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U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage targets while conducting a vertical assault at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2014. Company E is conducting training as part of the MEU Exercise and pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released)

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage targets while conducting a vertical assault at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2014. Company E is conducting training as part of the MEU Exercise and pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Hardy, rifleman, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, yells orders to other Marines while conducting a vertical assault at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2014. Company E is conducting training as part of the MEU Exercise and pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Hardy, rifleman, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, yells orders to other Marines while conducting a vertical assault at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2014. Company E is conducting training as part of the MEU Exercise and pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Renea Rivas (front), rifleman, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves towards targets while conducting a Helo Raid at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2014. Company E is conducting training as part of the MEU Exercise and pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Renea Rivas (front), rifleman, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves towards targets while conducting a Helo Raid at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2014. Company E is conducting training as part of the MEU Exercise and pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, jump over a wall while conducting a vertical assault at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2014. Company E is conducting training as part of the MEU Exercise and pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released)

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, jump over a wall while conducting a vertical assault at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2014. Company E is conducting training as part of the MEU Exercise and pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier

Marines hone their fast-roping skills Dec. 3 at the Camp Hansen rappel tower. The Marines gradually increased the difficulty, first rappelling without gear, then with their flak vests, and finally with their weapons. The Marines are with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan C. Mains/Released)

Marines hone their fast-roping skills Dec. 3 at the Camp Hansen rappel tower. The Marines gradually increased the difficulty, first rappelling without gear, then with their flak vests, and finally with their weapons. The Marines are with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan C. Mains/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Mains

Three U.S. Marine MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 take off from a landing zone after dropping off Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a vertical assault while conducting the MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

Three U.S. Marine MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 take off from a landing zone after dropping off Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a vertical assault while conducting the MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

Photo by GySgt Ismael Pena

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), patrol as they conduct a vertical assault during MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), patrol as they conduct a vertical assault during MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

Photo by GySgt Ismael Pena

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a patrol during a vertical assault as part of MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a patrol during a vertical assault as part of MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

Photo by GySgt Ismael Pena

Marines practice their fast-roping skills Dec. 3 at the Camp Hansen rappel tower. The Marines gradually increased the difficulty, first rappelling without gear, then with their flak vests, and finally with their weapons. The Marines are with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan C. Mains/Released)

Marines practice their fast-roping skills Dec. 3 at the Camp Hansen rappel tower. The Marines gradually increased the difficulty, first rappelling without gear, then with their flak vests, and finally with their weapons. The Marines are with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan C. Mains/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Mains

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), offload from a CH-53 Super Stallion as they conduct a vertical assault during MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), offload from a CH-53 Super Stallion as they conduct a vertical assault during MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

Photo by GySgt Ismael

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), offload from a CH-53 Super Stallion as they conduct a vertical assault during MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), offload from a CH-53 Super Stallion as they conduct a vertical assault during MEU Exercise (MEUEX), in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2014. BLT 2/4 is conducting training in preparation of their upcoming spring patrol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)

Photo by GySgt Ismael

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Wilson, a hospital corpsman with Truck Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, supported Exercise Steel Knight 2015 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Wilson has worked with Navy units and Marine units, caring diligently for service members during field exercises like Steel Knight, back at the barracks of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and while deployed. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focuses on conventional operations and provides realistic training that prepares Marine for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Wilson, a hospital corpsman with Truck Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, supported Exercise Steel Knight 2015 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Wilson has worked with Navy units and Marine units, caring diligently for service members during field exercises like Steel Knight, back at the barracks of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and while deployed. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focuses on conventional operations and provides realistic training that prepares Marine for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

Artillery Marines with Gun 3, Battery A, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, prepare to send a round down range during a fire mission at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 29, 2014. Marines of Battery A conducted a live-fire artillery shoot, Oct. 28-30, 2014. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks.

Artillery Marines with Gun 3, Battery A, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, prepare to send a round down range during a fire mission at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 29, 2014. Marines of Battery A conducted a live-fire artillery shoot, Oct. 28-30, 2014. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks.

Photo by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders

A Marine with 1st Marine Division Schools, pre-scout sniper course snaps in before engaging his target. Division schools recently began the second week of training for Marines attending the pre-scout sniper course aboard Camp Pendleton California, Oct. 27 2014.

A Marine with 1st Marine Division Schools, pre-scout sniper course snaps in before engaging his target. Division schools recently began the second week of training for Marines attending the pre-scout sniper course aboard Camp Pendleton California, Oct. 27 2014.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

Marines from 3rd Battalion 1st marine Division and 1st Battalion 7th Marines all attend the pre-scout sniper course snap in on targets before engaging. 1st Marine Division schools recently began the second week of training for Marines attending the pre-scout sniper course aboard Camp Pendleton California, Oct., 27 2014.

Marines from 3rd Battalion 1st marine Division and 1st Battalion 7th Marines all attend the pre-scout sniper course snap in on targets before engaging. 1st Marine Division schools recently began the second week of training for Marines attending the pre-scout sniper course aboard Camp Pendleton California, Oct., 27 2014.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

A Marine plots data after engaging a target during the pre-scout sniper course Oct. 27, 2014. 1st Marine Division schools recently began the second week of training for Marines attending the pre-scout sniper course aboard Camp Pendleton California.

A Marine plots data after engaging a target during the pre-scout sniper course Oct. 27, 2014. 1st Marine Division schools recently began the second week of training for Marines attending the pre-scout sniper course aboard Camp Pendleton California.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct urban operations training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014. The IIT assists Marines in sharpening their basic combat skills by creating a realistic combat environment. Civilian role players occupy the training town, acting as either innocent bystanders, allied armed forces, law enforcement personnel or enemy insurgents, most of whom don’t speak English when in character.

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct urban operations training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014. The IIT assists Marines in sharpening their basic combat skills by creating a realistic combat environment. Civilian role players occupy the training town, acting as either innocent bystanders, allied armed forces, law enforcement personnel or enemy insurgents, most of whom don’t speak English when in character.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett White

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct urban operations training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014. The IIT assists Marines in sharpening their basic combat skills by creating a realistic combat environment. Civilian role players occupy the training town, acting as either innocent bystanders, allied armed forces, law enforcement personnel or enemy insurgents, most of whom don’t speak English when in character.

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct urban operations training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014. The IIT assists Marines in sharpening their basic combat skills by creating a realistic combat environment. Civilian role players occupy the training town, acting as either innocent bystanders, allied armed forces, law enforcement personnel or enemy insurgents, most of whom don’t speak English when in character.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett White

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct urban operations training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014. The IIT assists Marines in sharpening their basic combat skills by creating a realistic combat environment. Civilian role players occupy the training town, acting as either innocent bystanders, allied armed forces, law enforcement personnel or enemy insurgents, most of whom don’t speak English when in character.

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct urban operations training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014. The IIT assists Marines in sharpening their basic combat skills by creating a realistic combat environment. Civilian role players occupy the training town, acting as either innocent bystanders, allied armed forces, law enforcement personnel or enemy insurgents, most of whom don’t speak English when in character.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett White

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct urban operations training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014. The IIT assists Marines in sharpening their basic combat skills by creating a realistic combat environment. Civilian role players occupy the training town, acting as either innocent bystanders, allied armed forces, law enforcement personnel or enemy insurgents, most of whom don’t speak English when in character.

Marines with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conduct urban operations training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014. The IIT assists Marines in sharpening their basic combat skills by creating a realistic combat environment. Civilian role players occupy the training town, acting as either innocent bystanders, allied armed forces, law enforcement personnel or enemy insurgents, most of whom don’t speak English when in character.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett White

1st Marine Division