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U.S. Marines with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course 1-19, use MV-22B Ospreys for combat assault transport of Marines and equipment during Assault Support Tactics 4, at Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 9, 2018. WTI, a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine air-ground task force. This year, Marines and Sailors with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command 19.1 served as the command element for WTI. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachary Catron)

U.S. Marines with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course 1-19, use MV-22B Ospreys for combat assault transport of Marines and equipment during Assault Support Tactics 4, at Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 9, 2018. WTI, a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine air-ground task force. This year, Marines and Sailors with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command 19.1 served as the command element for WTI. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachary Catron)

Photo by Cpl. Zachary Catron

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Wright, motor vehicle operator assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command 19.1, shows blisters sustained from utilizing an entrenching tool (E-tool) to dig trenches for burying wire during Talon Exercise 1-19 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 30, 2018. TALONEX is a pre-deployment training event that integrates elements of the SPMAGTF and tests their capabilities when faced with simulated scenarios. Marines took precautions such as digging trenches and filling sandbags in preparation of inclement weather that was sustained during the exercise.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Wright, motor vehicle operator assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command 19.1, shows blisters sustained from utilizing an entrenching tool (E-tool) to dig trenches for burying wire during Talon Exercise 1-19 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 30, 2018. TALONEX is a pre-deployment training event that integrates elements of the SPMAGTF and tests their capabilities when faced with simulated scenarios. Marines took precautions such as digging trenches and filling sandbags in preparation of inclement weather that was sustained during the exercise.

Photo by Cpl. Jeremy Laboy

U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, practice launching rockets from a high mobility artillery rockets system in a specified training area as part of Assault Support Tactics 2 during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-19 at Landing Zone Star Assault, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 3, 2018. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine air-ground task force. The course also provides standardized advance tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)

U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, practice launching rockets from a high mobility artillery rockets system in a specified training area as part of Assault Support Tactics 2 during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-19 at Landing Zone Star Assault, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 3, 2018. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine air-ground task force. The course also provides standardized advance tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)

Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy

1st Lt. Patrick Nugent, a platoon commander with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his Marines into their positions during an assault on the airfield at the Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 12, 2016. Marines and sailors with the 31st MEU flew from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to Ie Shima for a vertical assault as part of amphibious integration training with the Navy ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group. The 31st MEU is currently deployed to the Asia-Pacific region. Nugent is a Cleveland native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Dyer/Released)

1st Lt. Patrick Nugent, a platoon commander with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his Marines into their positions during an assault on the airfield at the Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 12, 2016. Marines and sailors with the 31st MEU flew from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to Ie Shima for a vertical assault as part of amphibious integration training with the Navy ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group. The 31st MEU is currently deployed to the Asia-Pacific region. Nugent is a Cleveland native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Dyer/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Dyer

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 29, 2017) – Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group practice Combat Life-Saving skills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The Course implemented the use of an IV and the proper protocol when used to save a fellow brother or sister in arms. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America ARG and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty Kilcrease)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 29, 2017) – Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group practice Combat Life-Saving skills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The Course implemented the use of an IV and the proper protocol when used to save a fellow brother or sister in arms. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America ARG and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty Kilcrease)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty B Kilcrease

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element conduct physical training as part of their combat conditioning portion during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program brown belt course held aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) in the 5th Fleet area of operations Sept. 29, 2017. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit was embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element conduct physical training as part of their combat conditioning portion during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program brown belt course held aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) in the 5th Fleet area of operations Sept. 29, 2017. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit was embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

Photo by Cpl. Frank Cordoba

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 26, 2017) – Sailors with the America Amphibious Ready Group prepare an MV-22B Osprey for take off aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The Osprey is designed for expeditionary assault support, raid operations, cargo lift and support to special warfare, it is capable of vertical takeoff and landing, and short and takeoff and landing (VSTOL). The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America ARG and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty Kilcrease)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 26, 2017) – Sailors with the America Amphibious Ready Group prepare an MV-22B Osprey for take off aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The Osprey is designed for expeditionary assault support, raid operations, cargo lift and support to special warfare, it is capable of vertical takeoff and landing, and short and takeoff and landing (VSTOL). The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America ARG and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty Kilcrease)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty B Kilcrease

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 24, 2017) – A helicopter descends to deliver cargo aboard USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 24, 2017) – A helicopter descends to deliver cargo aboard USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

Photo by Cpl. Frank Cordoba

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 23, 2017) – Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) load a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) onto the ship after conducting a personnel transfer mission. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 23, 2017) – Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) load a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) onto the ship after conducting a personnel transfer mission. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

Photo by Cpl. Frank Cordoba

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 22, 2017) – Cpl. Santiago Garces and Cpl. Rigger Velasquez both Light Armored Reconnaissance vehicle crewmen with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team spar during a green belt course part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 22, 2017) – Cpl. Santiago Garces and Cpl. Rigger Velasquez both Light Armored Reconnaissance vehicle crewmen with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team spar during a green belt course part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

Photo by Cpl. Frank Cordoba

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 21, 2017) – A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to depart the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) after picking personnel up for a transport mission. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 21, 2017) – A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to depart the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) after picking personnel up for a transport mission. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

Photo by Cpl. Frank Cordoba

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 18, 2017) – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Ground Combat Element, Company C conduct squad attack maneuvers during Alligator Dagger. Alligator Dagger is an amphibious exercise with the America Amphibious Ready Group and 15th MEU, in order to increase proficiency and enable the force to train for amphibious operations within U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 18, 2017) – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Ground Combat Element, Company C conduct squad attack maneuvers during Alligator Dagger. Alligator Dagger is an amphibious exercise with the America Amphibious Ready Group and 15th MEU, in order to increase proficiency and enable the force to train for amphibious operations within U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, Charlie Battery, the non-lethal weapons company for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice baton jabs and conduct other non-lethal weapons training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 14, 2017. The 15th MEU used this training to sharpen their skills in a variety of non-lethal weapons tactics they would use to stabilize hostile situations. These non-lethal capabilities add to the flexibility of the MEU to shape actions across the range of military operations to resolve conflict anyway in the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, Charlie Battery, the non-lethal weapons company for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice baton jabs and conduct other non-lethal weapons training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 14, 2017. The 15th MEU used this training to sharpen their skills in a variety of non-lethal weapons tactics they would use to stabilize hostile situations. These non-lethal capabilities add to the flexibility of the MEU to shape actions across the range of military operations to resolve conflict anyway in the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

A U.S. Marine assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, Charlie Battery, the non-lethal weapons company for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), demonstrated he can still maintain cognizance and bearing with a hostile individual after taking a shot of OC spray to the face during OC certification on Camp Pendleton, Feb. 14, 2017. The 15th MEU used this training to sharpen their skills in a variety of non-lethal weapons tactics they would use to stabilize hostile situations. These non-lethal capabilities add to the flexibility of the MEU to shape actions across the range of military operations to resolve conflict anyway in the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

A U.S. Marine assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, Charlie Battery, the non-lethal weapons company for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), demonstrated he can still maintain cognizance and bearing with a hostile individual after taking a shot of OC spray to the face during OC certification on Camp Pendleton, Feb. 14, 2017. The 15th MEU used this training to sharpen their skills in a variety of non-lethal weapons tactics they would use to stabilize hostile situations. These non-lethal capabilities add to the flexibility of the MEU to shape actions across the range of military operations to resolve conflict anyway in the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.—A Marine with Explosive Ordnance Disposal detachment, Combat Logistic Battalion 15 attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to use X-Ray equipment to gain better situational awareness of a suspected improvised explosive device as he conducts IED training aboard Camp Pendleton, Feb. 22, 2017. The EOD Technicians, like all other forces of the 15th MEU, undergo critical training prior to deploying to ensure they can operate in any hostile mission area.
(USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.—A Marine with Explosive Ordnance Disposal detachment, Combat Logistic Battalion 15 attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to use X-Ray equipment to gain better situational awareness of a suspected improvised explosive device as he conducts IED training aboard Camp Pendleton, Feb. 22, 2017. The EOD Technicians, like all other forces of the 15th MEU, undergo critical training prior to deploying to ensure they can operate in any hostile mission area. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Staff Sgt. Ryan May, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Combat Logistic Battalion 15 attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, studies X-Rays taken of a suspected Improvised Explosive Device as he conducts IED training on Camp Pendleton, Feb. 22, 2017. The EOD Technicians, like all other forces of the 15th MEU undergo critical training prior to deployment to ensure they can operate in any hostile mission area.
(USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Staff Sgt. Ryan May, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Combat Logistic Battalion 15 attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, studies X-Rays taken of a suspected Improvised Explosive Device as he conducts IED training on Camp Pendleton, Feb. 22, 2017. The EOD Technicians, like all other forces of the 15th MEU undergo critical training prior to deployment to ensure they can operate in any hostile mission area. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.— A Percussion Actuated Neutralizer tool disables an Improvised Explosive Device with a high impact round activated by Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians who took cover out of the blast radius during an IED training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Feb. 22, 2017. The EOD Technicians, like all other forces of the 15th MEU, undergo critical training prior to deploying to ensure they can operate in any hostile mission area.
(USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.— A Percussion Actuated Neutralizer tool disables an Improvised Explosive Device with a high impact round activated by Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians who took cover out of the blast radius during an IED training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Feb. 22, 2017. The EOD Technicians, like all other forces of the 15th MEU, undergo critical training prior to deploying to ensure they can operate in any hostile mission area. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt

Lance Cpl. Kaenon Ralls of Easton, Kan., works as a supply administrator for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and is currently temporarily assigned to the ship store , where comfort items, hygiene gear and some uniform items are available for Marines and Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS AMERICA (LHA 6) during underway periods. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathaniel S. McAllister)

Lance Cpl. Kaenon Ralls of Easton, Kan., works as a supply administrator for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and is currently temporarily assigned to the ship store , where comfort items, hygiene gear and some uniform items are available for Marines and Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS AMERICA (LHA 6) during underway periods. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathaniel S. McAllister)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan McAllister

PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif., – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary disembark from the USS San Diego (LPD-22) aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) to be transported to the USS America (LHA-6), April 10, 2017. The 15th MEU uses air assets to transport personnel between ships during PHIBRON-MEU integration. The 15th MEU’s rapid ability to mobilize people and equipment makes the amphibious force uniquely postured to respond to any mission around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif., – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary disembark from the USS San Diego (LPD-22) aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) to be transported to the USS America (LHA-6), April 10, 2017. The 15th MEU uses air assets to transport personnel between ships during PHIBRON-MEU integration. The 15th MEU’s rapid ability to mobilize people and equipment makes the amphibious force uniquely postured to respond to any mission around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero

PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif., – A CH-53E Super Stallion lifts off from the flight deck on the USS San Diego (LPD-22) to transport Marines and equipment to the USS America (LHA-6), April 10, 2017. The 15th MEU uses the air assets provided by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) to transport personnel and equipment ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore efficiently. The 15th MEU’s rapid ability to mobilize people and equipment makes the amphibious force uniquely postured to respond to any mission around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero)

PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif., – A CH-53E Super Stallion lifts off from the flight deck on the USS San Diego (LPD-22) to transport Marines and equipment to the USS America (LHA-6), April 10, 2017. The 15th MEU uses the air assets provided by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) to transport personnel and equipment ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore efficiently. The 15th MEU’s rapid ability to mobilize people and equipment makes the amphibious force uniquely postured to respond to any mission around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero)

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero

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