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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

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. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

Photo by Cpl. Angel Serna

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

Photo by Cpl. Angel Serna

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

Photo by Cpl. Angel Serna

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

Photo by Cpl. Angel Serna

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces.

Photo by Cpl. Angel Serna

Cpl. Jacob Gomez, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and a Lubbock, Texas native, walks across a log while running through the obstacle course at Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. Marines from Bravo Co. 1st Bn., 3rd Marines conducted sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Cpl. Jacob Gomez, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and a Lubbock, Texas native, walks across a log while running through the obstacle course at Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. Marines from Bravo Co. 1st Bn., 3rd Marines conducted sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Brittney Vito

Pfc. Carlton Fyfee, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Kilgore, Texas native, hops over a log while running through the obstacle course at Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. Marines from Bravo Co. 1st Bn., 3rd Marines conducted sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Pfc. Carlton Fyfee, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Kilgore, Texas native, hops over a log while running through the obstacle course at Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. Marines from Bravo Co. 1st Bn., 3rd Marines conducted sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Brittney Vito

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment move in a fire team while conducting military operations in urban terrain training at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. Bravo Company was conducting sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment move in a fire team while conducting military operations in urban terrain training at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. Bravo Company was conducting sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Brittney Vito

Lance Cpl. Austin Cook, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and a Columbia, Conn. native, jumps over a wall during military operations in urban terrain training at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. Bravo Company was conducting sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Lance Cpl. Austin Cook, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and a Columbia, Conn. native, jumps over a wall during military operations in urban terrain training at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. Bravo Company was conducting sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Brittney Vito

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment work together to complete an obstacle in the Leadership Reaction Course at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. The LRC empowers small unit leaders by putting teams in difficult situations that must be accomplished through teamwork. Bravo Company was conducting sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment work together to complete an obstacle in the Leadership Reaction Course at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. The LRC empowers small unit leaders by putting teams in difficult situations that must be accomplished through teamwork. Bravo Company was conducting sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Brittney Vito

Pfc. Benjamin Austin, an assaultman, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and St. Louis, Mo. native, holds his body weight up while attempting to untie a rope while completing the Leadership Reaction Course at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. The LRC empowers small unit leaders by putting squads in difficult situations that can only be accomplished through teamwork. Bravo Company was conducting sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Pfc. Benjamin Austin, an assaultman, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and St. Louis, Mo. native, holds his body weight up while attempting to untie a rope while completing the Leadership Reaction Course at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015. The LRC empowers small unit leaders by putting squads in difficult situations that can only be accomplished through teamwork. Bravo Company was conducting sustainment training to ensure they keep their combat mindset sharp and intact before embarking on their upcoming Unit Deployment Program. Training like this supports the mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii by enhancing and sustaining combat readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Brittney Vito

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment exit an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) during egress training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment exit an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) during egress training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens