A U.S. Navy Corpsman and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal take cover from a controlled detonation during Integrated Training Exercise - A U.S. Navy Corpsman and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Gates II, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, take cover from a controlled detonation during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 15, 2023. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic, training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) and to prepare units for their role in the MAGTF Warfighting Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)
A pilot with Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, also known as ‘Scarface’, listens to a fellow pilot while on a flight mission during the Final Exercise of Integrated Training Exercise 3-18 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 23, 2018. Marine aviation provides the Marines of the Marine Air Ground Task Force the operational flexibility it needs to accomplish their mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores) - A pilot with Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, also known as ‘Scarface’, listens to a fellow pilot while on a flight mission during the Final Exercise of Integrated Training Exercise 3-18 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 23, 2018. Marine aviation provides the Marines of the Marine Air Ground Task Force the operational flexibility it needs to accomplish their mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)
David Pittelkow, Special Operations Forces Liaison Officer, Corps Solutions, is a retired Navy SEAL captain and former Marine Corps infantry officer. Pittelkow has maintained his ties to the military through his current line of work, which involves coordinating the integration of special forces into exercises that take place aboard the Combat Center and Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. William Chockey) - David Pittelkow, Special Operations Forces Liaison Officer, Corps Solutions, is a retired Navy SEAL captain and former Marine Corps infantry officer. Pittelkow has maintained his ties to the military through his current line of work, which involves coordinating the integration of special forces into exercises that take place aboard the Combat Center and Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. William Chockey)
A Light Armored Vehicle with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, traverses a road in the Black Top Training Area aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 17, 2016. Various units from 2nd Marine Division participated in Integrated Training Exercise 3-16 in preparation for their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released) - A Light Armored Vehicle with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, traverses a road in the Black Top Training Area aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 17, 2016. Various units from 2nd Marine Division participated in Integrated Training Exercise 3-16 in preparation for their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)