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Marines with Motor Transport platoon, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion perform Gunnery Table 5 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 7-9. - Cpl. Keith Defino, a vehicle recovery operator with Motor Transport platoon, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion fires an AMK-23 7-ton armored vehicle after Gunnery Table 5 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 7-9. The range focused on disassembling and assembling the .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the vehicle, using the weapon properly and adhering to weapon safety rules. The Marines cross-trained on the vehicles they routinely service to familiarize them and provide the ability to fill in for a fallen Marine in a combat scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley Lawson)

Marines and Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion air out their uniforms during a quarterly gas chamber qualification on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 8, 2017. - Marines and Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion check the proper fit of their masks during a quarterly gas chamber qualification on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 8, 2017. Service members with the unit qualify quarterly to ensure they are effectively able to use protective equipment in a contaminated environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley Lawson)

Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion destroy vacant beach houses at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 30 - Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion operate heavy equipment while destroying vacant beach houses at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 30. The beach houses were torn down with heavy equipment, sledge hammers and by hand. The cabanas are being destroyed to create pathways for amphibious assault vehicles during Exercise Bold Alligator slated to occur in October. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley Lawson)

Col. David Owen, the Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group Commanding Officer, presents a challenge coin to a Marine with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion Alpha Company during Mountain Warfare Training in Bridgeport, Calif., Aug. 24, 2017. - Col. David Owen, the Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group Commanding Officer, presents a challenge coin to a Marine with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion Alpha Company during Mountain Warfare Training in Bridgeport, Calif., Aug. 24, 2017. Mountain Warfare Training is a field exercise designed to teach Marines fighting tactics and survival skills in high altitudes and cold weather. The Marines are with 2nd LEB, 3rd LEB, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 6th Communication Battalion, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, and 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Gloria Lepko.)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Marine Air Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF-8) fire a mine clearing line charge (MCLIC) for a Tank Mechanized Assault Course (TMAC) during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 28, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Kassie L. McDole) - U.S. Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Marine Air Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF-8) fire a mine clearing line charge (MCLIC) for a Tank Mechanized Assault Course (TMAC) during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 28, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Kassie L. McDole)

A Marine reunites with his family after returning from a deployment, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo) - Family members raise a sign as they wait for their Marine at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)

A boy tours a light armored vehicle during the Run to Remember memorial run at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug 5, 2017. The run is held every first Saturday of August in honor of Sgt. Lucas Pyeatt, a cryptologic linguist killed in action during Operation Enduring Freedom, February 2011, and other service members killed in action. - A boy tours a light armored vehicle during the Run to Remember memorial run at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug 5, 2017. The run is held every first Saturday of August in honor of Sgt. Lucas Pyeatt, a cryptologic linguist killed in action during Operation Enduring Freedom, February 2011, and other service members killed in action.