Cpl. David Capuzzo, a Military Working Dog handler with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, who is part of the unit’s remain behind element, hugs every deploying Marine as they board the bus enroute to Afghanistan from the Combat Center May 31, 2011. - Cpl. David Capuzzo, a Military Working Dog handler with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, who is part of the unit’s remain behind element, hugs every deploying Marine as they board the bus enroute to Afghanistan from the Combat Center May 31, 2011.
Lieutenant Col. Todd Simmons bids farewell to the Marines of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, at the change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field May 27, 2011. - Lieutenant Col. Todd Simmons bids farewell to the Marines of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, at the change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field May 27, 2011.
Marines with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, reload their M777 howitzer during a call for fire for Operation Urban Thunder, at the Combat Center’s training area May 17, 2011. Operation Urban Thunder, a combined arms exercise held by local units and those from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., is led by Regimental Combat Team 7. - Marines with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, reload their M777 howitzer during a call for fire for Operation Urban Thunder, at the Combat Center’s training area May 17, 2011. Operation Urban Thunder, a combined arms exercise held by local units and those from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., is led by Regimental Combat Team 7.
A Marine attempts to crack climb during the Assault Climbers Rehearsal Course May 18, 2011 at the Mountain Warfare Training Center Gym May 18, 2011. The course was a precursor to the official Assault Climbers course being conducted the following week. - A Marine attempts to crack climb during the Assault Climbers Rehearsal Course May 18, 2011 at the Mountain Warfare Training Center Gym May 18, 2011. The course was a precursor to the official Assault Climbers course being conducted the following week.