A Marine assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares an M777 howitzer to fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 17, 2015. CH-53E Super Stallions transported howitzers and ammunition as part of 1/11’s quarterly exercise to test the artillery Marines’ proficiency and readiness. - A Marine assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares an M777 howitzer to fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 17, 2015. CH-53E Super Stallions transported howitzers and ammunition as part of 1/11’s quarterly exercise to test the artillery Marines’ proficiency and readiness.
Corporal Osmar S. Gorish, a section chief for Battery A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, returns to his team with the new orders from his executive officer during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 20, 2015. The tough, realistic live-fire training central to Desert Scimitar allows Division units to train in order to maintain readiness and meet current and real-world operational demands. - Corporal Osmar S. Gorish, a section chief for Battery A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, returns to his team with the new orders from his executive officer during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 20, 2015. The tough, realistic live-fire training central to Desert Scimitar allows Division units to train in order to maintain readiness and meet current and real-world operational demands.
Marines with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, prepared to load an M77 Howitzer during a direct fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 3, 2014. The training re-established specific close-quarters firing skills with the Marines, ensuring successful future combat operations - Marines with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, prepared to load an M77 Howitzer during a direct fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 3, 2014. The training re-established specific close-quarters firing skills with the Marines, ensuring successful future combat operations
Major Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, congratulates 1st Lt. Thuymi Dinh, communications officer, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment on earning the Camp Pendleton female athlete of the year award at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 10, 2014. Dinh, a native of Anaheim, Calif., has participated in numerous triathlons and says she hopes to one day complete an ironman triathlon. Dinh also was a runner up in the Marine Corps female athlete of the year award. She will deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom later this year. - Major Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, congratulates 1st Lt. Thuymi Dinh, communications officer, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment on earning the Camp Pendleton female athlete of the year award at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 10, 2014. Dinh, a native of Anaheim, Calif., has participated in numerous triathlons and says she hopes to one day complete an ironman triathlon. Dinh also was a runner up in the Marine Corps female athlete of the year award. She will deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom later this year.
Sergeant Ryan Boyd, section chief, India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, briefs his Marines on their performance during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 23, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28. - Sergeant Ryan Boyd, section chief, India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, briefs his Marines on their performance during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 23, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment conducted the live-fire training exercise from Aug. 19 through 28.