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Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, I Marine Expeditionary Force, attend a Basic Machine Gunner's course at the Combat Skills Training school at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 18-29, 2016. The Marines with CLB-7 are from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms. This is a unique training opportunity for the Marines to interact with their 1st Marine Logistics Group counterparts. The BMG course is a two-week-long class which covers the nomenclature and application of the M240B machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, M2 .50 cal machine gun and the Mk 19 grenade launcher. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)

Hard Corps Jobs: Airborne and Air Delivery Specialists are responsible for the maintenance of life support equipment relating to Airborne/Airdrop Operations. In addition, they will assist in preparing the supplies and equipment necessary to deliver personnel and equipment via parachute and conduct subsequent equipment recovery and throughout operations. They are responsible for performing parachute repack as well as conducting preventive and corrective maintenance on all airdrop equipment, and will assist in evaluating Landing Zone/Drop Zones in order to support the planning and execution of effective personnel, supplies, and equipment clearance during airborne, airdrop and equipment recovery operations.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment conduct a firing mission during FireEX in support of Steel Knight 2017 (SK-17) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 5, 2016. The 1st Marine Division remains the most active and engaged ground combat element in the Marine Corps and training exercises like SK-17 provide opportunities for the Division to exercise its full range of capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Michael D LaFontaine and Lance Cpl. Preston J Hightower)

U.S. Marines and Sailors from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, demonstrate amphibious landing capabilities during Steel Knight 2017 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on December 4, 2016. The distinct ability of the Marine Corps to gain access to critical areas anywhere in the world through air, ground and maritime capabilities enables us to aid our nation in efforts to resolve conflict, conduct humanitarian assistance or engage our nation’s enemies in remote, austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Carlos J. Lopez/Released)

U.S. Marines with Reparable Maintenance Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, 3-D print a mounting bracket for a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement during exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Dec. 6, 2016. Steel Knight 2017 is a 1st Marine Division​-led exercise that exposes Marines and Sailors to skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine air ground task force.

The Marine Corps provides various avenues to Marines that allow them to become successful in their professional and personal lives. Those options include exploring opportunities outside of their assigned military occupational specialties, further educational benefits and chances to move to a fresh career path in the Marine Corps through lateral moves. Stay Marine highlights individuals who have taken advantage of these opportunities to further their experiences and strengthen their professional military lives.

Check out what’s been happening in this week’s edition of Around the MEF. 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, trains for aerial insertions. Marines and Sailors conduct casualty evacuation drills. Marines and Sailors demonstrate Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response equipment and tactics at San Francisco Fleet Week. For more information: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/487138/air-land-and-sea-marines-infiltrate-sky https://www.dvidshub.net/video/486046/casevac-drills https://www.dvidshub.net/video/486917/marines-and-sailors-hold-hadr-demonstration-san-francisco-community

The Marine Corps provides various avenues to Marines that allow them to become successful in their professional and personal lives. Those options include exploring opportunities outside of their assigned military occupational specialties, further educational benefits and chances to move to a fresh career path in the Marine Corps through lateral moves. Stay Marine highlights individuals who have taken advantage of these opportunities to further their experiences and strengthen their professional military lives.

U.S. Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin (MRF-D), conclude their time in Australia, Oct. 7, 2016. MRF-D is a six-month deployment of Marines into Darwin, Australia, where they conducted exercises and trained with Australian Defense Forces and regional partners, strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance. (U. S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Jordan Walker)

The Marine Corps provides various avenues to Marines that allow them to become successful in their professional and personal lives. Those options include exploring opportunities outside of their assigned military occupational specialties, further educational benefits and chances to move to a fresh career path in the Marine Corps through lateral moves. Stay Marine highlights individuals who have taken advantage of these opportunities to further their experiences and strengthen their professional military lives.

Check out what’s been happening in this week’s edition of Around the MEF. Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 16-4 visit Tahiti for jungle warfare training. Marines demonstrate the skills of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force at the 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show. 1st Dental Battalion hosts the second annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk. For more info visit: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/485215/koa-moana-running-through-jungle https://www.dvidshub.net/video/484713/2016-mcas-miramar-air-show-magtf https://www.dvidshub.net/video/484653/2nd-annual-suicide-prevention-awareness-walk

Marines participate in a Company C squad competition at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 23, 2016. The squad-level competition determined which rifle squad or weapons platoon section had the best physical fitness, small-unit leadership, and cohesion within Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin.

Check out what's been happening in this week’s edition of Around the MEF. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 conduct a field exercise. The commanders of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing invites everyone to attend the 2016 Miramar Air Show. Sailors get promoted to Chief Petty Officer. For more info visit: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/484327/clb-15-field-exercise-ii https://www.dvidshub.net/video/484443/marine-expeditionary-force-sailors-join-goat-locker https://www.dvidshub.net/video/482639/welcome-2016-mcas-miramar-air-show

The Marine Corps provides various avenues to Marines that allow them to become successful in their professional and personal lives. Those options include exploring opportunities outside of their assigned military occupational specialties, further educational benefits and chances to move to a fresh career path in the Marine Corps through lateral moves. Stay Marine highlights individuals who have taken advantage of these opportunities to further their experiences and strengthen their professional military lives.

1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company conducts military operations and casualty evacuation drills aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 1, 2016. The training involved assaulting simulated targets and extracting casualties via two Navy MH-60R Seahawks.

Check out what's been happening in this week’s edition of Around the MEF. A plaque is dedicated to veterans who died serving with the 5th Marine Division during the Vietnam War. Chargers visit Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Military working dogs at Los Angeles Fleet Week. More information is available at the links below: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/480784/mt-soledad-memorial-3-26-plaque-dedication https://www.dvidshub.net/video/481433/san-diego-chargers-visit-miramar https://www.dvidshub.net/video/481197/la-fleet-week-teufel-hunden-here

U.S. Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, attend the USO Warrior Day Event at Robertson Barracks, Australia, August 30, 2016. The USO Warrior Day Event provides Marines and sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, entertainment and time to build camaraderie after Exercise Koolendong. (U. S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Jordan Walker)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, conduct Exercise Koolendong 16 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, August 28, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16, a tri – lateral training exercise between U.S. Marines, Austalian Defence Forces and French Armed Forces New Caledonia. (U. S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Jordan Walker)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., (Aug. 26, 2016) -- Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel tell us what has happened around the I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Aug. 26, 2016. MCAS warrior run comp. U.S. Marines of headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miaramar participate in a warrior run competetion to detrermine wich section has the fastest team aboard MCAS Miramar 23 Aug., 2016. The participants ran 3.5 miles with 25lbs of weight in their packs adittionally carrying one water jug and two ammo cans. Lt. Col. Micheal A. Spears Commanding officer, HHS, MCAS Miramar and the HHS Sgt. Maj., Sgt. Maj. Kenneth F. Wiss were in attendance. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/480596/mcas-miramar-warrior-run ITX An overview video of what Marines conducting during Integrated Training Exercise 5-16 aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/480183/integrated-training-exercise-5-16 Frozen Chosin Reunion 1950 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — More than 150 Marine combat veterans and their families gathered for the reunion of the “Chosin Few,” August 17, 2016, aboard Camp Pendleton. The survivors of the battle of Chosin Reservoir come together biannually to reconnect and remember their fallen brothers in the intense battle. The veterans greatly appreciate the recognition for their trials, but it’s the emotions invoked from seeing their brothers who struggled alongside them that makes the reunion truly meaningful. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/479691/frozen-chosin-reunion __ Image: ARFF Mass cass Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting extinguish a fire during an aircraft mass casualty exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 24. Marines with ARFF and firefighters with the MCAS Miramar Fire Department worked alongside San Diego first responders to improve response times, solidify existing standard operating procedures for emergencies and fulfill annual training requirements. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2816722/san-diego-first-responders-conduct-mass-casualty-exercise-aboard-mcas-miramar crew chief loads osprey casualty A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing leads Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, onto an MV-22 Osprey during an integrated training exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 14, 2016. ITX is designed to bring together the ground combat, air combat, and logistics combat elements of the Marine Corps into one fully capable and lethal unit ready to respond to global uncertainty. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2792238/3rd-battalion-7th-marines-off-flying-start night shoot Lance Cpl. Login Loftis, a machine gunner with Company F, 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment fires a M240 medium machine gun as Lance Cpl. Krikland Harrington, a machine gunner with Company F, 2/5, looks through his night vision optic to guide Loftis onto his target during Integrated Training Exercise 5-16 aboard Marine Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif., Aug. 18, 2016. ITX is designed to bring together the ground combat, air combat and logistics combat elements of the Marine Corps into one fully capable and lethal unit ready to respond to global uncertainty. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2807209/2nd-battalion-5th-marines-take-night secure perimeter, bring casualties back Private First Class Tyler Ren, left, and Lance Cpl. Adam Lovell, right, with Security Forces Platoon, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (I MHG), assess simulated casualties during a mass-casualty drill during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise 2016 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 16, 2016. The security forces platoon ensured security of the perimeter as they waited for stretchers to transport simulated casualties to the aid station. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and the interoperability between the I MEF command element staff, and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2799489/secure-perimeter-bring-casualties-back Bureaucracy A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank, with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducts offensive and defensive tactics during Large Scale Exercise (LSE) on August 16, 2016, on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2807219/bureaucracy __ assess 1st Tank Bn., 1st MARDIV Live fire at LSE U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a Large Scale Exercise (LSE) on Marine Air Ground Command Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Aug 18, 2016. LSE 2016 is designed to enhance the command and control and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters https://www.dvidshub.net/video/479994/lse-16-1st-tank-battalion-live-fire-b-roll

I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group execute Large Scale Exercise 2016 (LSE-16) at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 2016. The exercise simulates planning, deployment and combat operations of a Marine Expeditionary Force level composed of more than 50,000 members and a partner country, while working with coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video edited by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba)

An overview video of what MAGTF-7, commanded by the 7th Marine Regiment Headquarters, conducting during Integrated Training Exercise 5-16 aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.

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Corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Groups trained how to deal with multiples casualties at the time during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise 2016. The corpsmen play an important role in the fight. The unique and historic relationship between corpsmen and Marines is unique. Interviewee 1: Petty Officer 3rd Class Leslie Rodriguez a hospital corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. Interviewee 2: Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Muniz a hospital corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group.

Marines with 92 régiment d'infanterie, French Armed Forces New Caledonia (FANC), and Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, swapped weapons during table 5 training during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, August 17, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16, a tri – lateral training exercise between U.S. Marines, Austalian Defence Forces and French Armed Forces New Caledonia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Jordan D. Walker)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif., (Aug. 16, 2016) Marines with Security Forces Platoon, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (I MHG), execute a mass-casualty drill during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise. The priority of the platoon was to secure the perimeter and transport the casualties to the first aid station to get medically treated by hospital corpsmen. Large Scale Exercise 2016 (LSE-16) simulates the planning, deployment and combat operations of a Marine Expeditionary Force level composed of more than 50,000 members and a partner country, while working with coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba) Interviewee 1: 2nd Lt. Payton Roberts, security forces platoon commander with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarter Group, Fort Worth, Texas. Interviewee 2: Petty Officer 3rd Class Leslie Rodriguez, Hospital Corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Thomasville, North Carolina.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, California,(Aug. 15, 2016) – Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group train with their military working dogs during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise 2016 at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 15, 2016. The military working dog handlers and their dogs ensure that the Marines and sailors at the MEFEX are kept safe both notionally and in the real world by searching for explosives on vehicles and individuals. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, conduct a movement to contact drill at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 10, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16, a tri – lateral training exercise between U.S. Marines, Austalian Defence Forces and French Armed Forces New Caledonia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Jordan D. Walker)

Social Media edition of Marines from 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment conduct an amphibious assault during the battalion's Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug 2, 2016.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California - U.S. Marines, Mexican sailors and Canadian soldiers conduct close air support missions during the Southern California portion of the Rim of the Pacific 2016, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif’, July 13, 2016. The close air support missions help redefine and refine tactics in close air support and will also serve to assist the Mexican navy for laying the ground work and foundation for a structured tactical air control party school in the future. Units participating in the exercise were Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Canada’s 2e Battalion royal 22e Regiment, and service members with the Mexican navy. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4 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 2016 is the 25th iteration in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl Rachael E. Zilliox/Released)

U.S. Marines and sailors participate in Exercise Hamel at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 9, 2016. Exercise Hamel is a trilateral training exercise with Australian, New Zealand, and U.S. forces to enhance cooperation, trust, and friendship.

Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct simulated raids in Yuma, Arizona, and Reno, Nevada as part of the MEU’s Realistic Urban Training exercise, June 8-23, 2016. RUT is the second of five major training exercises in the MEU’s predeployment training cycle, preceding their Western Pacific 16-2 deployment to the Pacific and Central Commands’ areas of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans)

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct the Combined Arms Exercise (MEUCAX) at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 6-17. The combined arms exercise is the largest ground-based training evolution the MEU will execute prior to embarking aboard naval ships. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Combat Cinematographer GySgt. Robert Brown Jr./ Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.- Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force took part in a week-long exercise that tested their abilities to fight a near-peer enemy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Joseph Sorci/RELEASED)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, embarked on the HMAS Adelaide from Port of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, to Port of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, June 21, 2016. This marks the first time Marines and sailors from Marine Rotational Force - Darwin have embarked in such numbers on an Australian HMAS. This opportunity allows for MRF-D to expand the partnership capabilities with our Australian allies.

U.S. Marine Maj. Brad Goldvarg speaks about the proper use and maintenance of the hand held water purification system aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 17, 2016. The hand-held water purification system allows the unit to be more self-sustaining and limits the logistical requirements during operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Nathaniel S. McAllister/Released)

U.S. Marine Maj. Brad Goldvarg speaks about the Hybrid Energy Internally Transportable Vehicle aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 16, 2016. Goldvarg is the logistics combat element branch head at the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab. The HEIT system is a transportable and highly energy efficient source Marines can use in a filed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jamean Berry)

3/7 GEARS UP FOR DEPLOYMENT Marines with 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, work in conjunction with supporting units during the battalion's Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 13, 2016. Through the 11-day MCCRE the Marines are continuously tested and evaluated whether in the defense and providing security or conducting mechanized assaults on objectives. The MCCRE helps prepare the battalion for its upcoming deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment volunteered with Wesley Mission Brisbane, a non-profit organization, at Wheller on the Park, a retirement village, to engage with and contribute to the local community during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D).Marines Volunteer at Wesley Mission Brisbane

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment conduct Exercise Southern Jackaroo in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, June 09, 2016. Exercise Southern Jackaroo allowed combined military services to train together and learn from each other during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D).

Marines and sailors compete for the best rifle squad or weapons platoon section within Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 25, 2016.

Combat engineers with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 1st Brigade, Australian Army, conduct building searches and area clearing training outside of Robertson Barracks and at Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex, May 18-19, 2016.

A weekly overview highlighting news throughout I Marine Expeditionary Force. Marine Attack Squadron 211 receives first two F-35B Lighting II aircraft. Combat engineers with 7th Engineer Support Battalion conduct live-fire maneuver range. Pure Praxis presents interactive sexual assault prevention and response training. Installations will no longer issue vehicle decals.

The U.S. and Australia commemorate the 74th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea May 13, 2016, at the USS Peary Gun Memorial in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Lance Cpl. Julian A. Valles, with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, gives a shout out to his hometown Coachella, California. Valles is a team leader with 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. - Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, provide transport, logistics, refueling, food and water upkeep April 27th, 2016, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. These daily tasks are performed as part of their role during I MEF Command Post Exercise-II, (U.S Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles/ Released)

The last flight of Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin landed at Royal Australian Air Force Base on April 27, 2016. The approximate 1,250 Marine Air-Ground Task Force has arrived throughout April for this year’s six-month rotation.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Master Gunnery Sgt. Brian Ivers describes how the Marine Corps has influenced him during an interview at Camp Pendleton April 21, 2016. He shared his experiences during the Liberation of Kuwait and how it felt to return to the area 25 years later. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Marines with Company B, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct MOUT town training during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 25, 2016. The week-long assessment tests the unit’s competency prior to its upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a long range raid during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2016. The raid was conducted with movement via MV-22 Osprey from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Donald Holbert/ Released)