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Marines prepare to breach an entrance during a Basic Urban Skills Training course at a Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 5, 2017. The Marines participated in the training to learn and reinforce infantry skills as a predeployment work up. The Marines are with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Bravo Company, 2nd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Abrey D. Liggins) - Marines prepare to breach an entrance during a Basic Urban Skills Training course at a Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 5, 2017. The Marines participated in the training to learn and reinforce infantry skills as a predeployment work up. The Marines are with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Bravo Company, 2nd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Abrey D. Liggins)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment lay in the prone while they set up a bangalore charge to destroy a wire trap during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released) - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment lay in the prone while they set up a bangalore charge to destroy a wire trap during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released)

Lance Cpl. Blake Thoreso, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, patrols on foot during a training exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Reconnaissance teams operate in small teams to observe and report to higher commands the enemy’s location, troop size, equipment, routine and uniforms, in order to paint a picture for key leaders to make effective and precise decisions when choosing the best method for closing with and destroying the enemy. - Lance Cpl. Blake Thoreso, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, patrols on foot during a training exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Reconnaissance teams operate in small teams to observe and report to higher commands the enemy’s location, troop size, equipment, routine and uniforms, in order to paint a picture for key leaders to make effective and precise decisions when choosing the best method for closing with and destroying the enemy.

An M1 Abrahms Main Battle Tank follows an Assault Breacher Vehicle as they conduct breaching and clearing techniques Nov. 13, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Marines with CEB and 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division took part in a joint field exercise in which they conducted breaching and clearing techniques. - An M1 Abrahms Main Battle Tank follows an Assault Breacher Vehicle as they conduct breaching and clearing techniques Nov. 13, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Marines with CEB and 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division took part in a joint field exercise in which they conducted breaching and clearing techniques.

Master Chief Petty Officer Shawn Isbell, the command master chief of the USS New York, leads Marines and sailors from the ship in the Veterans Day parade in New York City Nov. 8, 2013. The large parade went right through Manhattan, with thousands lining the sides of the streets yelling, chanting and cheering on the service members as they marched by. - Master Chief Petty Officer Shawn Isbell, the command master chief of the USS New York, leads Marines and sailors from the ship in the Veterans Day parade in New York City Nov. 8, 2013. The large parade went right through Manhattan, with thousands lining the sides of the streets yelling, chanting and cheering on the service members as they marched by.

Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, speaks words of encouragement after pinning the Purple Heart Medal onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honorto be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa. - Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, speaks words of encouragement after pinning the Purple Heart Medal onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honorto be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa.

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos shakes hands with Petty Officer 2nd Class Jamie C. Harris, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 25, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Harris was awarded the Chief Hospital Corpsman George William “Doc” Piercy award, at the Marine Corps League Enlisted Awards, for increasing combat readiness in a medical support element within the Fleet Marine Force. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl Sonia N. Rodriguez) - Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos shakes hands with Petty Officer 2nd Class Jamie C. Harris, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 25, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Harris was awarded the Chief Hospital Corpsman George William “Doc” Piercy award, at the Marine Corps League Enlisted Awards, for increasing combat readiness in a medical support element within the Fleet Marine Force. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl Sonia N. Rodriguez)

Sergeant William P. Reckley, a section leader with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Ayden, N.C., pulls open a door while assaulting Mobile MOUT Town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 20, 2013. “‘Amtrackers’ are known for being flexible and being able to conduct any mission, whether it’s assaulting a beach and taking it over or supporting the infantry in an urban environment; both of those are gained by doing this training,” said 1st Lt. Michael Bianca, a platoon commander with the battalion, and Huntsville, Ala., native. - Sergeant William P. Reckley, a section leader with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Ayden, N.C., pulls open a door while assaulting Mobile MOUT Town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 20, 2013. “‘Amtrackers’ are known for being flexible and being able to conduct any mission, whether it’s assaulting a beach and taking it over or supporting the infantry in an urban environment; both of those are gained by doing this training,” said 1st Lt. Michael Bianca, a platoon commander with the battalion, and Huntsville, Ala., native.

A Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, loads his gear onto a 7-ton truck aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 19, 2013. Third Bn., 6th Marines recently conducted an activation and personnel movement drill for II Marine Expeditionary Force and executed a movement to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to test how quickly the unit can mobilize if a crisis occurs. - A Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, loads his gear onto a 7-ton truck aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 19, 2013. Third Bn., 6th Marines recently conducted an activation and personnel movement drill for II Marine Expeditionary Force and executed a movement to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to test how quickly the unit can mobilize if a crisis occurs.

Smoke covers an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, after it fires the main gun at Range SR-10, during a training exercise with an RQ-11 Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Oct. 15, 2013. The tank crews worked alongside scouts, who controlled the UAVs. The UAVs collected reconnaissance on the enemy and relayed the information to the tank crews before they attacked the objective. - Smoke covers an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, after it fires the main gun at Range SR-10, during a training exercise with an RQ-11 Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Oct. 15, 2013. The tank crews worked alongside scouts, who controlled the UAVs. The UAVs collected reconnaissance on the enemy and relayed the information to the tank crews before they attacked the objective.