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Sergeant Nick Richardson, an Infantryman serving with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and a native of Broken Arrow, Okla., hugs his wife, Lana, after being dismissed from a formation on the San Mateo parade deck here, May 13, 2013. Families and friends watched their Marines and sailors march onto the parade deck after an eight-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The MEU deployed Sept 17, 2012, and traveled to Dubai, Jordan, Oman, China, and Hawaii.

Sergeant Nick Richardson, an Infantryman serving with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and a native of Broken Arrow, Okla., hugs his wife, Lana, after being dismissed from a formation on the San Mateo parade deck here, May 13, 2013. Families and friends watched their Marines and sailors march onto the parade deck after an eight-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The MEU deployed Sept 17, 2012, and traveled to Dubai, Jordan, Oman, China, and Hawaii.

Photo by Cpl. Robert Reeves

Sergeant Mark Armstrong, a section chief serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, recently returned from back-to-back deployments. Armstrong, a native of Hills, Iowa, works with the M777 Lightweight Howitzer and high mobility artillery rocket system. He recently participated during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a combined-armed training exercise.

Sergeant Mark Armstrong, a section chief serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, recently returned from back-to-back deployments. Armstrong, a native of Hills, Iowa, works with the M777 Lightweight Howitzer and high mobility artillery rocket system. He recently participated during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a combined-armed training exercise.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Marines with Battery C, 1/11, emplace their weapon in the Rainbow Training Area, as part of 11th Regiment's artillery competition. The battalion faced off against 2nd and 3rd Battalion as well as Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment. The winner of the competition will be announced after the completion of Desert Scimitar, May 5, 2013.

Marines with Battery C, 1/11, emplace their weapon in the Rainbow Training Area, as part of 11th Regiment's artillery competition. The battalion faced off against 2nd and 3rd Battalion as well as Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment. The winner of the competition will be announced after the completion of Desert Scimitar, May 5, 2013.

Photo by Cpl. Ali Azimi

Corporal Edwin Aguinaldo Jr., a section chief serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, and Cpl. John Hoskins, Aguinaldo's assistant section chief, make adjustments to an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a live-fire training exercise, here, May 2, 2013. Aguinaldo, a native of Kapolie, Hawaii, and Hoskins, a native of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., worked with several Marines to fire the weapon. The exercise focused on the training and preparation of 1st Marine Division as the ground combat element of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force.

Corporal Edwin Aguinaldo Jr., a section chief serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, and Cpl. John Hoskins, Aguinaldo's assistant section chief, make adjustments to an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a live-fire training exercise, here, May 2, 2013. Aguinaldo, a native of Kapolie, Hawaii, and Hoskins, a native of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., worked with several Marines to fire the weapon. The exercise focused on the training and preparation of 1st Marine Division as the ground combat element of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, load a high explosive round into an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 2, 2013. During the Exercise, Marines participated in 24-hour operations, launching high explosive and illumination rounds.

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, load a high explosive round into an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 2, 2013. During the Exercise, Marines participated in 24-hour operations, launching high explosive and illumination rounds.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Corporal Carlos Quesada, an artillery mechanic serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, loads a high-explosive round into an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 2, 2013. Artillery can support the infantry when air support is not available.

Corporal Carlos Quesada, an artillery mechanic serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, loads a high-explosive round into an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 2, 2013. Artillery can support the infantry when air support is not available.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Petty Officer 3rd Class Eduardo Castillo, a corpsman serving with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, tests the chlorination levels of a water sample during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 2, 2013. Castillo, a 23-year-old native of Chula Vista, Calif., tested 1st Marine Division's water supply daily to ensure the water was potable. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Eduardo Castillo, a corpsman serving with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, tests the chlorination levels of a water sample during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 2, 2013. Castillo, a 23-year-old native of Chula Vista, Calif., tested 1st Marine Division's water supply daily to ensure the water was potable. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer)

Photo by Sgt. Jacob Harrer

Marines serving with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a rehearsal of concept drill during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 2, 2013. Desert Scimitar is a combined arms exercise focused on the training and preparation of 1st Marine Division for deployment as the ground combat element of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The headquarters element of the "Fighting Fifth" exercised traditional warfare command and control tactics over infantrymen serving with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, and 1st Bn., 7th Marines; artillery with 2nd Bn., 11th Marines; armored assets of 1st Tank Bn.; and 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Bn. during Desert Scimitar.

Marines serving with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a rehearsal of concept drill during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 2, 2013. Desert Scimitar is a combined arms exercise focused on the training and preparation of 1st Marine Division for deployment as the ground combat element of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The headquarters element of the "Fighting Fifth" exercised traditional warfare command and control tactics over infantrymen serving with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, and 1st Bn., 7th Marines; artillery with 2nd Bn., 11th Marines; armored assets of 1st Tank Bn.; and 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Bn. during Desert Scimitar.

Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, fire a high-explosive round from an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a combined-arms, live-fire training exercise here, May 3, 2013. Marines with 11th Marine Regiment conducted 24-hour artillery fire missions during the exercise.

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, fire a high-explosive round from an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during Exercise Desert Scimitar, a combined-arms, live-fire training exercise here, May 3, 2013. Marines with 11th Marine Regiment conducted 24-hour artillery fire missions during the exercise.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, lower the barrel of their M777 Lightweight Howitzer, after a night fire mission here, May 3, 2013. The Marines clean the weapon after every fire mission.

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, lower the barrel of their M777 Lightweight Howitzer, after a night fire mission here, May 3, 2013. The Marines clean the weapon after every fire mission.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Corporal Gregory Salyer, a gunner serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, spent his entire enlistment serving with the battalion as an artillery man and is nearing the end of his enlisted contract. Only months away from being honorably discharged, Salyer, a native of Independence, Ky. plans to attend college.

Corporal Gregory Salyer, a gunner serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, spent his entire enlistment serving with the battalion as an artillery man and is nearing the end of his enlisted contract. Only months away from being honorably discharged, Salyer, a native of Independence, Ky. plans to attend college.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, reload an M777 Lightweight howitzer during a fire mission here, May 3, 2013. The mission was part of Exercise Desert Scimitar and included division units from 1st Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and 1st Tank Battalion.

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, reload an M777 Lightweight howitzer during a fire mission here, May 3, 2013. The mission was part of Exercise Desert Scimitar and included division units from 1st Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and 1st Tank Battalion.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, dig ditches to place the supports, known as the trails, of the M777 Lightweight Howitzer, during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 3, 2013. The training ensures that 1st Marine Division is fully prepared to deploy as part of a Marine Air Ground Task Force.

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, dig ditches to place the supports, known as the trails, of the M777 Lightweight Howitzer, during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 3, 2013. The training ensures that 1st Marine Division is fully prepared to deploy as part of a Marine Air Ground Task Force.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, launch high-explosive rounds at a target during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 3, 2013. The Marines worked 24-hour operations, conducting fire missions and movements throughout the day.

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, launch high-explosive rounds at a target during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 3, 2013. The Marines worked 24-hour operations, conducting fire missions and movements throughout the day.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Private First Class Brandon Emery, an ammunition truck driver serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, loads a high-explosive round onto the back of a seven-ton truck during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 3, 2013. This is the first time in more than a decade the Marine Corps conducted the exercise.

Private First Class Brandon Emery, an ammunition truck driver serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, loads a high-explosive round onto the back of a seven-ton truck during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 3, 2013. This is the first time in more than a decade the Marine Corps conducted the exercise.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, prepare to load a round into an M777 Lightweight Howitzer as the smoke clears from an earlier fire here, May 3, 2013. The regiment participated in Exercise Desert Scimitar, focusing on supporting the infantry with high-explosive and illumination rounds.

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, prepare to load a round into an M777 Lightweight Howitzer as the smoke clears from an earlier fire here, May 3, 2013. The regiment participated in Exercise Desert Scimitar, focusing on supporting the infantry with high-explosive and illumination rounds.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Earhart, a native of Fremont, Ohio, who serves as loadmaster with Assault Craft Unit 5, addresses the safety procedures of "griping," a process to tie down light armored vehicles to a landing craft air cushion, with the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion prior to a training exercise here April 29, 2013. The griping exercise was designed to teach the Marines the basics of beach landings with their LAVs carried by a landing craft air cushion, making 1st LAR a more mobile force. Landing craft air cushions are capable of carrying up to 65 tons over 70 miles between land and sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Robert J. Reeves/Released)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Earhart, a native of Fremont, Ohio, who serves as loadmaster with Assault Craft Unit 5, addresses the safety procedures of "griping," a process to tie down light armored vehicles to a landing craft air cushion, with the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion prior to a training exercise here April 29, 2013. The griping exercise was designed to teach the Marines the basics of beach landings with their LAVs carried by a landing craft air cushion, making 1st LAR a more mobile force. Landing craft air cushions are capable of carrying up to 65 tons over 70 miles between land and sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Robert J. Reeves/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Robert Reeves

A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion transporting Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, aboard their light armored vehicles lands ashore on Red Beach, here April 30, 2013. The Marines with 1st LAR train with the LCACs capability of carrying up to 65 tons over 70 miles between land and sea. The Marines learned the basics of loading and unloading from the hovercraft to prepare for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Robert J. Reeves/Released)

A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion transporting Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, aboard their light armored vehicles lands ashore on Red Beach, here April 30, 2013. The Marines with 1st LAR train with the LCACs capability of carrying up to 65 tons over 70 miles between land and sea. The Marines learned the basics of loading and unloading from the hovercraft to prepare for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Robert J. Reeves/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Robert Reeves

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Cecil Fox, the embarkation planner for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, addresses safety procedures with the Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st LAR, prior to a training exercise here April 29, 2013. The Marines learned how to tie down light armored vehicles through a process known as "griping." The griping exercise was designed to teach the Marines the basics of beach landings with their LAVs carried by a landing craft air cushion, making 1st LAR a more mobile force. Landing craft air cushions are capable of carrying up to 65 tons over 70 miles between land and sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Robert J. Reeves/Released)

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Cecil Fox, the embarkation planner for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, addresses safety procedures with the Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st LAR, prior to a training exercise here April 29, 2013. The Marines learned how to tie down light armored vehicles through a process known as "griping." The griping exercise was designed to teach the Marines the basics of beach landings with their LAVs carried by a landing craft air cushion, making 1st LAR a more mobile force. Landing craft air cushions are capable of carrying up to 65 tons over 70 miles between land and sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Robert J. Reeves/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Robert Reeves

A light armored vehicle carrying Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion unloaded out of a C-17 Globemaster cargo plane during a strategic mobility exercise here, April 24, 2013. The exercise was designed to teach Marines the basics of loading and unloading their LAVs from a aircraft, making 1st LAR a more mobile force. The aircraft can hold up to four LAVs, and with a maximum flying distance of 2,400 miles.

A light armored vehicle carrying Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion unloaded out of a C-17 Globemaster cargo plane during a strategic mobility exercise here, April 24, 2013. The exercise was designed to teach Marines the basics of loading and unloading their LAVs from a aircraft, making 1st LAR a more mobile force. The aircraft can hold up to four LAVs, and with a maximum flying distance of 2,400 miles.

Photo by Lance Cpl. James Gulliver

1st Marine Division