding blanket as an urban charge detonates during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment take cover behind a shielding blanket as an urban charge detonates during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB.

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell

Marines from Alpha Company perform during the Passage of Command between Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., 36th commandant of the Marine Corps, and Gen. Robert B. Neller, 37th commandant of the Marine Corps, at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2015.

Marines from Alpha Company perform during the Passage of Command between Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., 36th commandant of the Marine Corps, and Gen. Robert B. Neller, 37th commandant of the Marine Corps, at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Skye Davis

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ivan Pando swims laps during water-conditioning training in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Sept. 19, 2015. Pando is a gunner with Delta Company, Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines were preparing for a survival course and combat training with members of the French military in Djibouti. Elements of the 15th MEU are preparing to conduct bilateral training with the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) in Djibouti in order to improve interoperability between the MEU and the French military.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ivan Pando swims laps during water-conditioning training in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Sept. 19, 2015. Pando is a gunner with Delta Company, Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines were preparing for a survival course and combat training with members of the French military in Djibouti. Elements of the 15th MEU are preparing to conduct bilateral training with the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) in Djibouti in order to improve interoperability between the MEU and the French military.

Photo by Sgt. Steve Lopez

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire at targets during a bi-lateral training exercise in Southwest Asia on Sept. 17, 2015. The 15th MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine air-ground task force capable of engaging with regional partners and maintaining regional security.

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire at targets during a bi-lateral training exercise in Southwest Asia on Sept. 17, 2015. The 15th MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine air-ground task force capable of engaging with regional partners and maintaining regional security.

Photo by Sgt. Jamean Berry

U.S. Marine Sgt. Nick Bardsley parachutes out of a UH-1Y Venom from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Sept. 16, 2015. Bardsley is a point man with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Detachment. Elements of the 15th MEU are conducting bilateral training with the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) and French paratroopers in Djibouti in order to improve interoperability between the MEU and the French military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve H. Lopez/Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Nick Bardsley parachutes out of a UH-1Y Venom from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Sept. 16, 2015. Bardsley is a point man with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Detachment. Elements of the 15th MEU are conducting bilateral training with the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) and French paratroopers in Djibouti in order to improve interoperability between the MEU and the French military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve H. Lopez/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Steve Lopez

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rehearse room-clearing techniques during military operations in urban terrain training Aug. 28. 2015 Kuwait, Asia. During the training Marines rehearsed patrolling through urban areas and immediate action drills. Elements of the 15th MEU are ashore in Kuwait for sustainment training to maintain and enhance the skills they developed during their pre-deployment training period. The 15th MEU is embarked aboard the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rehearse room-clearing techniques during military operations in urban terrain training Aug. 28. 2015 Kuwait, Asia. During the training Marines rehearsed patrolling through urban areas and immediate action drills. Elements of the 15th MEU are ashore in Kuwait for sustainment training to maintain and enhance the skills they developed during their pre-deployment training period. The 15th MEU is embarked aboard the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos

Lance Cpl. Cody Conlon, a fireteam leader with 2nd Marine Regiment, watches Marines with his unit set up defenses from his fighting position during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. The defensive training took place during a nine-day deployment for training exercise designed to prepare for a variety of combat scenarios, including defensive, offensive, and urban operations.

Lance Cpl. Cody Conlon, a fireteam leader with 2nd Marine Regiment, watches Marines with his unit set up defenses from his fighting position during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. The defensive training took place during a nine-day deployment for training exercise designed to prepare for a variety of combat scenarios, including defensive, offensive, and urban operations.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Corporal Jacob Powers (right), a section leader with 2nd Marine Regiment, and Lance Cpl. Michael Espinal (left), a squad leader with the unit, set up and conceal a simulated grapeshot charge during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. The Marines used simulated explosives and other obstacles to hold their positions during the defensive portion of the exercise.

Corporal Jacob Powers (right), a section leader with 2nd Marine Regiment, and Lance Cpl. Michael Espinal (left), a squad leader with the unit, set up and conceal a simulated grapeshot charge during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. The Marines used simulated explosives and other obstacles to hold their positions during the defensive portion of the exercise.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Corporal Jacob Powers (left), a section leader with 2nd Marine Regiment, instructs Marines in his section on building an improvised grapeshot charge during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. Shrapnel charges such as grapeshot, used in conjunction with other obstacles, are defensive features instrumental to limiting enemy movement and securing a position.

Corporal Jacob Powers (left), a section leader with 2nd Marine Regiment, instructs Marines in his section on building an improvised grapeshot charge during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. Shrapnel charges such as grapeshot, used in conjunction with other obstacles, are defensive features instrumental to limiting enemy movement and securing a position.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Colonel Thomas Savage, the commanding officer of 2nd Marine Regiment, speaks to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. Savage and Sgt. Maj. James Boutin, the regimental sergeant major of 2nd Marines, visited the battalion in the field to show their support and dedication to the Marines under their command.

Colonel Thomas Savage, the commanding officer of 2nd Marine Regiment, speaks to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. Savage and Sgt. Maj. James Boutin, the regimental sergeant major of 2nd Marines, visited the battalion in the field to show their support and dedication to the Marines under their command.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, watch for role-players portraying enemy forces during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. The Marines fortified their positions with entrenchments, razor concertina wire, automatic weapons and various simulated explosive charges during the defensive portion of the nine-day exercise.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, watch for role-players portraying enemy forces during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. The Marines fortified their positions with entrenchments, razor concertina wire, automatic weapons and various simulated explosive charges during the defensive portion of the nine-day exercise.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie