Carpe Diem - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Song Le, a tank crewman with Charlie Company, Second Tank Battalion, Second Marine Division, poses for a photograph on top of an M1A1 Abrams tank at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 19, 2019. Le, a Vietnam native, gained his U.S. citizenship after completing Marine Corps Recruit Training. As Le approaches the end of his contract in the Marine Corps, he plans on reenlisting to continue his career. “I just want to set a nice foundation and let the Marine Corps guide my path in life,” Le Said.
Working as One: How the Joint Environment Helps Bring Technology to the Fight - An MQ-1C Grey Eagle prepares to be moved at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 28, 2019. MAGTF Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 1-20 will give 2nd Marine Division (2d MARDIV) the opportunity to exercise joint capabilities. MWX is set to be 2d MARDIV’s largest operation in decades. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jesse Carter-Powell) (Portions of this image were obscured for security reasons)
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Together since birth: Marine twins participate in MWX - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tiana Kemp, right, and Lance Cpl. Briana Kemp, both supply administration specialists with Combat Logistics Regiment (CLR) 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), pose for a photograph at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 8, 2019. The Kemp twins participated in the MAGTF Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 1-20 together. MWX was 2nd Marine Division’s largest unscripted, force-on-force, exercise in several decades. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stormy Mendez)
U.S. Marines with Company C., 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct live-fire Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Range 230 for Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-20 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 22, 2019. The purpose of ITX 1-20 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz) - U.S. Marines with Company C., 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct live-fire Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Range 230 for Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-20 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 22, 2019. The purpose of ITX 1-20 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)
photo - U.S Marines Corps Pfc. Jackson Blackburn, left, and Cpl. Shane Gordon, both tank crewmen with Bravo Company, Second Tank Battalion, Second Marine Division (2d MARDIV), conduct maintenance on an M1A1 Abrams tank at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 14 2019. For every hour operating a tank, crewmen conduct cleaning and maintenance for three hours to ensure mission success. Second Tank Battalion is preparing to support 2d MARDIV’s execution of MAGTF Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 1-20, from mid-October through early November. MWX is set to be the largest operation conducted by 2d MARDIV in several decades. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Patrick King)