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Artillery Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, prepare the M777 155 mm Howitzer system for night fire operations during Operation Spartan Fury 14.2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 15, 2014.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - Artillery Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, prepare the M777 155 mm Howitzer system for night fire operations during Operation Spartan Fury 14.2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 15, 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) - 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)

Marines with Transportation Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, drive 7-ton vehicles across the barren, volcanic terrain of Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 23, 2013. The unit supported 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment during Exercise Lava Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Marines with Transportation Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, drive 7-ton vehicles across the barren, volcanic terrain of Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 23, 2013. The unit supported 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment during Exercise Lava Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)

Pfc. Ryan Parker, a San Matel, Calif. native (closest), and Cpl. Liam Lamarine, from Goffstown, N.H., hold landing zone security down an avenue of approach while their fellow Marines scramble toward a military operations in urban terrain town to conduct a raid in search of a high value individual believed to be an enemy battalion commander as part of Exercise Lava Viper at Pohakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawaii, July 18, 2013. The medium machine gunners are with weapons platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Pfc. Ryan Parker, a San Matel, Calif. native (closest), and Cpl. Liam Lamarine, from Goffstown, N.H., hold landing zone security down an avenue of approach while their fellow Marines scramble toward a military operations in urban terrain town to conduct a raid in search of a high value individual believed to be an enemy battalion commander as part of Exercise Lava Viper at Pohakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawaii, July 18, 2013. The medium machine gunners are with weapons platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)

Arlington, Va., native 2nd Lt. James Warlick, second platoon commander, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment leads his Marines through a series of trenches during a live-fire platoon attack at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, Range 10 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, 2013. “This attack is a confirmation of individual and squad level skills,” Warlick said. The attack was part of Exercise Lava Viper, a battalion-level combined-arms exercise designed to enhance the abilities of ground combat and support element Marines participating. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Arlington, Va., native 2nd Lt. James Warlick, second platoon commander, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment leads his Marines through a series of trenches during a live-fire platoon attack at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, Range 10 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, 2013. “This attack is a confirmation of individual and squad level skills,” Warlick said. The attack was part of Exercise Lava Viper, a battalion-level combined-arms exercise designed to enhance the abilities of ground combat and support element Marines participating. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)

Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 Bravo fire heavy machine guns from a support-by-fire position in support of a company-level mechanized live-fire assault Echo Company,2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 Bravo fire heavy machine guns from a support-by-fire position in support of a company-level mechanized live-fire assault Echo Company,2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii — Field artillerymen with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a round into the M777 155 mm howitzer system after ensuring the round had the correct charge, during Operation Spartan Fury at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 21. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii — Field artillerymen with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a round into the M777 155 mm howitzer system after ensuring the round had the correct charge, during Operation Spartan Fury at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 21. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke)

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - Lance Cpl. Travis Brixey, a field artilleryman with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and native of Coleman, Texas, pulls the lanyard on a M327 120 mm mortar system during Operation Spartan Fury on Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 21, 2013. The Alpha Battery Marines used the mortar system for the first time during the training exercise and were mentored by Marines from Bravo Battery to become familiar with the new weaponry. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - Lance Cpl. Travis Brixey, a field artilleryman with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and native of Coleman, Texas, pulls the lanyard on a M327 120 mm mortar system during Operation Spartan Fury on Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 21, 2013. The Alpha Battery Marines used the mortar system for the first time during the training exercise and were mentored by Marines from Bravo Battery to become familiar with the new weaponry. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke)