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POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - Marines with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, walk down range road to Range 5C to conduct a grenade range exercise at Pohakuloa Training area during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. The Marines are a part of Company Landing Team 2, which include Indonesian marines, Australian and Tongan soldiers. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Sgt. Sarah Dietz/Released)

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - Marines with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, walk down range road to Range 5C to conduct a grenade range exercise at Pohakuloa Training area during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. The Marines are a part of Company Landing Team 2, which include Indonesian marines, Australian and Tongan soldiers. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Sgt. Sarah Dietz/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Sarah Dietz

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Byung Kim, a cannoneer with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, helps provide 360 security while Marines fast rope off a CH-53E Super Stallion during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014 July 02, 2014, at Landing Zone Eagle. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships, 6 submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Byung Kim, a cannoneer with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, helps provide 360 security while Marines fast rope off a CH-53E Super Stallion during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014 July 02, 2014, at Landing Zone Eagle. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships, 6 submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson

U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael D. Gutierrez, far left, introduces himself to Republic of Korea Marines June 12 at Warrior Base, Munsan, South Korea, during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-7. KMEP 14-7 is one iteration in a series of continuous combined training exercises that enhance the ROK-U.S. alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthen ROK-U.S. military capabilities and interoperability. Gutierrez is a Detroit, Michigan, native and field artillery cannoneer with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Thor J. Larson/ Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael D. Gutierrez, far left, introduces himself to Republic of Korea Marines June 12 at Warrior Base, Munsan, South Korea, during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-7. KMEP 14-7 is one iteration in a series of continuous combined training exercises that enhance the ROK-U.S. alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthen ROK-U.S. military capabilities and interoperability. Gutierrez is a Detroit, Michigan, native and field artillery cannoneer with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Thor J. Larson/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Thor Larson

U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, Third Battalion Eight Marines, 2nd Platoon, Kilo Company, participate in a bilateral training exercise involving beach landing craft with the Spanish Marines in Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 2, 2014. The bilateral training was conducted to further partnerships between SP-MAGTF CR and the European forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hill/Released)

U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, Third Battalion Eight Marines, 2nd Platoon, Kilo Company, participate in a bilateral training exercise involving beach landing craft with the Spanish Marines in Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 2, 2014. The bilateral training was conducted to further partnerships between SP-MAGTF CR and the European forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hill/Released)

Photo by LCpl Alexander Hill

Marines with the Cannons Platoon of Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire their M777A2 howitzer during a fire mission aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 13, 2014. The Marines of Tango Battery aboard Camps Bastion and Leatherneck have a unique makeup for an artillery battery, with one platoon of M777A2 howitzer cannons and one platoon of HIMARS launchers.

Marines with the Cannons Platoon of Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire their M777A2 howitzer during a fire mission aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 13, 2014. The Marines of Tango Battery aboard Camps Bastion and Leatherneck have a unique makeup for an artillery battery, with one platoon of M777A2 howitzer cannons and one platoon of HIMARS launchers.

Photo by Sgt. Frances Johnson

Cpl. Thomas J. Beach, a London, Ohio native, supervises the loading of a M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer onto a contractor’s tractor trailer June 2, 2014 at the Port of Sendai, Sendai, Japan. Six howitzers and 27 tactical vehicles moved from the port to the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Japan, prior to Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-1. During this training Marines with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unite deployment program, will train in relocating artillery positions, artillery live-fire, small-arms weapons tactics and other various sustainment events. Beach is a field artillery cannoneer with the battery.

Cpl. Thomas J. Beach, a London, Ohio native, supervises the loading of a M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer onto a contractor’s tractor trailer June 2, 2014 at the Port of Sendai, Sendai, Japan. Six howitzers and 27 tactical vehicles moved from the port to the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Japan, prior to Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-1. During this training Marines with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unite deployment program, will train in relocating artillery positions, artillery live-fire, small-arms weapons tactics and other various sustainment events. Beach is a field artillery cannoneer with the battery.

Photo by Sgt. Jose O. Nava

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Francis Sy, a Stockton, California native and a drill instructor with Kilo Company, 3rd Marine Corps Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, directs Shane White, a poolee from Recruiting Sub-Station Pontiac, to raise his voice during Recruiting Station Detroit's annual pool function at Lake Erie Metropark, May 3, 2014. More than 350 Marines and poolees from across the 14,000-square miles of southeastern Michigan and western Ohio participated in the event.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Francis Sy, a Stockton, California native and a drill instructor with Kilo Company, 3rd Marine Corps Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, directs Shane White, a poolee from Recruiting Sub-Station Pontiac, to raise his voice during Recruiting Station Detroit's annual pool function at Lake Erie Metropark, May 3, 2014. More than 350 Marines and poolees from across the 14,000-square miles of southeastern Michigan and western Ohio participated in the event.

Photo by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada

PFC James Miller, 21, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, pulls the lanyard of a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Miller, a native of Baltimore, is the assistant gunner for gun one of the battery during the exercise. Desert Scimitar is a two-week, combined-element exercise to prepare Marines for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashton Buckingham)

PFC James Miller, 21, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, pulls the lanyard of a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Miller, a native of Baltimore, is the assistant gunner for gun one of the battery during the exercise. Desert Scimitar is a two-week, combined-element exercise to prepare Marines for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashton Buckingham)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashton Buckingham

Marines with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, work together to dig a fighting hole to provide security during a Top Gun competition held at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 7, 2014. Top Gun is an internal competition within the regiment that showcases the capabilities of each battery through superior firepower and grades them on emplacement and knowledge of the weapons system, communications and the organization of the convoy out of the firing position.

Marines with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, work together to dig a fighting hole to provide security during a Top Gun competition held at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 7, 2014. Top Gun is an internal competition within the regiment that showcases the capabilities of each battery through superior firepower and grades them on emplacement and knowledge of the weapons system, communications and the organization of the convoy out of the firing position.

Photo by Lance Cpl Krista James

A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) loads onto the USS Makin Island to offload tactical vehicles, heavy artillery and personnel from Charlie Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego, May 6, 2014. The 11th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 5 team conduct COMPTUEX to hone mission essential tasks, execute specified MEU and ARG operations, and establish the foundation for a cohesive war fighting team for future exercises and operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED)

A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) loads onto the USS Makin Island to offload tactical vehicles, heavy artillery and personnel from Charlie Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego, May 6, 2014. The 11th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 5 team conduct COMPTUEX to hone mission essential tasks, execute specified MEU and ARG operations, and establish the foundation for a cohesive war fighting team for future exercises and operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED)

Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan

Artillery Marines fire off rounds from M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzers April 3 at Su Seung-ri Range in the Republic of Korea as part of Exercise Ssang Yong 2014. The Marines shot off a total of 40 rounds between four weapons in less than five minutes. Ssang Yong is an exercise that showcases the amphibious and expeditionary capabilities of the ROK and U.S. forces as well as the maturity of the relationship between the two nations. The Marines are with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment currently assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama/Released)

Artillery Marines fire off rounds from M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzers April 3 at Su Seung-ri Range in the Republic of Korea as part of Exercise Ssang Yong 2014. The Marines shot off a total of 40 rounds between four weapons in less than five minutes. Ssang Yong is an exercise that showcases the amphibious and expeditionary capabilities of the ROK and U.S. forces as well as the maturity of the relationship between the two nations. The Marines are with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment currently assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama

Marines with Battery A fire a round from an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer January 22 during Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-4. During ARTP, Marines with Batteries A and L fired 1900 rounds and expended over 12,800 gallons of fuel transporting personnel and equipment throughout the North Fuji Maneuver Area’s 12,000 acres. Battery A is with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and Battery L is with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, stationed in Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Both batteries are currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian A. Marion/Released)

Marines with Battery A fire a round from an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer January 22 during Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-4. During ARTP, Marines with Batteries A and L fired 1900 rounds and expended over 12,800 gallons of fuel transporting personnel and equipment throughout the North Fuji Maneuver Area’s 12,000 acres. Battery A is with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and Battery L is with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, stationed in Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Both batteries are currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian A. Marion/Released)

Photo by SGT. BRIAN A. MARION

Role-players rush through the gate at Marines with Battery G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the security force for an American embassy during a mock hostile protest, March 15. The simulated embassy is home to the 31st MEU’s Forward Command Element, a command cell that coordinates with a host nation’s government to organize the delivery of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies to people in need. The HA/DR training is in support of the 31st MEU’s Certification Exercise, a training package that tests the capabilities of the MEU in a variety of scenarios and is evaluated by members of the Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Role-players rush through the gate at Marines with Battery G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the security force for an American embassy during a mock hostile protest, March 15. The simulated embassy is home to the 31st MEU’s Forward Command Element, a command cell that coordinates with a host nation’s government to organize the delivery of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies to people in need. The HA/DR training is in support of the 31st MEU’s Certification Exercise, a training package that tests the capabilities of the MEU in a variety of scenarios and is evaluated by members of the Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright

Field artillerymen with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, fire the M777 155 mm Howitzer system during Operation Spartan Fury 14.2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 7, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke)

Field artillerymen with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, fire the M777 155 mm Howitzer system during Operation Spartan Fury 14.2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 7, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke)

Photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke

Marines with the quick reaction force of Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, practice speed reload drills Feb. 19 during the East Fuji Battery-level Exercise at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji. “An artillery battery can’t really turn its guns to protect its flank, so that’s where the QRF comes in,” said Sgt. Carlos Moreno, an artilleryman with Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines with the quick reaction force of Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, practice speed reload drills Feb. 19 during the East Fuji Battery-level Exercise at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji. “An artillery battery can’t really turn its guns to protect its flank, so that’s where the QRF comes in,” said Sgt. Carlos Moreno, an artilleryman with Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Sgt. Brian Marion

A Marine with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, swabs the barrel of a M777 Howitzer during a qualification exercise aboard Camp Pendleton Feb. 26, 2014. The qualification exercise will prepare the Marines of 1/11 for their upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

A Marine with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, swabs the barrel of a M777 Howitzer during a qualification exercise aboard Camp Pendleton Feb. 26, 2014. The qualification exercise will prepare the Marines of 1/11 for their upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan R. Waldman

Cpl. Peter E. Kober, left, and Sgt. Scott A. Hulsizer carry their diver propulsion device into the water to begin their dive Jan. 22, during a certification course at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The DPD is a battery-powered vehicle capable of carrying two divers and their equipment while submersed out of sight. The course was a part of Exercise Sandfisher 2014. Kober and Hulsizer are reconnaissance men with Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Cpl. Brandon Suhr

Cpl. Peter E. Kober, left, and Sgt. Scott A. Hulsizer carry their diver propulsion device into the water to begin their dive Jan. 22, during a certification course at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The DPD is a battery-powered vehicle capable of carrying two divers and their equipment while submersed out of sight. The course was a part of Exercise Sandfisher 2014. Kober and Hulsizer are reconnaissance men with Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Cpl. Brandon Suhr

Photo by Cpl. Brandon Suhr

Corporal Joshua L. Donald, a training non-commissioned officer with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Orlando, Fla., strikes at multiple opponents of a “fight through” course after being exposed to oleoresin capsicum (a more potent form of pepper spray) during the culminating event of the unit’s public disorder and non-lethal weapons employment training here, Jan. 24. Experiencing OC spray ensures Marines understand the effects and, if cross-contaminated during use, they are able to fight through the pain and perform their job. One of the secondary missions of Golf Battery is to serve as a non-lethal contingency force for the 31st MEU, useful in embassy security reinforcement, humanitarian operations and many other contingencies. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Corporal Joshua L. Donald, a training non-commissioned officer with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Orlando, Fla., strikes at multiple opponents of a “fight through” course after being exposed to oleoresin capsicum (a more potent form of pepper spray) during the culminating event of the unit’s public disorder and non-lethal weapons employment training here, Jan. 24. Experiencing OC spray ensures Marines understand the effects and, if cross-contaminated during use, they are able to fight through the pain and perform their job. One of the secondary missions of Golf Battery is to serve as a non-lethal contingency force for the 31st MEU, useful in embassy security reinforcement, humanitarian operations and many other contingencies. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Kuppers

Gunnery Sgt. Alexander H. Orellana, a non-lethal weapons instructor and native of New York City, fires the X26 Taser into the leg of Private First Class Luis E. CruzLopez, a food service specialist with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of New York City, during the culminating event of the unit’s public disorder and non-lethal weapons employment training here, Jan. 24. Marines experience the Taser in order to understand the effects of the weapon and ensure it is only used when necessary. One of the secondary missions of Golf Battery is to serve as a non-lethal contingency force for the 31st MEU, useful in embassy security reinforcement, humanitarian operations and many other contingencies. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Gunnery Sgt. Alexander H. Orellana, a non-lethal weapons instructor and native of New York City, fires the X26 Taser into the leg of Private First Class Luis E. CruzLopez, a food service specialist with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of New York City, during the culminating event of the unit’s public disorder and non-lethal weapons employment training here, Jan. 24. Marines experience the Taser in order to understand the effects of the weapon and ensure it is only used when necessary. One of the secondary missions of Golf Battery is to serve as a non-lethal contingency force for the 31st MEU, useful in embassy security reinforcement, humanitarian operations and many other contingencies. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Kuppers

Marines of the riot control team for Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attempt to subdue a role player wielding a weapon during the culminating event of the unit’s public disorder and non-lethal weapons employment training here, Jan. 24. One of the secondary missions of Golf Battery is to serve as a non-lethal contingency force for the 31st MEU, useful in embassy security reinforcement, humanitarian operations and many other contingencies. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Marines of the riot control team for Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attempt to subdue a role player wielding a weapon during the culminating event of the unit’s public disorder and non-lethal weapons employment training here, Jan. 24. One of the secondary missions of Golf Battery is to serve as a non-lethal contingency force for the 31st MEU, useful in embassy security reinforcement, humanitarian operations and many other contingencies. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins