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Two crew masters observe U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Wesley Martins, a crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force — Crisis Response — Central Command, tying down a package onto a KC-130J Super Hercules in preparation for an air delivery exercise. Air delivery is a capability SPMAGTF CR-CC can employ that allows supplies to be delivered to ground troops when they are in remote locations, increasing SPMAGTF-CR-CC’s ability to support itself in austere expeditionary environments.

Two crew masters observe U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Wesley Martins, a crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force — Crisis Response — Central Command, tying down a package onto a KC-130J Super Hercules in preparation for an air delivery exercise. Air delivery is a capability SPMAGTF CR-CC can employ that allows supplies to be delivered to ground troops when they are in remote locations, increasing SPMAGTF-CR-CC’s ability to support itself in austere expeditionary environments.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob D. Osborne

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Wesley Martins, a crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force — Crisis Response — Central Command, ties down a package onto a KC-130J Super Hercules in preparation for an air delivery exercise. Air delivery is a capability SPMAGTF CR-CC can employ that allows supplies to be delivered to ground troops when they are in remote locations, increasing SPMAGTF-CR-CC’s ability to support itself in austere expeditionary environments.

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Wesley Martins, a crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force — Crisis Response — Central Command, ties down a package onto a KC-130J Super Hercules in preparation for an air delivery exercise. Air delivery is a capability SPMAGTF CR-CC can employ that allows supplies to be delivered to ground troops when they are in remote locations, increasing SPMAGTF-CR-CC’s ability to support itself in austere expeditionary environments.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob D. Osborne

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Gregory Melson, a crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force — Crisis Response — Central Command, guides a package onto a KC-130J Super Hercules in preparation for an air delivery exercise. Air delivery is a capability SPMAGTF CR-CC can employ that allows supplies to be delivered to ground troops when they are in remote locations, increasing SPMAGTF-CR-CC’s ability to support itself in austere expeditionary environments.

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Gregory Melson, a crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force — Crisis Response — Central Command, guides a package onto a KC-130J Super Hercules in preparation for an air delivery exercise. Air delivery is a capability SPMAGTF CR-CC can employ that allows supplies to be delivered to ground troops when they are in remote locations, increasing SPMAGTF-CR-CC’s ability to support itself in austere expeditionary environments.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob D. Osborne

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct room clearing operations in a military operations in urban terrain town at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct room clearing operations in a military operations in urban terrain town at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct room clearing operations in a military operations in urban terrain town at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct room clearing operations in a military operations in urban terrain town at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to set up a door breaching explosive charge at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment. Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice.

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to set up a door breaching explosive charge at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment. Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, line up behind a ballistic blanket before performing a simulated door breach at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, line up behind a ballistic blanket before performing a simulated door breach at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, perform a simulated door breach at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, perform a simulated door breach at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, line up behind a ballistic blanket before performing a simulated door breach at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, line up behind a ballistic blanket before performing a simulated door breach at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to use blasting caps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to use blasting caps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to use blasting caps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to use blasting caps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to use blasting caps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to use blasting caps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to use blasting caps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Combat engineers with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instruct Marines on how to use blasting caps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, provide perimeter security during a counter improvised explosive device training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 31, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, provide perimeter security during a counter improvised explosive device training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 31, 2017. The Marines conducted the training to further develop their combat capabilities as part of the stand-up of the Marine Support Battalion. The mission of the new unit is to provide extensive logistical support to I MEF and I Marine Expeditionary Brigade command element, both in garrison and on deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice

From left to right, Sgt. Michael Roman, Capt. Andres Zuniga, and Cpl. James S. Frost, form the Comptroller Team for the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command while deployed to the Middle East, July 25, 2017. Throughout their eight-month deployment, the team identified approximately $800,000 of allocated yet unspent funds which allowed for the purchase of additional products to enhance the command’s ability to react to any mission they may encounter while conducting USCENTCOM’s crisis response mission.

From left to right, Sgt. Michael Roman, Capt. Andres Zuniga, and Cpl. James S. Frost, form the Comptroller Team for the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command while deployed to the Middle East, July 25, 2017. Throughout their eight-month deployment, the team identified approximately $800,000 of allocated yet unspent funds which allowed for the purchase of additional products to enhance the command’s ability to react to any mission they may encounter while conducting USCENTCOM’s crisis response mission.

Photo by Cpl. Kyle McNan

Marines of Company A, 9th Communication Battalion conduct a Company physical training evolution on 21 June 2017 hiking through several miles of rolling hills of Camp Pendleton.

Marines of Company A, 9th Communication Battalion conduct a Company physical training evolution on 21 June 2017 hiking through several miles of rolling hills of Camp Pendleton.

Photo by Stock

Marines of Company A, 9th Communication Battalion take a break during a Battalion-wide beautification effort on 30 June 2017.

Marines of Company A, 9th Communication Battalion take a break during a Battalion-wide beautification effort on 30 June 2017.

Photo by Stock

Commanders take a seat at the head table and represent their companies in the annual Beach Bash pie eating contest. This year, Captain Joe Zukowski, Commander of Alpha Company, narrowly conquered last years champion Major Andrew Law, Commander of Service Company.

Commanders take a seat at the head table and represent their companies in the annual Beach Bash pie eating contest. This year, Captain Joe Zukowski, Commander of Alpha Company, narrowly conquered last years champion Major Andrew Law, Commander of Service Company.

Photo by Stock

Marines of Bravo Company face off with Marines of Alpha Company during a fierce Tug of war. These two Leviathan Companies competed for what seemed like forever. Alpha Company eventually emerged victorious.

Marines of Bravo Company face off with Marines of Alpha Company during a fierce Tug of war. These two Leviathan Companies competed for what seemed like forever. Alpha Company eventually emerged victorious.

Photo by Stock

U.S. Marines attached to Task Force Al Asad with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, lay expeditionary airfield matting in support of engineering operations at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 7, 2017. The Marines of the Engineering Detachment work daily on a variety of engineer tasks in support of the master base plan for Task Force Al Asad. Task Force Al Asad’s mission is to advise and assist and build partner capacity with the Iraqi Security Forces in Al Anbar province in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Dave Williams)

U.S. Marines attached to Task Force Al Asad with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, lay expeditionary airfield matting in support of engineering operations at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 7, 2017. The Marines of the Engineering Detachment work daily on a variety of engineer tasks in support of the master base plan for Task Force Al Asad. Task Force Al Asad’s mission is to advise and assist and build partner capacity with the Iraqi Security Forces in Al Anbar province in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Dave Williams)

Photo by 1st Lt. Dave Williams

I Marine Expeditionary Force