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.

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.

Humvees are backed into a landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft aboard Onslow Beach, May, 18, 2013. Along with Marines from different units across the 2nd Marine Division, the LCAC took part in the division's largest amphibious training exercise since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan. Different vehicles were loaded, unloaded and transported to the USS Bataan in order for the Marines to keep up with their amphibious training. - Humvees are backed into a landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft aboard Onslow Beach, May, 18, 2013. Along with Marines from different units across the 2nd Marine Division, the LCAC took part in the division's largest amphibious training exercise since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan. Different vehicles were loaded, unloaded and transported to the USS Bataan in order for the Marines to keep up with their amphibious training.