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Corporal Brady Davenport (left), a fire support man, and 1st Lt. Mark Null (right), an artillery officer, both assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Divison, observe impacts from M777 Howitizers aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 14, 2015. 2/11 annually conducts Summer Fire Exercise to sustain core proficiencies and to further develop their ability to execute fire missions. - Corporal Brady Davenport (left), a fire support man, and 1st Lt. Mark Null (right), an artillery officer, both assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Divison, observe impacts from M777 Howitizers aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 14, 2015. 2/11 annually conducts Summer Fire Exercise to sustain core proficiencies and to further develop their ability to execute fire missions.

Marines and their spouses observe the impact zone of 155 mm howitzer rounds aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 6, 2014. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, held a Jane Wayne Day for Marine spouses to see what their service member does in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons/Released) - Marines and their spouses observe the impact zone of 155 mm howitzer rounds aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 6, 2014. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, held a Jane Wayne Day for Marine spouses to see what their service member does in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons/Released)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, extinguish a simulated fire during a Woodland Firefighting Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 26, 2014. The weeklong training was led by firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Camp Pendleton Fire Department. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons) - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, extinguish a simulated fire during a Woodland Firefighting Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 26, 2014. The weeklong training was led by firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Camp Pendleton Fire Department. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons)

Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire artillery rounds during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a two-week, combined-element exercise to prepare Marines for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashton Buckingham) - Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire artillery rounds during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a two-week, combined-element exercise to prepare Marines for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashton Buckingham)

Corporal Edwin Aguinaldo, section chief, Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, supervises a fire mission during the 11th Marines fire exercise here, Aug. 22, 2013. Eleventh Marines, an artillery regiment comprised of four battalions, demonstrated their ability to shoot, move and communicate to support of 1st Marine Division during a large-scale, live-fire training exercise, Aug. 19 through 28. Aguinaldo is a native of Kapolei, Hawaii. - Corporal Edwin Aguinaldo, section chief, Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, supervises a fire mission during the 11th Marines fire exercise here, Aug. 22, 2013. Eleventh Marines, an artillery regiment comprised of four battalions, demonstrated their ability to shoot, move and communicate to support of 1st Marine Division during a large-scale, live-fire training exercise, Aug. 19 through 28. Aguinaldo is a native of Kapolei, Hawaii.

Corporal Diego Castaneda, a motor transportation maintenance chief serving with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, grabs a wrench from his tool kit before working on a 7-ton truck during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a combined-arms, live-fire training exercise here, May 3, 2013. Castaneda, a native of Gibbon, Neb., is the only mechanic in the battery and is in charge of keeping more than 40 vehicles properly maintained and running. Captain William Turner, the commanding officer of Golf Battery, said thanks to Castaneda's devotion and hard work, the battery is one of the few in 11th Marines that can commute to and from the Combat Center without vehicles breaking down. - Corporal Diego Castaneda, a motor transportation maintenance chief serving with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, grabs a wrench from his tool kit before working on a 7-ton truck during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a combined-arms, live-fire training exercise here, May 3, 2013. Castaneda, a native of Gibbon, Neb., is the only mechanic in the battery and is in charge of keeping more than 40 vehicles properly maintained and running. Captain William Turner, the commanding officer of Golf Battery, said thanks to Castaneda's devotion and hard work, the battery is one of the few in 11th Marines that can commute to and from the Combat Center without vehicles breaking down.

Lance Cpl. Luis Herrera and Lance Cpl. Kevin Rhodes, forward observers serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, observe key features in the terrain before conducting a training and readiness examination during a live-fire exercise here, April 3, 2013. Rhodes, a 20-year-old native of Quincy, Mass., and Herrera, a 23-year-old-native of Chino, Calif., are training to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. - Lance Cpl. Luis Herrera and Lance Cpl. Kevin Rhodes, forward observers serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, observe key features in the terrain before conducting a training and readiness examination during a live-fire exercise here, April 3, 2013. Rhodes, a 20-year-old native of Quincy, Mass., and Herrera, a 23-year-old-native of Chino, Calif., are training to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.