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Sergeant Erick J. Hart, an assistant section leader with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and native of Peru, N.Y., prepares to land after jumping a wall 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 Erick J. Hart, an assistant section leader with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and native of Peru, N.Y., prepares to land after jumping a wall 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.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez

Water runs off the side of an amphibious assault vehicle with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, during an amphibious operation at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 18, 2013. “The amphibious operations we provide are a huge asset to the Marine Corps because we are who keeps the Marine Corps amphibious,” said Capt. Bret Presley, the Bravo Company commander, and Odessa, Texas native. “Without us, Marines would have to rely on other agencies in order to conduct a beach landing.”

Water runs off the side of an amphibious assault vehicle with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, during an amphibious operation at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 18, 2013. “The amphibious operations we provide are a huge asset to the Marine Corps because we are who keeps the Marine Corps amphibious,” said Capt. Bret Presley, the Bravo Company commander, and Odessa, Texas native. “Without us, Marines would have to rely on other agencies in order to conduct a beach landing.”

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Sergeant William P. Reckley, a section leader with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Ayden, N.C., orders his squad via hand-signals during an assault on 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., orders his squad via hand-signals during an assault on 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.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, defend their position during a field exercise at 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.

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, defend their position during a field exercise at 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.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Lance Cpl. Christopher O’Brien, a crew chief, with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, follows other AAVs during an amphibious operation at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 18, 2013. “The amphibious operations we provide are a huge asset to the Marine Corps because we are who keeps the Marine Corps amphibious,” said Capt. Bret Presley, the Bravo Company commander, and Odessa, Texas native. “Without us, Marines would have to rely on other agencies in order to conduct a beach landing.”

Lance Cpl. Christopher O’Brien, a crew chief, with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, follows other AAVs during an amphibious operation at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 18, 2013. “The amphibious operations we provide are a huge asset to the Marine Corps because we are who keeps the Marine Corps amphibious,” said Capt. Bret Presley, the Bravo Company commander, and Odessa, Texas native. “Without us, Marines would have to rely on other agencies in order to conduct a beach landing.”

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Amphibious assault vehicles with 2nd Assault Amphibian battalion, 2nd Marine Division, begin to create a straight line formation during an amphibious operation at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 18, 2013. “The amphibious operations we provide are a huge asset to the Marine Corps because we are who keeps the Marine Corps amphibious,” said Capt. Bret Presley, the Bravo Company commander and Odessa, Texas native. “Without us, Marines would have to rely on other agencies in order to conduct a beach landing.”

Amphibious assault vehicles with 2nd Assault Amphibian battalion, 2nd Marine Division, begin to create a straight line formation during an amphibious operation at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 18, 2013. “The amphibious operations we provide are a huge asset to the Marine Corps because we are who keeps the Marine Corps amphibious,” said Capt. Bret Presley, the Bravo Company commander and Odessa, Texas native. “Without us, Marines would have to rely on other agencies in order to conduct a beach landing.”

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Lance Cpl. Christopher O’Brien, a crew chief with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, follows other AAVs during an amphibious operation at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 18, 2013. “The amphibious operations we provide are a huge asset to the Marine Corps because we are who keeps the Marine Corps amphibious,” said Capt. Bret Presley, the Bravo Company commander, and Odessa, Texas native. “Without us, Marines would have to rely on other agencies in order to conduct a beach landing.”

Lance Cpl. Christopher O’Brien, a crew chief with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, follows other AAVs during an amphibious operation at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 18, 2013. “The amphibious operations we provide are a huge asset to the Marine Corps because we are who keeps the Marine Corps amphibious,” said Capt. Bret Presley, the Bravo Company commander, and Odessa, Texas native. “Without us, Marines would have to rely on other agencies in order to conduct a beach landing.”

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

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.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, load their gear onto 7-ton trucks aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2013. Third Bn., 6th Marines recently conducted an activation and personnel movement drill for II Marine Expeditionary Force. The company loaded their gear and traveled to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to test the unit’s readiness to deploy on the spot.

Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, load their gear onto 7-ton trucks aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 18, 2013. Third Bn., 6th Marines recently conducted an activation and personnel movement drill for II Marine Expeditionary Force. The company loaded their gear and traveled to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to test the unit’s readiness to deploy on the spot.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lance Cpl. Jacob Olah, an infantryman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, helps other Marines pack their bags 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 as a part of the Marine Corps’ Alert Contingency Battalion. The Marines executed a movement to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to evaluate the unit’s readiness to deploy at a moment’s notice if required.

Lance Cpl. Jacob Olah, an infantryman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, helps other Marines pack their bags 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 as a part of the Marine Corps’ Alert Contingency Battalion. The Marines executed a movement to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to evaluate the unit’s readiness to deploy at a moment’s notice if required.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lance Cpl. Corey Dirico, a mortarman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepares to load his gear onto a 7-ton truck aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 19, 2013. The battalion recently conducted an activation and personnel movement drill for II Marine Expeditionary Force as a part of the Marine Corps’ Alert Contingency Battalion. The Marines executed a movement to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to test how quickly the unit can mobilize if a crisis occurs.

Lance Cpl. Corey Dirico, a mortarman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepares to load his gear onto a 7-ton truck aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 19, 2013. The battalion recently conducted an activation and personnel movement drill for II Marine Expeditionary Force as a part of the Marine Corps’ Alert Contingency Battalion. The Marines executed a movement to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to test how quickly the unit can mobilize if a crisis occurs.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with Delta Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, fires their new multi-purpose high explosive round during a range here, Oct. 10, 2013. The Marines of the battalion have been in Afghanistan since July supporting the infantry.

Marines with Delta Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, fires their new multi-purpose high explosive round during a range here, Oct. 10, 2013. The Marines of the battalion have been in Afghanistan since July supporting the infantry.

Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney

Corporal Matthew Moores, is a tank gunner serving with 2nd Tank Battalion stands on top of his M1A1 Abrams tank here, Oct. 10, 2013. Moores, a 29 year-old native of Newark, Del., named his tank Mulligan to show that it is his second tank.

Corporal Matthew Moores, is a tank gunner serving with 2nd Tank Battalion stands on top of his M1A1 Abrams tank here, Oct. 10, 2013. Moores, a 29 year-old native of Newark, Del., named his tank Mulligan to show that it is his second tank.

Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney

Marines serving with Delta Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, stand in front of their M1A1 Abrams after they conducted a range here, Oct. 10, 2013. The Marines in the tank crew decided to name the tank Mulligan to after they lost their first tank to an improvised explosive device.

Marines serving with Delta Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, stand in front of their M1A1 Abrams after they conducted a range here, Oct. 10, 2013. The Marines in the tank crew decided to name the tank Mulligan to after they lost their first tank to an improvised explosive device.

Photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, rolls through 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 headed they attacked the objective.

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, rolls through 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 headed they attacked the objective.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Smoke exits the main gun of 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 exits the main gun of 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.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

An RQ-11 Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, from 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, lays on the observation tower during a training exercise with M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, Oct. 15, 2013. “The Ravens give you a good birds-eye view, they receive reconnaissance that can be too far out to see,” said Cpl. Peter J. Richter, a Raven operator with Scouts, 2nd Tanks, and Native of Dexter, Mich. “They also are very good for locating and navigating bad terrain such as swamps.”

An RQ-11 Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, from 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, lays on the observation tower during a training exercise with M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, Oct. 15, 2013. “The Ravens give you a good birds-eye view, they receive reconnaissance that can be too far out to see,” said Cpl. Peter J. Richter, a Raven operator with Scouts, 2nd Tanks, and Native of Dexter, Mich. “They also are very good for locating and navigating bad terrain such as swamps.”

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

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.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Navy Seaman Tyler Sack, a corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, smiles with his mother, Robyn, after returning from Afghanistan aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 15, 2013. Sack’s family traveled from their home in St. Louis to welcome their son from a successful deployment. The battalion deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Navy Seaman Tyler Sack, a corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, smiles with his mother, Robyn, after returning from Afghanistan aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 15, 2013. Sack’s family traveled from their home in St. Louis to welcome their son from a successful deployment. The battalion deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lance Cpl. Rex Bellomy, an infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, embraces his wife upon the battalion’s return from Afghanistan Oct. 15, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The battalion deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in April 2013 to Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Rex Bellomy, an infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, embraces his wife upon the battalion’s return from Afghanistan Oct. 15, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The battalion deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in April 2013 to Afghanistan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting