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Lance Cpl. Bailey Bowling, a M224 60mm mortar system gunner, inspects a mortar round prior to conducting a live-fire mortar range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2017. The training provided Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division the opportunity to increase their proficiency and familiarization with the weapon system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Lance Cpl. Bailey Bowling, a M224 60mm mortar system gunner, inspects a mortar round prior to conducting a live-fire mortar range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2017. The training provided Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division the opportunity to increase their proficiency and familiarization with the weapon system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

Lance Cpl. Kevin Perez, an automatic rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment provides suppressive fire during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. During the training, a fire team of Marines exited the tree line and began providing suppressive fire on their objective while the rest of the squad dispersed to take on the target. The Marines then traversed through an open field where they bounded to secure their objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Lance Cpl. Kevin Perez, an automatic rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment provides suppressive fire during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. During the training, a fire team of Marines exited the tree line and began providing suppressive fire on their objective while the rest of the squad dispersed to take on the target. The Marines then traversed through an open field where they bounded to secure their objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

Cpl. Luis Guerrero, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment shouts commands to his squad during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. During the training, a fire team of Marines exited the tree line and began providing suppressive fire on their objective while the rest of the squad dispersed to take on the target. The Marines then traversed through an open field where they bounded to secure their objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Cpl. Luis Guerrero, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment shouts commands to his squad during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. During the training, a fire team of Marines exited the tree line and began providing suppressive fire on their objective while the rest of the squad dispersed to take on the target. The Marines then traversed through an open field where they bounded to secure their objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment debrief after conducting a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. The Marines trained during the day and night, bounding and providing support by fire while sharpening their marksmanship skills and better familiarizing themselves with their weapon systems. The live-fire range consisted of squad attacks where Marines maneuvered toward and eliminated an objective, enabling them to improve the squad leaders’ ability to communicate and direct their Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment debrief after conducting a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. The Marines trained during the day and night, bounding and providing support by fire while sharpening their marksmanship skills and better familiarizing themselves with their weapon systems. The live-fire range consisted of squad attacks where Marines maneuvered toward and eliminated an objective, enabling them to improve the squad leaders’ ability to communicate and direct their Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

A Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment bounds during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. The live-fire range consisted of squad attacks where Marines maneuvered toward and eliminated an objective, enabling them to improve the squad leaders’ ability to communicate and direct their Marines. The infantry Marines’ mission is to locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel the enemy’s assault with fire and close combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

A Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment bounds during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. The live-fire range consisted of squad attacks where Marines maneuvered toward and eliminated an objective, enabling them to improve the squad leaders’ ability to communicate and direct their Marines. The infantry Marines’ mission is to locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel the enemy’s assault with fire and close combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, operate heavy equipment to execute a bridge build exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 12, 2017. The training exercise was conducted to demonstrate the company’s building and demolition capabilities as well as sustain their technical proficiency for potential future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Heather Atherton)

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, operate heavy equipment to execute a bridge build exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 12, 2017. The training exercise was conducted to demonstrate the company’s building and demolition capabilities as well as sustain their technical proficiency for potential future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Heather Atherton)

Photo by Pfc. Heather Atherton

Sergeant Joseph Haag a Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, drills a hole in a support post for a bridge build exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 12, 2017. The training exercise was conducted to demonstrate the company’s building and demolition capabilities as well as sustain their technical proficiency for potential future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Heather Atherton)

Sergeant Joseph Haag a Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, drills a hole in a support post for a bridge build exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 12, 2017. The training exercise was conducted to demonstrate the company’s building and demolition capabilities as well as sustain their technical proficiency for potential future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Heather Atherton)

Photo by Pfc. Heather Atherton

Lance Cpl. Robert Marino prepares 81mm high-explosive mortar rounds during a call-for-fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017. Marines conduct call-for-fire training, a method of fire support used to suppress an enemy or set up a defensive screen, multiple times throughout the year to maintain expeditionary readiness. Marino is a mortarman with Alpha Company, 2nd LAR. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)

Lance Cpl. Robert Marino prepares 81mm high-explosive mortar rounds during a call-for-fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017. Marines conduct call-for-fire training, a method of fire support used to suppress an enemy or set up a defensive screen, multiple times throughout the year to maintain expeditionary readiness. Marino is a mortarman with Alpha Company, 2nd LAR. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo

A Marine with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion loads an 81mm mortar round into the M252A1 mortar during a call-for-fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017. Marines conduct call-for-fire training, a method of fire support used to suppress an enemy or set up a defensive screen, multiple times throughout the year to maintain expeditionary readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)

A Marine with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion loads an 81mm mortar round into the M252A1 mortar during a call-for-fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017. Marines conduct call-for-fire training, a method of fire support used to suppress an enemy or set up a defensive screen, multiple times throughout the year to maintain expeditionary readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion mount the M252A1 mortar inside a Light Armored Vehicle-Mortar during a call-for-fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017. Marines conduct call-for-fire training, a method of fire support used to suppress an enemy or set up a defensive screen, multiple times throughout the year to maintain expeditionary readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion mount the M252A1 mortar inside a Light Armored Vehicle-Mortar during a call-for-fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017. Marines conduct call-for-fire training, a method of fire support used to suppress an enemy or set up a defensive screen, multiple times throughout the year to maintain expeditionary readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion assemble the M252A1 mortar during a call-for-fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017. Marines conduct call-for-fire training, a method of fire support used to suppress an enemy or set up a defensive screen, multiple times throughout the year to maintain expeditionary readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion assemble the M252A1 mortar during a call-for-fire training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017. Marines conduct call-for-fire training, a method of fire support used to suppress an enemy or set up a defensive screen, multiple times throughout the year to maintain expeditionary readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment provides suppression at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment provides suppression at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment throws an M67 fragmentation grenade at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment throws an M67 fragmentation grenade at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment provide suppressing fire with an M240 machine gun at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment provide suppressing fire with an M240 machine gun at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment activate the blasting caps for a Bangalore torpedo at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment activate the blasting caps for a Bangalore torpedo at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Cpl. Richard Wiebe, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, guides Marines through a cleared obstacle at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Cpl. Richard Wiebe, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, guides Marines through a cleared obstacle at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Cpl. Richard Wiebe, a Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, drags a section of concertina wire to create an obstacle at a platoon live-fire range during a pre-deployment training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Cpl. Richard Wiebe, a Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, drags a section of concertina wire to create an obstacle at a platoon live-fire range during a pre-deployment training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Lance Cpl. Branson Benavidez, a Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, checks the rear of a patrol at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Lance Cpl. Branson Benavidez, a Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, checks the rear of a patrol at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Lance Cpl. Branson Benavidez, a Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, posts security during a patrol at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Lance Cpl. Branson Benavidez, a Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, posts security during a patrol at a platoon live-fire range during a deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. The Marines are conducting the training to maintain proficiency at the squad, platoon, company, and battalion-level of warfighting in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Japan. The Marines patrolled, detonated Bangalore torpedoes to breach obstacles, threw M67 fragmentation grenades to clear trenches, and conducted live-fire movements to take an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Maj. Gen. John Love speaks with Marines and sailors at breakfast during his visit with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment during the unit’s deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 5, 2017. The visit allowed Love to observe the battalion’s readiness for an upcoming deployment to Japan. Love is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Maj. Gen. John Love speaks with Marines and sailors at breakfast during his visit with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment during the unit’s deployment for training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Dec. 5, 2017. The visit allowed Love to observe the battalion’s readiness for an upcoming deployment to Japan. Love is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin