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A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team fires a Marine Corps M249 SAW at targets at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team fires a Marine Corps M249 SAW at targets at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team fires his weapon during the Marine Corps Pistol Qualification at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018.The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team fires his weapon during the Marine Corps Pistol Qualification at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018.The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team loads a magazine before conducting the Marine Corps Pistol Qualification at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team loads a magazine before conducting the Marine Corps Pistol Qualification at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey

Police officers with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team fire their weapons during a maneuver and fire drill at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Police officers with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team fire their weapons during a maneuver and fire drill at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team fires his weapon during a maneuver and fire drill at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team fires his weapon during a maneuver and fire drill at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team waits to start a maneuver and fire drill at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team waits to start a maneuver and fire drill at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team waits to start a maneuver and fire drill at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team waits to start a maneuver and fire drill at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey

Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks over the landscape of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks over the landscape of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks over the landscape of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, “While I work on the ground, I get to work on the aircraft while watching young Marines become experts in their field and leaders of others.” The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks over the landscape of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, “While I work on the ground, I get to work on the aircraft while watching young Marines become experts in their field and leaders of others.” The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Two hornets and an Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron fly over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., as a part of an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, “While I work on the ground, I get to work on the aircraft while watching young Marines become experts in their field and leaders of others.” The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Two hornets and an Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron fly over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., as a part of an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, “While I work on the ground, I get to work on the aircraft while watching young Marines become experts in their field and leaders of others.” The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

An MV-22 Osprey and a F/A18 Super Hornet with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165 fly in a formation as part of an aerial flight formation exercise over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 12, 2018. The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

An MV-22 Osprey and a F/A18 Super Hornet with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165 fly in a formation as part of an aerial flight formation exercise over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 12, 2018. The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing mans an M240 attached to an Osprey with VMM-165 as a part of an aerial flight formation exercise over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 12, 2018. The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing mans an M240 attached to an Osprey with VMM-165 as a part of an aerial flight formation exercise over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 12, 2018. The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

An Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron flies over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., as a part of an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

An Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron flies over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., as a part of an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165 fly in formation as part of an aerial flight formation exercise flies over the mountains of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, “While I work on the ground, I get to work on the aircraft while watching young Marines become experts in their field and leaders of others.” The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165 fly in formation as part of an aerial flight formation exercise flies over the mountains of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, “While I work on the ground, I get to work on the aircraft while watching young Marines become experts in their field and leaders of others.” The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Young

Col. Gregory Poland, left, receives the unit colors for Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group from Col. Timothy Barrick, signifying the change of command for the unit during the 10th anniversary ceremony of MCTOG aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10th, 2018. MCTOG celebrated its 10th anniversary and conducted a change of command ceremony during which Barrick relinquished command of MCTOG to Poland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

Col. Gregory Poland, left, receives the unit colors for Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group from Col. Timothy Barrick, signifying the change of command for the unit during the 10th anniversary ceremony of MCTOG aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10th, 2018. MCTOG celebrated its 10th anniversary and conducted a change of command ceremony during which Barrick relinquished command of MCTOG to Poland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris

Brig. Gen. Roger Turner Jr., Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, awards Col. Timothy Barrick, off-going commanding officer, Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, with the Legion of Merit in a ceremony aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10, 2018. MCTOG celebrated its 10th anniversary and conducted a change of command ceremony during which Barrick relinquished command to Col. Gregory Poland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

Brig. Gen. Roger Turner Jr., Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, awards Col. Timothy Barrick, off-going commanding officer, Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, with the Legion of Merit in a ceremony aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10, 2018. MCTOG celebrated its 10th anniversary and conducted a change of command ceremony during which Barrick relinquished command to Col. Gregory Poland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris

Maj. Gen. William F. Mullen III, Commanding General, Training and Education Command, and Col. Timothy Barrick, off-going commanding officer, Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, decorate the unit colors in a 10-year anniversary ceremony of the unit aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10, 2018. MCTOG celebrated its 10th anniversary and conducted a change of command ceremony during which Barrick relinquished command of MCTOG to Col. Gregory Poland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

Maj. Gen. William F. Mullen III, Commanding General, Training and Education Command, and Col. Timothy Barrick, off-going commanding officer, Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, decorate the unit colors in a 10-year anniversary ceremony of the unit aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10, 2018. MCTOG celebrated its 10th anniversary and conducted a change of command ceremony during which Barrick relinquished command of MCTOG to Col. Gregory Poland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris

Master Gunnery Sgt. Keith Bonnell, senior enlisted advisor, Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, takes control of the unit colors during the 10-year anniversary ceremony of MCTOG aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10th, 2018. MCTOG celebrated its 10th anniversary and conducted a change of command ceremony during which Col. Timothy Barrick relinquished command of MCTOG to Col. Gregory Poland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

Master Gunnery Sgt. Keith Bonnell, senior enlisted advisor, Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, takes control of the unit colors during the 10-year anniversary ceremony of MCTOG aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10th, 2018. MCTOG celebrated its 10th anniversary and conducted a change of command ceremony during which Col. Timothy Barrick relinquished command of MCTOG to Col. Gregory Poland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris

An M1A1 Abrams tank fires its main gun at enemy targets during the Mobile Assault Course at Training Area Prospect as a part of Unit Deployment Program 19.1 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug 9, 2018. The purpose of UDP 19.1 is to sharpen technical and tactical skills and enhance unit cohesion to ensure mission success. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

An M1A1 Abrams tank fires its main gun at enemy targets during the Mobile Assault Course at Training Area Prospect as a part of Unit Deployment Program 19.1 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug 9, 2018. The purpose of UDP 19.1 is to sharpen technical and tactical skills and enhance unit cohesion to ensure mission success. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment watch as artillery rounds hit enemy targets during the Mobile Assault Course at Training Area Prospect as a part of Unit Deployment Program 19.1 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug 9, 2018. The purpose of UDP 19.1 is to sharpen technical and tactical skills and enhance unit cohesion to ensure mission success. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment watch as artillery rounds hit enemy targets during the Mobile Assault Course at Training Area Prospect as a part of Unit Deployment Program 19.1 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug 9, 2018. The purpose of UDP 19.1 is to sharpen technical and tactical skills and enhance unit cohesion to ensure mission success. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey

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