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Marines prepare to depart sand hill at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., for the main push to start Exercise Desert Scimitar, May 5, 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 prepare to depart sand hill at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., for the main push to start Exercise Desert Scimitar, May 5, 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)

Photo by Lance Corporal Ashton Buckingham

Private Korey Kelemen, 22, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, sits on a howitzer tire during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 5, 2014. Kelemen, a native of Detroit, Mich., is the ammo man for gun one in Fox battery during the exercise. 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)

Private Korey Kelemen, 22, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, sits on a howitzer tire during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 5, 2014. Kelemen, a native of Detroit, Mich., is the ammo man for gun one in Fox battery during the exercise. 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)

Photo by Lance Corporal Ashton Buckingham

Sargent Jacob Seguin, 25, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, sits in the chief’s chair of an M777A2 lightweight howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Seguin, a native of Woodbridge, Va., is the chief for gun one of the battery during the exercise. 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)

Sargent Jacob Seguin, 25, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, sits in the chief’s chair of an M777A2 lightweight howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Seguin, a native of Woodbridge, Va., is the chief for gun one of the battery during the exercise. 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)

Photo by Lance Corporal Ashton Buckingham

Gunnery Sgt. David Marinelarna, the field artillery chief of 2nd Battalion 11th Marine Regiment, demonstrates the proper way to secure gear on the M777A2 light weight howitzer before a helicopter lift during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 8 2014. Desert Scimitar is a two-week, combined-element exercise to prepare Marines for deployments. A helicopter is able to transport the howitzer quickly to locations that would otherwise be inaccessible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashton Buckingham)

Gunnery Sgt. David Marinelarna, the field artillery chief of 2nd Battalion 11th Marine Regiment, demonstrates the proper way to secure gear on the M777A2 light weight howitzer before a helicopter lift during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 8 2014. Desert Scimitar is a two-week, combined-element exercise to prepare Marines for deployments. A helicopter is able to transport the howitzer quickly to locations that would otherwise be inaccessible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashton Buckingham)

Photo by Lance Corporal Ashton Buckingham

Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, wait for orders from the fire direction control during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 7, 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, wait for orders from the fire direction control during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 7, 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)

Photo by Lance Corporal Ashton Buckingham

Lance Corporal Joshua Sujka, 22, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, loads the powder in to the M777A2 lightweight howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Sujka, a native of Okinawa, Japan, is the number two man for gun one of the battery during the exercise. 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)

Lance Corporal Joshua Sujka, 22, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, loads the powder in to the M777A2 lightweight howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Sujka, a native of Okinawa, Japan, is the number two man for gun one of the battery during the exercise. 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)

Photo by Lance Corporal Ashton Buckingham

Private Korey Kelemen, 22, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion 11th Marines, pulls the lanyard of a M777A2 lightweight howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Kelemen, a native of Detroit, Mich., is the ammo man for gun one of the battery during the exercise. 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)

Private Korey Kelemen, 22, an artilleryman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion 11th Marines, pulls the lanyard of a M777A2 lightweight howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 6, 2014. Kelemen, a native of Detroit, Mich., is the ammo man for gun one of the battery during the exercise. 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)

Photo by Lance Corporal Ashton Buckingham

Tracer rounds are staged before being fired during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a combined-arms, live-fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. Tracer rounds were used during fire drills to ensure that shots were impacting on targets. Other types of rounds include armor piercing, high explosive, and sabot.

Tracer rounds are staged before being fired during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a combined-arms, live-fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. Tracer rounds were used during fire drills to ensure that shots were impacting on targets. Other types of rounds include armor piercing, high explosive, and sabot.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna

Sgt. Garrett Mellor, a gunner with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, scouts targets for a call for fire during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 13, 2014. Mellor, from Arlington, Texas, operates a M242 25mm cannon, an M240B machine gun and two 4-barrel smoke grenade launchers.

Sgt. Garrett Mellor, a gunner with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, scouts targets for a call for fire during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 13, 2014. Mellor, from Arlington, Texas, operates a M242 25mm cannon, an M240B machine gun and two 4-barrel smoke grenade launchers.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna

Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, patrol in their light armored vehicles during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 13, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical elements from I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, patrol in their light armored vehicles during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 13, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical elements from I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna

Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, prepare for a convoy during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 13, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical elements from I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, prepare for a convoy during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 13, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical elements from I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna

A Light Armored Vehicle-Command & Control is prepared to go on a convoy during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. The LAV-C2 has a raised roof to accommodate several radios. It is armed with a mounted M240E1/G machine gun, and carries 1,000 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition. It is generally referred to as the "C-square" or "C-two".

A Light Armored Vehicle-Command & Control is prepared to go on a convoy during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. The LAV-C2 has a raised roof to accommodate several radios. It is armed with a mounted M240E1/G machine gun, and carries 1,000 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition. It is generally referred to as the "C-square" or "C-two".

Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna

Binoculars are staged in preparation to be used for reconnaissance for live-fire training during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard the Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. The binoculars are used by the vehicle commander to scout checkpoints, targets, and observe terrain features for enemy threats during convoys.

Binoculars are staged in preparation to be used for reconnaissance for live-fire training during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard the Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. The binoculars are used by the vehicle commander to scout checkpoints, targets, and observe terrain features for enemy threats during convoys.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna

Capt. Chester Carter, left, commanding officer of Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Sgt. Garrett Mellor, a gunner with the company, discuss operations and fire plans during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical elements from I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Capt. Chester Carter, left, commanding officer of Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Sgt. Garrett Mellor, a gunner with the company, discuss operations and fire plans during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 14, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical elements from I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna

Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, patrol in their light armored vehicles during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 15, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical elements from I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, patrol in their light armored vehicles during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 15, 2014. Desert Scimitar is a large-scale exercise involving air, ground and logistical elements from I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna

Corporal Bereket Berhane, a warehouse clerk with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, maps out a security patrol route during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. It is not uncommon for Marines like Berhane, a native of Dallas, to be called upon to maintain security during field training. 1st Marine Division acts as the headquarters element of I Marine Expeditionary Force during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo/RELEASED)

Corporal Bereket Berhane, a warehouse clerk with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, maps out a security patrol route during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. It is not uncommon for Marines like Berhane, a native of Dallas, to be called upon to maintain security during field training. 1st Marine Division acts as the headquarters element of I Marine Expeditionary Force during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo/RELEASED)

Photo by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. It is not uncommon for Marines from different jobs to be called upon to maintain security during field training. 1st Marine Division acts as the headquarters element of I Marine Expeditionary Force during the exercise.

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. It is not uncommon for Marines from different jobs to be called upon to maintain security during field training. 1st Marine Division acts as the headquarters element of I Marine Expeditionary Force during the exercise.

Photo by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo

Lance Cpl. Matthew Winans, a data wire technician with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, attends a brief before conducting a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. It is not uncommon for Marines like Winans, a native of Chicago, to be called upon to maintain security during field training. 1st Marine Division acts as the headquarters element of I Marine Expeditionary Force during the exercise.

Lance Cpl. Matthew Winans, a data wire technician with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, attends a brief before conducting a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. It is not uncommon for Marines like Winans, a native of Chicago, to be called upon to maintain security during field training. 1st Marine Division acts as the headquarters element of I Marine Expeditionary Force during the exercise.

Photo by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo

Sergeant Joseph Hoffmann, a Marine musician with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepares for a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. The security platoon is comprised of Marines of varying jobs including band members, motor transport operators and data wire technicians. They come together to provide security for 1st Marine Division during the exercise, maintaining an entry control point and conducting patrols around the camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo/RELEASED)

Sergeant Joseph Hoffmann, a Marine musician with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepares for a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. The security platoon is comprised of Marines of varying jobs including band members, motor transport operators and data wire technicians. They come together to provide security for 1st Marine Division during the exercise, maintaining an entry control point and conducting patrols around the camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo/RELEASED)

Photo by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, review a route before conducting a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. The security platoon is comprised of Marines of varying jobs including band members, motor transport operators and data wire technicians. They come together to provide security for 1st Marine Division during the exercise, maintaining an entry control point and conducting patrols around the camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo/RELEASED)

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, review a route before conducting a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. The security platoon is comprised of Marines of varying jobs including band members, motor transport operators and data wire technicians. They come together to provide security for 1st Marine Division during the exercise, maintaining an entry control point and conducting patrols around the camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo/RELEASED)

Photo by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo

1st Marine Division