A Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, waits in the back of a 7-ton vehicle to start the assault on an objective during a dry run exercise of the battalion assault course, Sept. 15, 2013 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., training area. The battalion has been conducting the combat center's Integrated Training Exercise since Aug. 18 and will be returning home soon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Dietz) - A Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, waits in the back of a 7-ton vehicle to start the assault on an objective during a dry run exercise of the battalion assault course, Sept. 15, 2013 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., training area. The battalion has been conducting the combat center's Integrated Training Exercise since Aug. 18 and will be returning home soon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Dietz)
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hike with packs and rifles on their way to their culminating training event in a mock battle against Combat Logistics Battalion 3 at Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Apr. 15, 2013. The "Island Warriors" took cover and returned fire, using blank rounds, as they attempted to gain foothold of Landing Zone Woody from CLB-3. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi) - Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hike with packs and rifles on their way to their culminating training event in a mock battle against Combat Logistics Battalion 3 at Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Apr. 15, 2013. The "Island Warriors" took cover and returned fire, using blank rounds, as they attempted to gain foothold of Landing Zone Woody from CLB-3. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi)
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS - Lance Cpl. Chad Weller, combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, sweeps for mock explosives while on a security patrol cycle at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, March 12, 2013. The training was to prepare the Marines for the first combat engineer training package at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. The unit will arrive at Bridgeport in April where it will provide mobility and counter mobility support to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which will undergo its own training package. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Barber) - MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS - Lance Cpl. Chad Weller, combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, sweeps for mock explosives while on a security patrol cycle at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, March 12, 2013. The training was to prepare the Marines for the first combat engineer training package at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. The unit will arrive at Bridgeport in April where it will provide mobility and counter mobility support to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which will undergo its own training package. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Barber)