1st Marine Division

1st Marine Division

"The Blue Diamond"

Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Cpl Alexa Hernandez

Cpl Alexa Hernandez

Cpl Alexa Hernandez

Cpl Alexa Hernandez

Cpl. Alexa Hernandez

Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez

Steel Knight 2020

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U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy Corpsman with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, participate in a simulated casualty evacuation during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 18, 2019. 5th Marines conducted a regimental-sized MCCRE that included 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, and the Regimental Headquarters to increase the combat proficiency and readiness of the regiment. The MCCRE took place over a 10-day period and served as a proof of concept for future regimental-sized MCCREs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

U.S. Navy HM3 Ruben De La Torre, a corpsman with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, posts security during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 21, 2019. 5th Marines conducted a regimental-sized MCCRE that included 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, and the Regimental Headquarters to increase the combat proficiency and readiness of the regiment. The MCCRE took place over a 10-day period and served as a proof of concept for future regimental-sized MCCREs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike up a hill during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 23, 2019. 5th Marines conducted a regimental-sized MCCRE for 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, as well as the Regimental Headquarters to increase the combat proficiency and readiness of the regiment. The MCCRE took place over a 10 day period and served as proof of concept for future regimental-sized MCCREs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike up a hill during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 23, 2019. 5th Marines conducted a regimental-sized MCCRE for 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, as well as the Regimental Headquarters to increase the combat proficiency and readiness of the regiment. The MCCRE took place over a 10 day period and served as proof of concept for future regimental-sized MCCREs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kashan Hobson, a vehicle commander with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, swings an axe at the surrounding foliage during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor Kunz, a team leader with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, attaches camouflage netting to a Light Armored Vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marcos Luna, an exercise evaluator with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, looks at a map during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor Kunz, a team leader with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, scans the surrounding area during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnathan Wright, a mechanic with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, scans the surrounding area during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, camouflage a Light Armored Vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)