Retired Marine Lieutenant Gen. John F. Sattler presents a behind the scenes look into development and operations during the second Battle of Fallujah during a Professional Military Education class aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Sattler gave the Marines an idea of how plans were developed and executed during the battle. - Retired Marine Lieutenant Gen. John F. Sattler presents a behind the scenes look into development and operations during the second Battle of Fallujah during a Professional Military Education class aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 18, 2014. Sattler gave the Marines an idea of how plans were developed and executed during the battle.
Lieutenant Col. Gilbert D. Juarez (left), past commanding officer for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin (middle), present commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, and retired Lt. Col. Clifford O. Meyers (right), a former commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, stand at attention during the pass in review portion of a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. It is a tradition to invite former commanding officers to join the off-going and on-coming commanders during the pass and review. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht) - Lieutenant Col. Gilbert D. Juarez (left), past commanding officer for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin (middle), present commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, and retired Lt. Col. Clifford O. Meyers (right), a former commanding officer for 1st LAR, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, stand at attention during the pass in review portion of a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. It is a tradition to invite former commanding officers to join the off-going and on-coming commanders during the pass and review. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht)
A Marine from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion fires breaching rounds into a door hinge during a Methods of Entry proficiency training exercise aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., June 10. During the exercise, raid scenarios were tailored for the event to keep the Marines in an operational mindset while honing their skill set for future deployments as the Maritime Raid Force in support of Marine Expeditionary Units. - A Marine from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion fires breaching rounds into a door hinge during a Methods of Entry proficiency training exercise aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., June 10. During the exercise, raid scenarios were tailored for the event to keep the Marines in an operational mindset while honing their skill set for future deployments as the Maritime Raid Force in support of Marine Expeditionary Units.