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Riflemen with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provide security at a mock gas station as fellow Delta Co. Marines assault a building during an Urban Leaders Course training scenario at a military operations on urban terrain facility here, Sept. 19, 2013. The Marines provided around-the-clock security for a building at the facility and then assaulted a nearby building with armed role-players, played by fellow Marines, who were threatening overall security. The Marines, both friendly and enemy forces, used simunition rounds - simulated ammunition that contains paint to mark upon impact. Delta Co. focused on laws of land warfare, urban warfare and counterinsurgency during the training.

Riflemen with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provide security at a mock gas station as fellow Delta Co. Marines assault a building during an Urban Leaders Course training scenario at a military operations on urban terrain facility here, Sept. 19, 2013. The Marines provided around-the-clock security for a building at the facility and then assaulted a nearby building with armed role-players, played by fellow Marines, who were threatening overall security. The Marines, both friendly and enemy forces, used simunition rounds - simulated ammunition that contains paint to mark upon impact. Delta Co. focused on laws of land warfare, urban warfare and counterinsurgency during the training.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

A rifleman with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, patrols alongside the edge of a military operations on urban terrain facility during an Urban Leaders Course training scenario here, Sept. 19, 2013. The Marines provided around-the-clock security for a building at the facility and then assaulted a nearby building with armed role-players, played by fellow Marines, who were threatening overall security. The Marines, both friendly and enemy forces, used simunition rounds - simulated ammunition that contains paint to mark upon impact. Delta Co. focused on laws of land warfare, urban warfare and counterinsurgency during the training.

A rifleman with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, patrols alongside the edge of a military operations on urban terrain facility during an Urban Leaders Course training scenario here, Sept. 19, 2013. The Marines provided around-the-clock security for a building at the facility and then assaulted a nearby building with armed role-players, played by fellow Marines, who were threatening overall security. The Marines, both friendly and enemy forces, used simunition rounds - simulated ammunition that contains paint to mark upon impact. Delta Co. focused on laws of land warfare, urban warfare and counterinsurgency during the training.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

Riflemen with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, keep a watchful eye out for enemy activity during an Urban Leaders Course training scenario at a military operations on urban terrain facility here, Sept. 19, 2013. The Marines provided around-the-clock security for a building at the facility and then assaulted a nearby building with armed role-players, played by fellow Marines, who were threatening overall security. The Marines, both friendly and enemy forces, used simunition rounds - simulated ammunition that contains paint to mark upon impact. Delta Co. focused on laws of land warfare, urban warfare and counterinsurgency during the training.

Riflemen with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, keep a watchful eye out for enemy activity during an Urban Leaders Course training scenario at a military operations on urban terrain facility here, Sept. 19, 2013. The Marines provided around-the-clock security for a building at the facility and then assaulted a nearby building with armed role-players, played by fellow Marines, who were threatening overall security. The Marines, both friendly and enemy forces, used simunition rounds - simulated ammunition that contains paint to mark upon impact. Delta Co. focused on laws of land warfare, urban warfare and counterinsurgency during the training.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

Riflemen with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, keep a watchful eye out for enemy activity during an Urban Leaders Course training scenario at a military operations on urban terrain facility here, Sept. 19, 2013. The Marines provided around-the-clock security for a building at the facility and then assaulted a nearby building with armed role-players who were threatening overall security. The Marines, both friendly and enemy forces, used simunition rounds - simulated ammunition that contains paint for marking purposes. Delta Co. focused on laws of land warfare, urban warfare and counterinsurgency during the training.

Riflemen with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, keep a watchful eye out for enemy activity during an Urban Leaders Course training scenario at a military operations on urban terrain facility here, Sept. 19, 2013. The Marines provided around-the-clock security for a building at the facility and then assaulted a nearby building with armed role-players who were threatening overall security. The Marines, both friendly and enemy forces, used simunition rounds - simulated ammunition that contains paint for marking purposes. Delta Co. focused on laws of land warfare, urban warfare and counterinsurgency during the training.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

Marines and sailors with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, take accountability before boarding a bus for deployment at the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 14, 2013. Marines with the company will provide site security at an embassy in the Middle East. The servicemembers focused on nonlethal training for scenarios similar to rioting civilians prior to their deployment.

Marines and sailors with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, take accountability before boarding a bus for deployment at the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 14, 2013. Marines with the company will provide site security at an embassy in the Middle East. The servicemembers focused on nonlethal training for scenarios similar to rioting civilians prior to their deployment.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Marines and sailors with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, wait to leave for a deployment after saying their last goodbyes to family and friends from the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 14, 2013. Servicemembers with the company spent the last several months training to provide security for an embassy in the Middle East. For many of the Marines, this will be their second deployment in a year. The company returned from Afghanistan during 2012.

Marines and sailors with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, wait to leave for a deployment after saying their last goodbyes to family and friends from the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 14, 2013. Servicemembers with the company spent the last several months training to provide security for an embassy in the Middle East. For many of the Marines, this will be their second deployment in a year. The company returned from Afghanistan during 2012.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Shults, independent duty corpsman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Mt. Sterling, Ky., hugs his son, Lucas, 3, before leaving for a deployment at the parade deck at Camp Horno here, Sept. 14, 2013. Marines with the company will provide site security at an embassy in the Middle East. The servicemembers focused on nonlethal training for scenarios similar to rioting civilians prior to their deployment.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Shults, independent duty corpsman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Mt. Sterling, Ky., hugs his son, Lucas, 3, before leaving for a deployment at the parade deck at Camp Horno here, Sept. 14, 2013. Marines with the company will provide site security at an embassy in the Middle East. The servicemembers focused on nonlethal training for scenarios similar to rioting civilians prior to their deployment.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Families wave goodbye to Marines as buses leave the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept 14, 2013. Servicemembers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, spent the last several months training to provide security for an embassy in the Middle East. For many of the Marines this will be their second deployment in a year. The company returned from Afghanistan during 2012.

Families wave goodbye to Marines as buses leave the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept 14, 2013. Servicemembers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, spent the last several months training to provide security for an embassy in the Middle East. For many of the Marines this will be their second deployment in a year. The company returned from Afghanistan during 2012.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Buses loaded with Marines and sailors with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, wait to depart the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 14, 2013. Servicemembers with the company spent the last several months training to provide security for an embassy in the Middle East. For many of the Marines this will be their second deployment in a year. The company returned from Afghanistan during 2012.

Buses loaded with Marines and sailors with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, wait to depart the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 14, 2013. Servicemembers with the company spent the last several months training to provide security for an embassy in the Middle East. For many of the Marines this will be their second deployment in a year. The company returned from Afghanistan during 2012.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Lance Cpl. Ernesto Menjivar, rifleman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Los Angeles, hugs his wife, Ashley, and daughter, Lucy, before leaving on a deployment at the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 14, 2014. Marines with the company will provide site security at an embassy in the Middle East. The servicemembers focused on nonlethal training for scenarios similar to rioting civilians prior to their deployment.

Lance Cpl. Ernesto Menjivar, rifleman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Los Angeles, hugs his wife, Ashley, and daughter, Lucy, before leaving on a deployment at the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 14, 2014. Marines with the company will provide site security at an embassy in the Middle East. The servicemembers focused on nonlethal training for scenarios similar to rioting civilians prior to their deployment.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ride their light armored vehicle variants during the Poway Days Parade here, Sept. 7, 2013. The parade is a 48-year civic tradition that celebrates the town's western heritage. The parade included about 100 sections and 40 participating organizations. More than 50 volunteers with the Highlander Battalion participated in different events throughout the day, including a 5k race and free breakfast service, in order to support the community.

Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez

Sergeant Maj. Alberto Ruiz, former sergeant major, 5th Marine Regiment, salutes as the National Anthem is played by the 1st Marine Division Band during a relief, appointment and retirement ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, Sept. 6, 2013. Marines and sailors of the Fighting Fifth bid farewell to Ruiz, who retired after 30 years of service, and welcomed Sgt. Maj. Clifford Wiggins, sergeant major, 5th Marines, during the ceremony. Wiggins served as the sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion before assuming his current post. Ruiz is a Laredo, Texas, native, and Wiggins is a Cincinnati native.

Sergeant Maj. Alberto Ruiz, former sergeant major, 5th Marine Regiment, salutes as the National Anthem is played by the 1st Marine Division Band during a relief, appointment and retirement ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, Sept. 6, 2013. Marines and sailors of the Fighting Fifth bid farewell to Ruiz, who retired after 30 years of service, and welcomed Sgt. Maj. Clifford Wiggins, sergeant major, 5th Marines, during the ceremony. Wiggins served as the sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion before assuming his current post. Ruiz is a Laredo, Texas, native, and Wiggins is a Cincinnati native.

Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Ben Aloia, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Denver, changes a barrel on an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 5, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, .50 caliber machine guns, SAWs and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Throughout the two days of shooting, the Marines were evaluated as they engaged multiple targets with each weapon system at ranges of 400 to 1,200 meters away.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Ben Aloia, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Denver, changes a barrel on an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 5, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, .50 caliber machine guns, SAWs and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Throughout the two days of shooting, the Marines were evaluated as they engaged multiple targets with each weapon system at ranges of 400 to 1,200 meters away.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. William Krueck (right), a machine gunner with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Milwaukee, evaluates Lance Cpl. Pete Williams, a machine gunner with Alpha Co. and native of San Diego, as he engages targets with a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 4, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, M249 squad automatic weapons and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Many of the new riflemen in the company fired the SAW for the first time because it’s no longer included during the rifleman training curriculum at Infantry Training Battalion since it is now classified as a machine gun.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lance Cpl. William Krueck (right), a machine gunner with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Milwaukee, evaluates Lance Cpl. Pete Williams, a machine gunner with Alpha Co. and native of San Diego, as he engages targets with a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 4, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, M249 squad automatic weapons and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Many of the new riflemen in the company fired the SAW for the first time because it’s no longer included during the rifleman training curriculum at Infantry Training Battalion since it is now classified as a machine gun.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Jack Marino, a machine gun section leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Martinez, Calif., adjusts a traversing and elevation mechanism before firing a Mk-19 grenade launcher during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 4, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, .50 caliber machine guns, M249 squad automatic weapon and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Throughout the two days of shooting, the Marines were evaluated as they engaged multiple targets with each weapon system at ranges of 400 to 1,200 meters away.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sergeant Jack Marino, a machine gun section leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Martinez, Calif., adjusts a traversing and elevation mechanism before firing a Mk-19 grenade launcher during a live-fire exercise on Range 222 here, Sept. 4, 2013. The Alpha Co. Marines fired Mk-19 grenade launchers, .50 caliber machine guns, M249 squad automatic weapon and M240B medium machine guns Sept. 4 and 5 to crosstrain and refine their skills with each weapon system. Throughout the two days of shooting, the Marines were evaluated as they engaged multiple targets with each weapon system at ranges of 400 to 1,200 meters away.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

A Marine serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion responds to simulated small-arms fire during a combat readiness exercise here, Aug. 20, 2013. During the exercise, Marines performed a night raid on a combat town and detained possible enemy combatants. The exercise assessed the Marines' ability to execute their mission and coordinate logistics with their command element as they prepare to deploy with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit next year.

A Marine serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion responds to simulated small-arms fire during a combat readiness exercise here, Aug. 20, 2013. During the exercise, Marines performed a night raid on a combat town and detained possible enemy combatants. The exercise assessed the Marines' ability to execute their mission and coordinate logistics with their command element as they prepare to deploy with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit next year.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

1st Marine Division