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A Marine with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provides security during a tactical non-combatant evacuation training mission at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Aug. 13, 2014. The Marines of 2nd Bn., 7th Marines, conducted the evacuation drill as part of Large Scale Exercise 2014. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise being conducted by 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities from Aug. 8-14 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. - A Marine with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provides security during a tactical non-combatant evacuation training mission at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Aug. 13, 2014. The Marines of 2nd Bn., 7th Marines, conducted the evacuation drill as part of Large Scale Exercise 2014. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise being conducted by 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities from Aug. 8-14 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Captain Javier Gonzalez, an infantry officer with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conducts a radio operations check for a fire support operation during Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 9-10, 2014. Fire support drills are conducted by a fire team that calls for attacks on distant targets through the use of air support, mortars and artillery. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise being conducted by 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna/Released) - Captain Javier Gonzalez, an infantry officer with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conducts a radio operations check for a fire support operation during Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 9-10, 2014. Fire support drills are conducted by a fire team that calls for attacks on distant targets through the use of air support, mortars and artillery. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise being conducted by 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)

Mark Viera, comedian, points to the crowd and smiles while telling jokes during the Leatherneck Comedy Tour at the base theater Aug. 7, 2014. Viera was followed by a performance by the Purrfect Angelz. - Mark Viera, comedian, points to the crowd and smiles while telling jokes during the Leatherneck Comedy Tour at the base theater Aug. 7, 2014. Viera was followed by a performance by the Purrfect Angelz.

Staff Sgt. Qwan Kimble, a motor transportation operations chief with 1st Brigade Headquarters Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, from Saint Martin, Louisiana, prepares to give the command to his drivers to depart on the first of two convoys from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calififornia, Aug. 12, 2014. 1st MEB Marines started tearing down Camp Francis and transported the gear as Large Scale Exercise 2014 comes to an end. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise conducted by 1st MEB to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities from Aug. 8-14. - Staff Sgt. Qwan Kimble, a motor transportation operations chief with 1st Brigade Headquarters Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, from Saint Martin, Louisiana, prepares to give the command to his drivers to depart on the first of two convoys from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calififornia, Aug. 12, 2014. 1st MEB Marines started tearing down Camp Francis and transported the gear as Large Scale Exercise 2014 comes to an end. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise conducted by 1st MEB to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities from Aug. 8-14.

Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Long, right, representing the fires officer of the Expeditionary Strike Group 3, and Cpl. Charles Stephens, a command control communications computer specialist with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, practice coordinating fire missions during Large Scale Exercise 2014 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 10, 2014. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise conducted by 1st MEB to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities. The exercise also promotes interoperability and cooperation between joint, coalition, and U.S. Marine Forces, providing the opportunity to exchange knowledge and learn from each other, establish personal and professional relationships and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic live scenarios with special focus on building combat power ashore. - Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Long, right, representing the fires officer of the Expeditionary Strike Group 3, and Cpl. Charles Stephens, a command control communications computer specialist with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, practice coordinating fire missions during Large Scale Exercise 2014 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 10, 2014. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise conducted by 1st MEB to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities. The exercise also promotes interoperability and cooperation between joint, coalition, and U.S. Marine Forces, providing the opportunity to exchange knowledge and learn from each other, establish personal and professional relationships and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic live scenarios with special focus on building combat power ashore.

A series of impacts from artillery and air fire make up an explosion seen in the the distance as a result of combined arms trainining conducted by Marines of 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in support of Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 9. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise being conducted by 1st MEB to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities from Aug. 8-14, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Rick Hurtado/Released) - A series of impacts from artillery and air fire make up an explosion seen in the the distance as a result of combined arms trainining conducted by Marines of 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in support of Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 9. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise being conducted by 1st MEB to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities from Aug. 8-14, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Rick Hurtado/Released)

Lance Cpl. Elijah Bingman, an electrician generator operator with 1st Brigade Headquarters Group, Engineers, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade from Joplin, Missouri, waters the grounding area of a MEP-1060 Generator Set, during Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 6, 2014. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise conducted by 1st MEB to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities from Aug. 8-14. - Lance Cpl. Elijah Bingman, an electrician generator operator with 1st Brigade Headquarters Group, Engineers, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade from Joplin, Missouri, waters the grounding area of a MEP-1060 Generator Set, during Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 6, 2014. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise conducted by 1st MEB to build U.S. and Canadian forces’ joint capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities from Aug. 8-14.