Marines with Motor Transport platoon, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion perform Gunnery Table 5 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 7-9. - Marines with Motor Transport platoon, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion perform 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 an AMK-23 7-ton armored 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.
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)