Pfc. Alexander Sapp prepares to fire an M821 mortar round during a training event at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 21, 2017. The training event was held to allow Marines from 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company the opportunity to conduct call for fire missions with artillery and mortar assets of other units. Sapp is a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Damarko Bones) - Pfc. Alexander Sapp prepares to fire an M821 mortar round during a training event at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 21, 2017. The training event was held to allow Marines from 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company the opportunity to conduct call for fire missions with artillery and mortar assets of other units. Sapp is a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Damarko Bones)

Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment pause and check for a weapons malfunction during a company live-fire exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2015. The exercise is in preparation for the integrated training exercise taking place at Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., next month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson/Released) - Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment pause and check for a weapons malfunction during a company live-fire exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2015. The exercise is in preparation for the integrated training exercise taking place at Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., next month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson/Released)

Lance Cpl. William Emory, a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment looks through the sight on the M224 60 mm Mortar Lightweight Company Mortar System during a 10-day long 60 mm Mortar Lightweight Company Mortar System (LCMS) course under the direction of the Division Combat Skills Center (DCSC) aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2015. The course began with classroom instruction over the weapons system in which they learned how to boresight, misfire procedures, and deflection changes for elevation before the unit moves into live-fire. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Krista James/Released) - Lance Cpl. William Emory, a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment looks through the sight on the M224 60 mm Mortar Lightweight Company Mortar System during a 10-day long 60 mm Mortar Lightweight Company Mortar System (LCMS) course under the direction of the Division Combat Skills Center (DCSC) aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2015. The course began with classroom instruction over the weapons system in which they learned how to boresight, misfire procedures, and deflection changes for elevation before the unit moves into live-fire. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Krista James/Released)

Lance Cpl. Michael Hobbs, an anti-tank missleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and native of Phoenix, Arizona, fires an M249 light machine gun at G-21 Machine Gun Range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 11, 2014. Marines with the battalion conducted training to improve their skills with the M249 while engaging various targets at unknown distances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Alex Mitchell/released) - Lance Cpl. Michael Hobbs, an anti-tank missleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and native of Phoenix, Arizona, fires an M249 light machine gun at G-21 Machine Gun Range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 11, 2014. Marines with the battalion conducted training to improve their skills with the M249 while engaging various targets at unknown distances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Alex Mitchell/released)

– Brigadier Gen. James Lukeman, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, pins the Silver Star onto Sgt. Ryan Steinkamp’s chest during his award ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 28, 2013. Steinkamp earned the Silver Star for leading his squad through a hostile village and engaging the enemy while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012. - – Brigadier Gen. James Lukeman, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, pins the Silver Star onto Sgt. Ryan Steinkamp’s chest during his award ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 28, 2013. Steinkamp earned the Silver Star for leading his squad through a hostile village and engaging the enemy while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012.

Pfc. Jeffrey Murch, an infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security for a landing zone aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 18, 2013. The Marines executed a ship-to-shore operation from the USS Bataan to the LZ using Amphibious Assault Vehicles to travel on the water. - Pfc. Jeffrey Murch, an infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security for a landing zone aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 18, 2013. The Marines executed a ship-to-shore operation from the USS Bataan to the LZ using Amphibious Assault Vehicles to travel on the water.

Lance Cpl. Tyler Stoneman, a fireteam leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, maneuvers toward a trench during a training exercise as part of the Forge Academy Sept. 18 on base. The Forge Academy is an approximately four-week long course designed to improve the proficiency of 1/6’s fireteam leaders. Throughout the course, the students were educated on troop welfare, the psychological and physiological effects of combat, infantry tactics and the responsibilities of being a fireteam leader. - Lance Cpl. Tyler Stoneman, a fireteam leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, maneuvers toward a trench during a training exercise as part of the Forge Academy Sept. 18 on base. The Forge Academy is an approximately four-week long course designed to improve the proficiency of 1/6’s fireteam leaders. Throughout the course, the students were educated on troop welfare, the psychological and physiological effects of combat, infantry tactics and the responsibilities of being a fireteam leader.

Lieutenant Col. Tyler Zagurski (left), commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and a Mercer Island, Wash., native, stands opposite Cpl. Ronald Smith, a native of Saint Marys, Ga., and a mortarman with the unit, as the battalion sergeant major reads Smith’s Bronze Star medal with combat distinguishing device citation aloud May 4. The ceremony was conducted at the conclusion of an 11-mile hike the battalion conducted to recognize Smith for treating a wounded Afghan soldier in the heat of combat in Helmand province, Afghanistan, last year. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy L. Solano) - Lieutenant Col. Tyler Zagurski (left), commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and a Mercer Island, Wash., native, stands opposite Cpl. Ronald Smith, a native of Saint Marys, Ga., and a mortarman with the unit, as the battalion sergeant major reads Smith’s Bronze Star medal with combat distinguishing device citation aloud May 4. The ceremony was conducted at the conclusion of an 11-mile hike the battalion conducted to recognize Smith for treating a wounded Afghan soldier in the heat of combat in Helmand province, Afghanistan, last year. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy L. Solano)

Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gather sensitive material from a simulated enemy combatant during the Range 400 training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Calif., June 6, 2011. The event was part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper predeployment training evolution and required those involved to coordinate extensively with one another while advancing on their objectives. - Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gather sensitive material from a simulated enemy combatant during the Range 400 training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Calif., June 6, 2011. The event was part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper predeployment training evolution and required those involved to coordinate extensively with one another while advancing on their objectives.