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Marines assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, demonstrate the misfire procedures for an 81 mm mortar system during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities from ship to shore.

Marines assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, demonstrate the misfire procedures for an 81 mm mortar system during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities from ship to shore.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Service members assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, fire on simulated enemy targets during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

Service members assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, fire on simulated enemy targets during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

A machine gunner assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, reloads a M249 squad automatic weapon during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

A machine gunner assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, reloads a M249 squad automatic weapon during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

A machine gunner assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, fires a M249 squad automatic weapon during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

A machine gunner assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, fires a M249 squad automatic weapon during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

A machine gunner assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, fires a M249 squad automatic weapon during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

A machine gunner assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, fires a M249 squad automatic weapon during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

A field radio operator assigned to Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, observes the impact area, during a live-fire platoon level assault, during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

A field radio operator assigned to Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, observes the impact area, during a live-fire platoon level assault, during Exercise Iron Fist 2016, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual, bi-lateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

A rifleman assigned to Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, provides security from an amphibious assault vehicle, during a live-fire platoon level assault, during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

A rifleman assigned to Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, provides security from an amphibious assault vehicle, during a live-fire platoon level assault, during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Feb. 9, 2016. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines to strengthen warfighting capabilities in ship to shore operations.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Marine veterans with the 1st Marine Division Association gather before a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins / Released)

Marine veterans with the 1st Marine Division Association gather before a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins / Released)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Marine veterans speak with Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, before a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Marine veterans speak with Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, before a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, present the birthday cake during the celebration of the 1st Marine Division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, present the birthday cake during the celebration of the 1st Marine Division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Division Association salute the flag during a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Division Association salute the flag during a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Mike Mervosh (left), a member of the 1st Marine Division Association, passes a piece of the ceremonial cake to Pfc. Dominic Wynn, an administrative clerk assigned to Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Mar. Div., symbolizing the passing of knowledge and traditions to the next generation, at a ceremonial dinner aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years took part in the dinner, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Mike Mervosh (left), a member of the 1st Marine Division Association, passes a piece of the ceremonial cake to Pfc. Dominic Wynn, an administrative clerk assigned to Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Mar. Div., symbolizing the passing of knowledge and traditions to the next generation, at a ceremonial dinner aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years took part in the dinner, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. Martin Vasquez (left) and Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, attach campaign streamers to the division colors during a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. Martin Vasquez (left) and Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, attach campaign streamers to the division colors during a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony in honor of the division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the ceremony, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Major Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, speaks during a ceremonial dinner celebrating 1st Marine Division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years took part in the dinner, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Major Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, speaks during a ceremonial dinner celebrating 1st Marine Division’s 75th anniversary, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years took part in the dinner, celebrating the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Vince Rios, president of the 1st Marine Division Association, speaks to attendees of the division’s birthday celebration aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the dinner, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Vince Rios, president of the 1st Marine Division Association, speaks to attendees of the division’s birthday celebration aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Veteran and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division over the years participated in the dinner, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

A Marine with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, loads an electronic M2 .50-caliber machine gun in a Combat Convoy Simulator aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance looks like an expensive, high-tech video game, but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with simulations of realistic scenarios.

A Marine with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, loads an electronic M2 .50-caliber machine gun in a Combat Convoy Simulator aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance looks like an expensive, high-tech video game, but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with simulations of realistic scenarios.

Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan

A Marine with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, establishes communications with the combat operation center in a Combat Convoy Simulator aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance looks like an expensive, high-tech video game, but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with simulations of realistic scenarios.

A Marine with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, establishes communications with the combat operation center in a Combat Convoy Simulator aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance looks like an expensive, high-tech video game, but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with simulations of realistic scenarios.

Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, coordinate obstacles for the Marines to face in a Combat Convoy Simulator, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance looks like an expensive, high-tech video game, but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with simulations of realistic scenarios.

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, coordinate obstacles for the Marines to face in a Combat Convoy Simulator, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance looks like an expensive, high-tech video game, but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with simulations of realistic scenarios.

Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, rehearse procedures for assessing and treating combat injuries in a Combat Convoy Simulator aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance looks like an expensive, high-tech video game, but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with simulations of realistic scenarios.

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, rehearse procedures for assessing and treating combat injuries in a Combat Convoy Simulator aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance looks like an expensive, high-tech video game, but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with simulations of realistic scenarios.

Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, carry Marines to their designated vehicle in a Combat Convoy Simulator aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance may look like a really expensive, high-tech video game but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with inexpensive simulations of realistic scenarios.

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, carry Marines to their designated vehicle in a Combat Convoy Simulator aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 2, 2016. The CCS at first glance may look like a really expensive, high-tech video game but its primary use is preparing Marines for real-world combat missions with inexpensive simulations of realistic scenarios.

Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan

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