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Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct amphibious combat sustainment training near White Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 28 - July 1, 2016. The exercise helped leaders with 3rd AA Bn. evaluate their newer Marines while ensuring their own skills remain in shape. The battalion is charged with forcible entry and ship-to-shore transportation of the ground combat element of I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Garrett White/Released) Interviewee #1: Lance Cpl. Zachery Gagnon, Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, AAV Crewman, Ledyard, Connecticut Interviewee #2: Sgt. Lou Maturino, Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Assistant Section Leader, Orange County, California.

Marines and Sailors with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducted tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Training Center, Twentynine Palms, Feb., 4, 2016. The training will better prepare 2/7 for their upcoming deployment to the Central Command area of responsibility as the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.2, where they will be positioned to conduct TRAP missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Marines with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force conducted Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015. The training focused on introducing the company to methods of evacuating downed air crew members and testing their performance capabilities.

Marines from Special Operations Training Group trained Coast Guardsmen, Marines from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment in the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) Masters Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 24, 2014. The service members practiced fast roping, spy rigging and rappelling techniques from helicopters to become HRST masters. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna/Released) Available in high definition.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, practice fast roping and rappelling techniques during the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 16, 2014. These Marines were educated on tying knots, fast roping and rappelling from towers to become HRST masters. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)

Lance Cpl. Jason Gullion, an amphibious assault crew chief with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, proudly carries out the duties of an AAV crewman. A long heritage of amphibious capability has informed classic doctrine and helped shape the Marine Corps into the expeditionary force in readiness it is today. When faced with challenging desert terrain, Marines with 3rd AA Bn transition to support operations in exercise Desert Scimitar. Available in high definition.