U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and U.S. Airmen with the 921st Contingency Response Squadron work together through scenarios as part of a readiness exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 1-12. The event validated and enhanced the combat and deployment readiness of the battalion, and prepared them to deploy as part of a crisis response force in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, train during a readiness exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 1-12, 2023. The exercise was designed to enhance the combat and deployment readiness of the battalion, and prepare them to deploy as part of a crisis response force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Earik Barton)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division integrate joint terminal attack controllers into live-fire events in order to complete their designation syllabus during Exercise Garnet Rattler at Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho, April 11-29, 2023. Garnett Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines and U.S. Airmen to train JTACs to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dean Gurule)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, also known as the "War Dogs," engage targets using the M110 semi-automatic sniper system and the MK13 sniper rifle as part of a training and evaluation exercise with a mobile training team from Weapons Training Battalion and the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 13-15, 2023. The training team evaluated Marines assigned as designated marksmen on their ability to provide precision fires in support of rifle company operations using the M110 and the MK13. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Cristian Bestul and Lance Cpl. Juan Torres)