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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

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

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

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

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

A Marine with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, displaces from his team formation to find a more advantageous shooting position on the firing line during a rocket shoot and fire team assault training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. The overall goal of the training was to expose the Marines to multiple weapons systems and provide them with the experience needed to employ them in deployed environments.

A Marine with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, displaces from his team formation to find a more advantageous shooting position on the firing line during a rocket shoot and fire team assault training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. The overall goal of the training was to expose the Marines to multiple weapons systems and provide them with the experience needed to employ them in deployed environments.

Photo by Pfc. Devan Gowans

Cpl. Dustin Lewis, a field radio operator with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division talks on a radio during Operation Firestorm, a week-long exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. This exercise ensures that each artillery battery are ready to push out whenever they need to and that the supporting units are able to do their jobs when the regiment gets to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Cpl. Dustin Lewis, a field radio operator with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division talks on a radio during Operation Firestorm, a week-long exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. This exercise ensures that each artillery battery are ready to push out whenever they need to and that the supporting units are able to do their jobs when the regiment gets to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Photo by Cpl. Krista James

Cpl. Christopher Bredow, a field artillery fire controlman with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division looks over notional fields of fire during Operation Firestorm, an exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. The operation is a week-long field operation and is designed to ensure that communication and logistics capabilities are up to par before pushing out to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Cpl. Christopher Bredow, a field artillery fire controlman with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division looks over notional fields of fire during Operation Firestorm, an exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. The operation is a week-long field operation and is designed to ensure that communication and logistics capabilities are up to par before pushing out to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Photo by Cpl. Krista James

Cpl. Jemarco Harris, a field radio operator with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division talks on a radio during Operation Firestorm, a week-long exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. This exercise ensures that each artillery battery are ready to push out whenever they need to and that the supporting units are able to do their jobs when the regiment gets to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Cpl. Jemarco Harris, a field radio operator with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division talks on a radio during Operation Firestorm, a week-long exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. This exercise ensures that each artillery battery are ready to push out whenever they need to and that the supporting units are able to do their jobs when the regiment gets to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Photo by Cpl. Krista James

Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division set up an antenna for communication during Operation Firestorm, an exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. The operation is a week-long field operation and is designed to ensure that communication and logistics capabilities are up to par before pushing out to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division set up an antenna for communication during Operation Firestorm, an exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. The operation is a week-long field operation and is designed to ensure that communication and logistics capabilities are up to par before pushing out to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Photo by Cpl. Krista James

Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division set up an antenna for communication during Operation Firestorm, an exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. The operation is a week-long field operation and is designed to ensure that communication and logistics capabilities are up to par before pushing out to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division set up an antenna for communication during Operation Firestorm, an exercise to prepare the regiment for their upcoming exercise, Rolling Thunder, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2015. The operation is a week-long field operation and is designed to ensure that communication and logistics capabilities are up to par before pushing out to Fort Bragg for Rolling Thunder.

Photo by Cpl. Krista James

Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, settles in at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 7, 2015, in support of Exercise Forest Light 16-1. MWSS-171’s main purpose during this exercise is to provide aviation fuel support for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, who will have two CH-53 Super Stallions coming in for hot fuel in an area far away from any airport or fuel line.

Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, settles in at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 7, 2015, in support of Exercise Forest Light 16-1. MWSS-171’s main purpose during this exercise is to provide aviation fuel support for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, who will have two CH-53 Super Stallions coming in for hot fuel in an area far away from any airport or fuel line.

Photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr.

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, lay down a berm to catch any fuel that could possibly leak out of the MK970 semi-trailer refueler at Sekiyama Training Area, Japan, Sept. 8, 2015, in support of Exercise Forest Light 16-1. MWSS-171 is supporting Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and 1st Battalion 2nd Marines during this exercise using their communications, motor transport and refueling capabilities.

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, lay down a berm to catch any fuel that could possibly leak out of the MK970 semi-trailer refueler at Sekiyama Training Area, Japan, Sept. 8, 2015, in support of Exercise Forest Light 16-1. MWSS-171 is supporting Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and 1st Battalion 2nd Marines during this exercise using their communications, motor transport and refueling capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr.

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, stationed load onto Marine Wing Support Squadron 171’s MK-31 tractor/extended bed during Exercise Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 8, 2015. MWSS-171 is supporting Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and 1st Battalion 2nd Marines during this exercise using their communications, motor transport and refueling capabilities.

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, stationed load onto Marine Wing Support Squadron 171’s MK-31 tractor/extended bed during Exercise Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 8, 2015. MWSS-171 is supporting Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and 1st Battalion 2nd Marines during this exercise using their communications, motor transport and refueling capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr.

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles, in support of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 16, 2015, maneuver toward assault positions. LSE is a joint forces exercise conducted at the brigade level designed to enable live, virtual, and constructive training for participating units and allows participating nations to strengthen partnerships and their ability to operate together.

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles, in support of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 16, 2015, maneuver toward assault positions. LSE is a joint forces exercise conducted at the brigade level designed to enable live, virtual, and constructive training for participating units and allows participating nations to strengthen partnerships and their ability to operate together.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake

An assault amphibious vehicle carrying Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, travel to an objective point during a scenario-based event during Large Scale Exercise 15 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 16, 2015. LSE-15 is a combined U.S. Marine Corps, Canadian and British Exercise conducted at the brigade level, designed to enable live, virtual and constructive training for participating forces.

An assault amphibious vehicle carrying Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, travel to an objective point during a scenario-based event during Large Scale Exercise 15 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 16, 2015. LSE-15 is a combined U.S. Marine Corps, Canadian and British Exercise conducted at the brigade level, designed to enable live, virtual and constructive training for participating forces.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye

Sgt. Corey Burgess awaits take off across from an AH-1W Super Cobra during a training exercise testing a digital interoperability system at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 24, 2015, Digital interoperability is the technology capable of increasing prowess on the battlefield. The exercise included Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, testing a LINK 16 conversion system for one of the first times within an explicitly rotary-wing exercise. Burgess is a Bell UH-1 crew chief with HMLA-467.

Sgt. Corey Burgess awaits take off across from an AH-1W Super Cobra during a training exercise testing a digital interoperability system at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 24, 2015, Digital interoperability is the technology capable of increasing prowess on the battlefield. The exercise included Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, testing a LINK 16 conversion system for one of the first times within an explicitly rotary-wing exercise. Burgess is a Bell UH-1 crew chief with HMLA-467.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez

A UH-1Y Huey flies with an AH-1W Super Cobra during a training exercise testing a digital interoperability system at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 24, 2015. Digital interoperability is the technology capable of increasing prowess on the battlefield. The exercise included Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, testing a LINK 16 conversion system for one of the first times within an explicitly rotary-wing exercise.

A UH-1Y Huey flies with an AH-1W Super Cobra during a training exercise testing a digital interoperability system at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 24, 2015. Digital interoperability is the technology capable of increasing prowess on the battlefield. The exercise included Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, testing a LINK 16 conversion system for one of the first times within an explicitly rotary-wing exercise.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez

A UH-1Y Huey flies alongside an AH-1W Super Cobra during a training exercise testing a digital interoperability system at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 24, 2015. Digital interoperability is the technology capable of increasing prowess on the battlefield. The exercise included Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, testing a LINK 16 conversion system for one of the first times within an explicitly rotary-wing exercise.

A UH-1Y Huey flies alongside an AH-1W Super Cobra during a training exercise testing a digital interoperability system at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 24, 2015. Digital interoperability is the technology capable of increasing prowess on the battlefield. The exercise included Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, testing a LINK 16 conversion system for one of the first times within an explicitly rotary-wing exercise.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez

Sgt. Cyrus Brown operates an AN/PRC-117 G wideband tactical radio, inside a UH-1Y Huey while flying alongside an AH-1W Super Cobra during a training exercise testing a digital interoperability system at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 24, 2015. Digital interoperability is the technology capable of increasing prowess on the battlefield. The exercise included Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, testing a LINK 16 conversion system for one of the first times within an explicitly rotary-wing exercise. Brown is a radio operator with VMU-2.

Sgt. Cyrus Brown operates an AN/PRC-117 G wideband tactical radio, inside a UH-1Y Huey while flying alongside an AH-1W Super Cobra during a training exercise testing a digital interoperability system at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 24, 2015. Digital interoperability is the technology capable of increasing prowess on the battlefield. The exercise included Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, testing a LINK 16 conversion system for one of the first times within an explicitly rotary-wing exercise. Brown is a radio operator with VMU-2.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez