A field artilleryman with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, pulls the lanyard on a M327 120 mm mortar system during Operation Spartan Fury 14.2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 11, 2014.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - A field artilleryman with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, pulls the lanyard on a M327 120 mm mortar system during Operation Spartan Fury 14.2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 11, 2014.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke)
Field artillerymen with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, create stable ground for the M777 155 mm Howitzer system by using shovels and pickaxes to dig holes for spades, March 7, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - Field artillerymen with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, create stable ground for the M777 155 mm Howitzer system by using shovels and pickaxes to dig holes for spades, March 7, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke)
A 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment player drives to the basket during an intramural basketball game against Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 at the Semper Fit Center gym, Jan. 28, 2014. Both teams played hard, but MALS-24 was able to take the victory with a score of 48-26. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - A 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment player drives to the basket during an intramural basketball game against Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 at the Semper Fit Center gym, Jan. 28, 2014. Both teams played hard, but MALS-24 was able to take the victory with a score of 48-26. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke)
Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, wait for the call to fire an M777 howitzer during a dual-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Nov. 13, 2013. The dual-fire exercise included shooting M327 Towed-Rifled Mortar Systems alongside the M777s during the two-day training exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, wait for the call to fire an M777 howitzer during a dual-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Nov. 13, 2013. The dual-fire exercise included shooting M327 Towed-Rifled Mortar Systems alongside the M777s during the two-day training exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)
Jauvaurion McCray, a running back for the 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment Savages, stretches out to advance the football during a football game at Riseley Field, Oct. 29, 2013.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - Jauvaurion McCray, a running back for the 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment Savages, stretches out to advance the football during a football game at Riseley Field, Oct. 29, 2013.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke)
Marines with first platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, dart across a danger area to clear remaining compounds in their area of operation at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 30, 2013. The Marines conducted Military Operations in Urban Terrain training to enhance skills in urban war fighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Marines with first platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, dart across a danger area to clear remaining compounds in their area of operation at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 30, 2013. The Marines conducted Military Operations in Urban Terrain training to enhance skills in urban war fighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)
The machine gunners from each company of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, spent two weeks together for crew served weapons training and conducted their live fire-culminating event at Schofield Barracks, Oct. 8 to 10, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Knotts) - The machine gunners from each company of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, spent two weeks together for crew served weapons training and conducted their live fire-culminating event at Schofield Barracks, Oct. 8 to 10, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Knotts)