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Lance Cpl. Dwayne Adams, a marksmanship instructor attached to II MEF Headquarters Group and Bronx, N.Y., native, provides security during the practical application portion of a class on combat formations during a MHG field exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 12-19, 2015. The purpose of the FEX was to allow the Marines the opportunity to test their skill sets and find areas of improvement.

Lance Cpl. Dwayne Adams, a marksmanship instructor attached to II MEF Headquarters Group and Bronx, N.Y., native, provides security during the practical application portion of a class on combat formations during a MHG field exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 12-19, 2015. The purpose of the FEX was to allow the Marines the opportunity to test their skill sets and find areas of improvement.

Photo by Cpl. Chelsea Toombs

Gunnery Sgt. Ashton Benn, an assistant operations chief for II MEF Headquarters Group and Brooklyn, N.Y., native, teaches hand-and-arm signals during a MHG field exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 12-19, 2015. The purpose of the FEX was to allow the Marines the opportunity to test their skill sets and find areas of improvement.

Gunnery Sgt. Ashton Benn, an assistant operations chief for II MEF Headquarters Group and Brooklyn, N.Y., native, teaches hand-and-arm signals during a MHG field exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 12-19, 2015. The purpose of the FEX was to allow the Marines the opportunity to test their skill sets and find areas of improvement.

Photo by Cpl. Chelsea Toombs

A CH-53E Super Stallion inserts a team of reconnaissance Marines with Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 16, 2015. The Marines were honing their insertion capabilities with an Internally Transportable Vehicle.

A CH-53E Super Stallion inserts a team of reconnaissance Marines with Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 16, 2015. The Marines were honing their insertion capabilities with an Internally Transportable Vehicle.

Photo by Pfc. Alvin Pujols

Marines with Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, establish radio connection with their battlefield commander during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 16, 2015. With the information gathered by reconnaissance Marines, a battlefield commander can make properly informed decisions during a mission.

Marines with Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, establish radio connection with their battlefield commander during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 16, 2015. With the information gathered by reconnaissance Marines, a battlefield commander can make properly informed decisions during a mission.

Photo by Pfc. Alvin Pujols

Marines with Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct a structural integrity check on an Internally Transportable Vehicle during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 16, 2015. Insertion with ITVs is only one of many methods reconnaissance Marines can be inserted when conducting a mission.

Marines with Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct a structural integrity check on an Internally Transportable Vehicle during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 16, 2015. Insertion with ITVs is only one of many methods reconnaissance Marines can be inserted when conducting a mission.

Photo by Pfc. Alvin Pujols

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Gold shooters aim modified M16s at targets during the 7th Regiment Midrange Rifle Competition aboard the Combat Center, March 14, 2015. During the two day event, participants competed as individuals and as four man teams.

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Gold shooters aim modified M16s at targets during the 7th Regiment Midrange Rifle Competition aboard the Combat Center, March 14, 2015. During the two day event, participants competed as individuals and as four man teams.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd

CW2 David Friedman, 3rd Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, fires modified M16 at a target 500 yards away during the 7th Regiment Midrange Rifle Competition aboard the Combat Center, March 14, 2015. The competitors of the event shot from the 300, 500, and 600 yard lines.

CW2 David Friedman, 3rd Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, fires modified M16 at a target 500 yards away during the 7th Regiment Midrange Rifle Competition aboard the Combat Center, March 14, 2015. The competitors of the event shot from the 300, 500, and 600 yard lines.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd

Adam Pereira, son of Ret. Gunnery Sgt. Jose Pereira, shoots an AR-15 300 yards from his target during the 7th Regiment Midrange Rifle Competition aboard the Combat Center, March 14, 2015. Two classifications of rifles were used for the event, high-powered rifles, which are rifles with a sling and no scope and F Class rifles, which have high-powered scopes and bi-pods.

Adam Pereira, son of Ret. Gunnery Sgt. Jose Pereira, shoots an AR-15 300 yards from his target during the 7th Regiment Midrange Rifle Competition aboard the Combat Center, March 14, 2015. Two classifications of rifles were used for the event, high-powered rifles, which are rifles with a sling and no scope and F Class rifles, which have high-powered scopes and bi-pods.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd

Lance Cpl. Jeremy R. Everett, an automotive maintenance technician with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, practices driving a Humvee to gain his operator’s license during 8th Comm.’s field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 12, 2015. During the Humvee licensing course, motor transportation Marines participated in a class followed by a practice course and a set amount of miles driven on the road.

Lance Cpl. Jeremy R. Everett, an automotive maintenance technician with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, practices driving a Humvee to gain his operator’s license during 8th Comm.’s field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 12, 2015. During the Humvee licensing course, motor transportation Marines participated in a class followed by a practice course and a set amount of miles driven on the road.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Lance Cpl. Davey R. Scarbrough, a motor vehicle operator with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, operates the hydraulics on the back of a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement MKR-18 Cargo during 8th Comm.’s field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 12, 2015. The LVSR MKR-18 is a multi-wheeled vehicle capable of carrying storage containers on the back.

Lance Cpl. Davey R. Scarbrough, a motor vehicle operator with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, operates the hydraulics on the back of a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement MKR-18 Cargo during 8th Comm.’s field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 12, 2015. The LVSR MKR-18 is a multi-wheeled vehicle capable of carrying storage containers on the back.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Cpl. Alexander J. Mattson, a tropospheric scatter radio operator with Alpha Company, 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, sets up a network to allow himself and others to communicate and share data via satellite from a Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal during 8th Comm.’s field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 9, 2015. The unit’s mission is to provide single channel radio, voice and data service to any unit it is attached to.

Cpl. Alexander J. Mattson, a tropospheric scatter radio operator with Alpha Company, 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, sets up a network to allow himself and others to communicate and share data via satellite from a Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal during 8th Comm.’s field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 9, 2015. The unit’s mission is to provide single channel radio, voice and data service to any unit it is attached to.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Two MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 take off from Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., March 3, 2015 during a division flight exercise. Three Ospreys with VMM-261 flew around the Camp Lejeune vicinity, landing in various fields to maintain readiness and current with mandatory flight certifications.

Two MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 take off from Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., March 3, 2015 during a division flight exercise. Three Ospreys with VMM-261 flew around the Camp Lejeune vicinity, landing in various fields to maintain readiness and current with mandatory flight certifications.

Photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin

Lance Cpl. Zackary Bowen, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, scans a field for anything that could damage the MV-22B Osprey he is in while landing. As a crew chief, Bowen and another crew chief constantly monitor the aircraft’s components and make changes as necessary to ensure the safety of the crew and personnel within.

Lance Cpl. Zackary Bowen, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, scans a field for anything that could damage the MV-22B Osprey he is in while landing. As a crew chief, Bowen and another crew chief constantly monitor the aircraft’s components and make changes as necessary to ensure the safety of the crew and personnel within.

Photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, move in on a building during a military operations on urban terrain training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2015. Speed and intensity during training is an important factor in preparing for urban combat scenarios in which both factors could mean survival.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, move in on a building during a military operations on urban terrain training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2015. Speed and intensity during training is an important factor in preparing for urban combat scenarios in which both factors could mean survival.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Lance Cpl. Miguel Ruiz, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, watches for enemy role players during a military-operations-on-urban-terrain training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2015. Battles such as the siege of Stalingrad and Hue City thrust troops into vicious street-to-street battles without previous training for urban environments, which led to the creation of modern-day MOUT training.

Lance Cpl. Miguel Ruiz, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, watches for enemy role players during a military-operations-on-urban-terrain training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2015. Battles such as the siege of Stalingrad and Hue City thrust troops into vicious street-to-street battles without previous training for urban environments, which led to the creation of modern-day MOUT training.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, communicate between buildings through windows during a military operations on urban terrain training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2015. Constant communications between squads and platoons was vital to completing the mission of clearing the MOUT town of enemy role players with minimal friendly casualties.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, communicate between buildings through windows during a military operations on urban terrain training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2015. Constant communications between squads and platoons was vital to completing the mission of clearing the MOUT town of enemy role players with minimal friendly casualties.

Photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, provides security during a mock assault with U.S. Army Special Forces in Baumholder, Germany, March 11, 2015. The Marines established a cordon around a block of buildings, clearing the way for a precision assault by Special Forces personnel.

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, provides security during a mock assault with U.S. Army Special Forces in Baumholder, Germany, March 11, 2015. The Marines established a cordon around a block of buildings, clearing the way for a precision assault by Special Forces personnel.

Photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson

A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa dons camouflage paint before embarking on a joint night raid during training with Army Special Forces in Baumholder, Germany, March 11, 2015. The Marines slipped into a block of buildings under the cover of darkness and established a foothold for a precision strike by Special Forces personnel.

A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa dons camouflage paint before embarking on a joint night raid during training with Army Special Forces in Baumholder, Germany, March 11, 2015. The Marines slipped into a block of buildings under the cover of darkness and established a foothold for a precision strike by Special Forces personnel.

Photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson

U.S. Marine Sgt. Garrett Jackson, a squad leader with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, checks his team before setting out on a mock assault with U.S. Army Special Forces in Baumholder, Germany, March 11, 2015. Jackson led his squad through more than a week of training with Special Forces personnel to prepare the two groups to conduct future operations together.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Garrett Jackson, a squad leader with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, checks his team before setting out on a mock assault with U.S. Army Special Forces in Baumholder, Germany, March 11, 2015. Jackson led his squad through more than a week of training with Special Forces personnel to prepare the two groups to conduct future operations together.

Photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Matthew Medina, left, a platoon commander with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, coordinates the movements of his Marines with U.S. Army Special Forces during a training assault in Baumholder, Germany, March 11, 2015. The Marines spent more than a week training side by side with Special Forces personnel to enhance interoperability between the two groups.

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Matthew Medina, left, a platoon commander with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, coordinates the movements of his Marines with U.S. Army Special Forces during a training assault in Baumholder, Germany, March 11, 2015. The Marines spent more than a week training side by side with Special Forces personnel to enhance interoperability between the two groups.

Photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson