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Lance Cpl. Mitchell Nicholas, a riflemen with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 15, 2017. MCCREs are conducted to ensure unit standardization and combat readiness in preparation for operational deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Prado)

Lance Cpl. Mitchell Nicholas, a riflemen with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 15, 2017. MCCREs are conducted to ensure unit standardization and combat readiness in preparation for operational deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Prado)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Prado

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, utilize Amphibious Assault Vehicles during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2017. MCCREs are conducted to ensure unit standardization and combat readiness in preparation for operational deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Prado)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, utilize Amphibious Assault Vehicles during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2017. MCCREs are conducted to ensure unit standardization and combat readiness in preparation for operational deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Prado)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Prado

Cpl. Jerrick Espino, an intelligence analyst with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, lands a PD-100 Black Hornet micro unmanned aerial vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 8, 2017. The 2/7 MCCRE is in preparation for their upcoming deployment on the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Mealy)

Cpl. Jerrick Espino, an intelligence analyst with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, lands a PD-100 Black Hornet micro unmanned aerial vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 8, 2017. The 2/7 MCCRE is in preparation for their upcoming deployment on the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Mealy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Mealy

Marines with Company B, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, hold security in a light armored vehicle during Deep Strike II in the River Valley, Calif., Sept. 12, 2017. Deep Strike II is an exercise that allowed Marines with 1st Marine Division to train with Marines from 1st Marine Logistics Group to combine the efforts of ground and logistics combat elements in one long range military operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Huffty)

Marines with Company B, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, hold security in a light armored vehicle during Deep Strike II in the River Valley, Calif., Sept. 12, 2017. Deep Strike II is an exercise that allowed Marines with 1st Marine Division to train with Marines from 1st Marine Logistics Group to combine the efforts of ground and logistics combat elements in one long range military operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Huffty)

Photo by Cpl. Justin Huffty

A U.S. Marine with Regimental Surveillance & Target Acquisition Company (RSTAC), 1st Marine Division, looks through a PVS-14 night vision scope during a night insert at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 1, 2017. RSTAC is an experimental company designed to build proficiency in scout sniper operations for service level exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

A U.S. Marine with Regimental Surveillance & Target Acquisition Company (RSTAC), 1st Marine Division, looks through a PVS-14 night vision scope during a night insert at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 1, 2017. RSTAC is an experimental company designed to build proficiency in scout sniper operations for service level exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez

Vanessa Burback, a U.S. Marine spouse, shoots a M27 infantry automatic rifle during Jane Wayne day at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 29, 2017. Jane Wayne Day, hosted by 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, gave Marine spouses and family members the opportunity to experience a day in the Corps. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

Vanessa Burback, a U.S. Marine spouse, shoots a M27 infantry automatic rifle during Jane Wayne day at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 29, 2017. Jane Wayne Day, hosted by 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, gave Marine spouses and family members the opportunity to experience a day in the Corps. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Starr, a professionally instructed gunman with Regimental Surveillance and Target Acquisition Company (RSTAC), 1st Marine Division, acquires targets during a field operation at Fort Irwin, Calif., October 2, 2017. RSTAC is an experimental company designed to build proficiency in scout sniper operations for service level exercises culminating in live fire full-mission profiles, reporting surveillance and reconnaissance control center operations and high-angle precision fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Starr, a professionally instructed gunman with Regimental Surveillance and Target Acquisition Company (RSTAC), 1st Marine Division, acquires targets during a field operation at Fort Irwin, Calif., October 2, 2017. RSTAC is an experimental company designed to build proficiency in scout sniper operations for service level exercises culminating in live fire full-mission profiles, reporting surveillance and reconnaissance control center operations and high-angle precision fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, crawl into a mud puddle during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017, in preparation for exercise Southern Katipo. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, crawl into a mud puddle during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017, in preparation for exercise Southern Katipo. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, prepare to run their ghillie suits through a mud and water exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, prepare to run their ghillie suits through a mud and water exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Jensen, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, emerges from a mud puddle during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Jensen, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, emerges from a mud puddle during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. The three week, multinational exercise is held in New Zealand to build interoperability between coalition forces.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Jensen, left, and Pfc. Sean Mikul, both riflemen with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, apply mud to their ghillie suits during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. Marines with 1st LAR made ghillie suits to resemble the local dirt and vegetation and used them for the first time during a mud exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Jensen, left, and Pfc. Sean Mikul, both riflemen with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 1st Marine Division, apply mud to their ghillie suits during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. Marines with 1st LAR made ghillie suits to resemble the local dirt and vegetation and used them for the first time during a mud exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries)

Photo by Sgt. Allison DeVries

A U.S. Marine with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), sites in an M242 Bushmaster chain-driven automatic cannon weapon during the Deep Strike II exercise at River Valley, Calif., Sept. 14, 2017. The exercise allowed 1st MARDIV Marines to train with 1st Marine Logistics Group Marines in order to combine the efforts of ground and logistics combat elements in one long range military operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Mealy)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), sites in an M242 Bushmaster chain-driven automatic cannon weapon during the Deep Strike II exercise at River Valley, Calif., Sept. 14, 2017. The exercise allowed 1st MARDIV Marines to train with 1st Marine Logistics Group Marines in order to combine the efforts of ground and logistics combat elements in one long range military operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Mealy)

Photo by Cpl. Austin Mealy

U.S. Marines with Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), review the scheme of maneuver prior to departure in support of the final exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 (ITX), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)

U.S. Marines with Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), review the scheme of maneuver prior to departure in support of the final exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 (ITX), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)

Photo by Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John Dundon, gunner, Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), loads ammunition into an Light Armored Vehicle-25A2 prior to supporting the final exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 (ITX), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John Dundon, gunner, Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), loads ammunition into an Light Armored Vehicle-25A2 prior to supporting the final exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 (ITX), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)

Photo by Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marines with Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), maneuver to their attack position in support of the final exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 (ITX), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 4, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)

U.S. Marines with Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), maneuver to their attack position in support of the final exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 (ITX), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 4, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)

Photo by Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

A Marine awaits instructions on the radio for the next phase of a battalion attack during Large Scale Exercise-17 at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15-18, 2017. LSE-17 is a multinational exercise, led by 2nd Marine Division, with elements from the United Kingdom, France, Canada and II Marine Expeditionary Force, focused on integrating all capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Taylor Cooper)

A Marine awaits instructions on the radio for the next phase of a battalion attack during Large Scale Exercise-17 at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15-18, 2017. LSE-17 is a multinational exercise, led by 2nd Marine Division, with elements from the United Kingdom, France, Canada and II Marine Expeditionary Force, focused on integrating all capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Taylor Cooper)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Taylor Cooper

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-8, operate a light armored vehicle during Large Scale Exercise-17 at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 18, 2017. LSE-17 is a multinational exercise, led by 2nd Marine Division, with elements from the United Kingdom, France, Canada and II Marine Expeditionary Force, focused on integrating all capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-8, operate a light armored vehicle during Large Scale Exercise-17 at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 18, 2017. LSE-17 is a multinational exercise, led by 2nd Marine Division, with elements from the United Kingdom, France, Canada and II Marine Expeditionary Force, focused on integrating all capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-8, fires an M240B medium machine gun from a light armored vehicle during Large Scale Exercise-17 at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 18, 2017. LSE-17 is a multinational exercise, led by 2nd Marine Division, with elements from the United Kingdom, France, Canada and II Marine Expeditionary Force, focused on integrating all capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-8, fires an M240B medium machine gun from a light armored vehicle during Large Scale Exercise-17 at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 18, 2017. LSE-17 is a multinational exercise, led by 2nd Marine Division, with elements from the United Kingdom, France, Canada and II Marine Expeditionary Force, focused on integrating all capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jake Rogers, driver, Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), performs maintenance on a Light Armored Vehicle-25A2 after the final exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 (ITX), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jake Rogers, driver, Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), performs maintenance on a Light Armored Vehicle-25A2 after the final exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 (ITX), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)

Photo by Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

Maj. Gen. John K. Love, left, 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, shakes hands with Col. Matt Jackson, 3 Commando Brigade Deputy Brigade Commander, during Large Scale Exercise-17 in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15, 2017. LSE-17 is a multinational exercise, led by 2nd Marine Division, with elements from the United Kingdom, France, Canada and II Marine Expeditionary Force, focused on integrating all capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

Maj. Gen. John K. Love, left, 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, shakes hands with Col. Matt Jackson, 3 Commando Brigade Deputy Brigade Commander, during Large Scale Exercise-17 in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15, 2017. LSE-17 is a multinational exercise, led by 2nd Marine Division, with elements from the United Kingdom, France, Canada and II Marine Expeditionary Force, focused on integrating all capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell

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