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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)

ITX 3-16: MAGTF-2 tackles FINEX

Marine Air Ground Task Force 2 conducted a final exercise aboard the Combat Center May 17-19, 2016, as part of Integrated Training Exercise 3-16.

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Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, observe as combat engineers lay down mine clearing line charges to clear the path Range 410 while participating in Integrated Training Exercise 3-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 9, 2016. 2/8 came from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., to participate in ITX 3-16. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores/Released) - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, observe as combat engineers lay down mine clearing line charges to clear the path Range 410 while participating in Integrated Training Exercise 3-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 9, 2016. 2/8 came from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., to participate in ITX 3-16. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores/Released)

Echo Company sweeps through ITX 3-16

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, traveled from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., to perform field training exercises at Ranges 400 and 410 as part of Integrated Training Exercise 3-16 aboard the Combat Center May 8 and 9, 2016.

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Keith Arnold, member, 1st Marine Division Association, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, talks to Lance Cpl. William Gorr, rifleman, silent drill platoon, after the Battle Color Ceremony as part of the Palm Desert City Council, Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce and the 1st Marine Division Association, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter base tour hosted by 7th Marine Regiment, March 9, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released) - Keith Arnold, member, 1st Marine Division Association, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, talks to Lance Cpl. William Gorr, rifleman, silent drill platoon, after the Battle Color Ceremony as part of the Palm Desert City Council, Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce and the 1st Marine Division Association, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter base tour hosted by 7th Marine Regiment, March 9, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released)

Magnificent Seventh welcomes Palm Desert to Combat Center

'Magnificent Seventh' hosted council, chamber and chapter members of Palm Desert aboard the Combat Center for a day of ceremony and training, March 9, 2016.

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'War Dogs' celebrate 75 years

‘Ready for anything, counting on nothing.’ Unwavering from their motto, the ‘War Dogs’ of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, commemorated their renowned legacy during the battalion’s 75th anniversary at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, Jan. 8, 2016.

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Col. William H. Vivian, commanding officer, and Col. Jay M. Bargeron, former commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, conduct a pass in review during the regiment’s change of command ceremony at Torrey L. Gray Field, Dec. 18, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released) - Col. William H. Vivian, commanding officer, and Col. Jay M. Bargeron, former commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, conduct a pass in review during the regiment’s change of command ceremony at Torrey L. Gray Field, Dec. 18, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released)

‘Magnificent Seventh’ changes command

Colonel Jay M. Bargeron ceremoniously passed the 7th Marine Regiment guidon to Col. William H. Vivian at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, Dec. 18, 2015.

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Pfc. Anthony C. Alamillo and Pfc. Nathan S. Barnes, mortar men, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide support fire with a M224A1 60mm Mortar System during Exercise Chosin, a squad-level training evolution, at Range 410, August 26, 2015. The Marines with Weapons Company provided support to Company E as they executed an assault course. (Official Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Levi Schultz/Released) - Pfc. Anthony C. Alamillo and Pfc. Nathan S. Barnes, mortar men, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide support fire with a M224A1 60mm Mortar System during Exercise Chosin, a squad-level training evolution, at Range 410, August 26, 2015. The Marines with Weapons Company provided support to Company E as they executed an assault course. (Official Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Levi Schultz/Released)

'War Dogs' prepare to march with squad competition

The Marine Rifle Squad has been the basic tactical unit of the Marine Corps since before World War II. While the composition of the rifle squad has evolved throughout the Corps’ history in battle, its significance has not.

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