Lance Cpl. Aidan Blansfield, machine gunner, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, sets up security during Mountain Training Exercise 4-17 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., August 2, 2017. Marines with 2/8, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., conducted the training in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Margaret Gale) - Lance Cpl. Aidan Blansfield, machine gunner, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, sets up security during Mountain Training Exercise 4-17 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., August 2, 2017. Marines with 2/8, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., conducted the training in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Margaret Gale)
Lance Cpl. Jordan Higgins, rifleman, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, enjoys traveling throughout California on the weekends to visit old high school friends, and plans on taking over his father’s computer engineering company after his time in the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Margaret Gale) - Lance Cpl. Jordan Higgins, rifleman, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, enjoys traveling throughout California on the weekends to visit old high school friends, and plans on taking over his father’s computer engineering company after his time in the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Margaret Gale)
Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion in an assault amphibious vehicle and an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with 1st Tank Battalion provide security during a movement to contact exercise conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 4, 2017. Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity Office conducted the exercise as part of operational testing used to compare an upgraded AAV to its old variant. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores) - Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion in an assault amphibious vehicle and an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with 1st Tank Battalion provide security during a movement to contact exercise conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 4, 2017. Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity Office conducted the exercise as part of operational testing used to compare an upgraded AAV to its old variant. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)