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Sergeant Thomas Reed, a training noncommissioned officer serving with Truck Company Alpha, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, disassembles a Mk-19 grenade launcher during the Basic Mk-19 Heavy Machine Gun Course here, June 11, 2013. Throughout the course, support Marines were instructed by experienced machine gunners who are combat veterans. The course tested Marines on the weapon nomenclature, weapon conditions, the weapon's range, different types of ammunition and range cards. The Marines were ultimately evaluated on a live-fire range. - Sergeant Thomas Reed, a training noncommissioned officer serving with Truck Company Alpha, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, disassembles a Mk-19 grenade launcher during the Basic Mk-19 Heavy Machine Gun Course here, June 11, 2013. Throughout the course, support Marines were instructed by experienced machine gunners who are combat veterans. The course tested Marines on the weapon nomenclature, weapon conditions, the weapon's range, different types of ammunition and range cards. The Marines were ultimately evaluated on a live-fire range.

Lieutenant Cmdr. Robert W. Peters III, Headquarters Battalion chaplain, speaks to junior Marines during the Warriors Path Program at the Camp Margarita chapel here June 4, 2013. Senior staff noncommissioned officers throughout the battalion teach classes about sexual assault and suicide prevention, learning to cope with stress, fitness, relationships, ethics and social media during the program. At the completion of these classes, the young Marines receive a certificate signed by the sergeant major and the commanding officer. - Lieutenant Cmdr. Robert W. Peters III, Headquarters Battalion chaplain, speaks to junior Marines during the Warriors Path Program at the Camp Margarita chapel here June 4, 2013. Senior staff noncommissioned officers throughout the battalion teach classes about sexual assault and suicide prevention, learning to cope with stress, fitness, relationships, ethics and social media during the program. At the completion of these classes, the young Marines receive a certificate signed by the sergeant major and the commanding officer.

Sergeant Justin D. Wahlster, the training chief serving with Truck Company Alpha, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pours special effects powder into a metal canister as part of a simulated improvised explosive device here, May 3, 2013. When triggered, compressed air bursts into the canister, sending a cloud of harmless powder into the air to simulate an explosion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer) - Sergeant Justin D. Wahlster, the training chief serving with Truck Company Alpha, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pours special effects powder into a metal canister as part of a simulated improvised explosive device here, May 3, 2013. When triggered, compressed air bursts into the canister, sending a cloud of harmless powder into the air to simulate an explosion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer)

Sergeant Letty Y. Vazquez, a food service specialist serving with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, serves dinner to Marines with 1st Marine Division during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 1, 2013. Vazquez, a 25-year-old native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was attached to the division for nearly two weeks to prepare and serve hot meals for more than 600 Marines and sailors. Her team of food service specialists often worked more than 20 hours each day to feed the division.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer) - Sergeant Letty Y. Vazquez, a food service specialist serving with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, serves dinner to Marines with 1st Marine Division during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 1, 2013. Vazquez, a 25-year-old native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was attached to the division for nearly two weeks to prepare and serve hot meals for more than 600 Marines and sailors. Her team of food service specialists often worked more than 20 hours each day to feed the division.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer)