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A Marine with 1st Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division scales a cliff face during mountaineering training while participating in Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training from Aug. 14 through Sept. 14, 2013. More than 650 Marines and sailors, from 2nd Marine Division and 2nd Marine Logistics Group, as well as Canadian soldiers with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, took part in the month-long training conducted in Toiyabe National Forest, Calif.

A Marine with 1st Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division scales a cliff face during mountaineering training while participating in Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training from Aug. 14 through Sept. 14, 2013. More than 650 Marines and sailors, from 2nd Marine Division and 2nd Marine Logistics Group, as well as Canadian soldiers with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, took part in the month-long training conducted in Toiyabe National Forest, Calif.

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Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division use pack mules to transport their food, water and ammunition in the rugged terrain of Toiyabe National Forest, Calif., while participating in Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training from Aug. 14 through Sept. 14, 2013. Because of the high elevations where the training took place the Marine couldn’t depend on helicopter support for resupply. Similarly, the rugged terrain prevented trucks and other motorized vehicles from conducting resupply missions, so the service members relied the animals to transport there equipment and supplies.

Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division use pack mules to transport their food, water and ammunition in the rugged terrain of Toiyabe National Forest, Calif., while participating in Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training from Aug. 14 through Sept. 14, 2013. Because of the high elevations where the training took place the Marine couldn’t depend on helicopter support for resupply. Similarly, the rugged terrain prevented trucks and other motorized vehicles from conducting resupply missions, so the service members relied the animals to transport there equipment and supplies.

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Corporal Trevor L. Jones, an amphibious assault vehicle crewman with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, holds the guide-on after the corporal’s course motivational hike Sept. 26, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 54 corporals started the course and graduated Sept. 27, 2013.

Corporal Trevor L. Jones, an amphibious assault vehicle crewman with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, holds the guide-on after the corporal’s course motivational hike Sept. 26, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 54 corporals started the course and graduated Sept. 27, 2013.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Corporals with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, follow as Sgt. Maj. Brett C. Scheuer, the battalion sergeant major leads from the front during the motivational hike for the battalion’s corporal’s course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 26, 2013. “I am very proud of the corporals,” Scheuer said. “They have exceeded my expectations and the lieutenant colonel’s expectations.”

Corporals with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, follow as Sgt. Maj. Brett C. Scheuer, the battalion sergeant major leads from the front during the motivational hike for the battalion’s corporal’s course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 26, 2013. “I am very proud of the corporals,” Scheuer said. “They have exceeded my expectations and the lieutenant colonel’s expectations.”

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Corporal Joshua J. Craig, the police sergeant with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, carries a water jug during the corporal’s course motivational hike Sept. 26, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Craig was awarded the “Gung-Ho” Award at graduation for being the most influential Marine in the graduating class.

Corporal Joshua J. Craig, the police sergeant with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, carries a water jug during the corporal’s course motivational hike Sept. 26, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Craig was awarded the “Gung-Ho” Award at graduation for being the most influential Marine in the graduating class.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Corporals with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, take part in a motivational hike for the battalion’s corporal’s course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 26, 2013. The Marines had to complete the hike while carrying water jugs, ammo cans, sand bags and sledge hammers.

Corporals with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, take part in a motivational hike for the battalion’s corporal’s course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 26, 2013. The Marines had to complete the hike while carrying water jugs, ammo cans, sand bags and sledge hammers.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

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)

Photo by Cpl Sonia N. Rodriguez

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

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

Photo by Cpl Sonia N. Rodriguez

General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, presents the Sgt. Maj. Wilber Bestwick Award to Staff Sgt. Jon E. Osborn, the acting first sergeant of Delta Co., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Montgomery, Texas native, for his contributions to the unit’s combat readiness, Sept. 26, 2013. Since 2011, Osborn has worked tirelessly to keep his unit combat ready. He has previously served as a platoon sergeant, acting platoon commander, operations chief and the unit’s master gunner, and he has served with 2nd LAR for a total of seven years. Named for the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, the award is given to an enlisted Marine in a ground combat element of the operating forces who has made an outstanding contribution to increased combat readiness within the organization.

General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, presents the Sgt. Maj. Wilber Bestwick Award to Staff Sgt. Jon E. Osborn, the acting first sergeant of Delta Co., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Montgomery, Texas native, for his contributions to the unit’s combat readiness, Sept. 26, 2013. Since 2011, Osborn has worked tirelessly to keep his unit combat ready. He has previously served as a platoon sergeant, acting platoon commander, operations chief and the unit’s master gunner, and he has served with 2nd LAR for a total of seven years. Named for the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, the award is given to an enlisted Marine in a ground combat element of the operating forces who has made an outstanding contribution to increased combat readiness within the organization.

Photo by Cpl. Sonia N. Rodriguez

Cpl. Chris Kent, a native of Chipley, Fla., and a team leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, holds his 2-day-old daughter at the unit’s homecoming from Afghanistan, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 23, 2013. Kent was a team leader for the six-month deployment to Afghanistan. This was the first time Kent had the opportunity to meet his daughter. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Cpl. Chris Kent, a native of Chipley, Fla., and a team leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, holds his 2-day-old daughter at the unit’s homecoming from Afghanistan, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 23, 2013. Kent was a team leader for the six-month deployment to Afghanistan. This was the first time Kent had the opportunity to meet his daughter. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton A. Precht

Staff Sgt. John Forero, a native of Queens, N.Y., and the S-2 chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, greets his wife and daughter after returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. With this being Forero’s fourth deployment, he said deploying gets harder once you have a family. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Staff Sgt. John Forero, a native of Queens, N.Y., and the S-2 chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, greets his wife and daughter after returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. With this being Forero’s fourth deployment, he said deploying gets harder once you have a family. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton A. Precht

Staff Sgt. John Forero, the S-2 chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Queens, N.Y., native, hugs his daughter after returning home from Afghanistan Sept. 23, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. In reference to Forero’s fourth deployment he said, deploying gets harder when you have a family. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Staff Sgt. John Forero, the S-2 chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Queens, N.Y., native, hugs his daughter after returning home from Afghanistan Sept. 23, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. In reference to Forero’s fourth deployment he said, deploying gets harder when you have a family. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton A. Precht

Colonel Armando J. Alaniz, from the Army of Nicaragua, looks through binoculars in order to a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24. A colonel in the Army of Nicaragua is the equivalent of a Colonel in the Marine Corps.

Colonel Armando J. Alaniz, from the Army of Nicaragua, looks through binoculars in order to a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24. A colonel in the Army of Nicaragua is the equivalent of a Colonel in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Foreign naval attachés observe a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24.

Foreign naval attachés observe a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A, Mendez Jr.

A foreign naval attaché observes snipers conducting a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24.

A foreign naval attaché observes snipers conducting a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Foreign naval attachés observe a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24.

Foreign naval attachés observe a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Staff Sgt. Charles E. Dishman receives the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, with combat distinguishing device, from Lt. Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 20, 2013. Dishman was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from September 2012 to April 2013. During the deployment, he conducted more than 40 small-scale breaching missions and personally cleared 1,800 meters of improvised explosive device laden roads, while under enemy fire.

Staff Sgt. Charles E. Dishman receives the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, with combat distinguishing device, from Lt. Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 20, 2013. Dishman was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from September 2012 to April 2013. During the deployment, he conducted more than 40 small-scale breaching missions and personally cleared 1,800 meters of improvised explosive device laden roads, while under enemy fire.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze their battle position during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. Major Kemper Jones, the operations officer for 6th Marines, said the training simulated how the regiment’s command operation center communicates with subordinate commands during a real-life operation. “We are doing this to refine our skills as a regimental command and control element,” Jones said.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze their battle position during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. Major Kemper Jones, the operations officer for 6th Marines, said the training simulated how the regiment’s command operation center communicates with subordinate commands during a real-life operation. “We are doing this to refine our skills as a regimental command and control element,” Jones said.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, work with II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center civilian personnel to properly use the center’s computers as part of a training command post exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. The simulation center allows regiments to fight an enemy without having to execute a regimental-sized field operation. Civilian personnel who work at the center created an intelligent, computerized enemy with the specifications the regiment wanted to create a realistic situation and provided technical aid to the Marines when it came to using the computers in order to move units.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, work with II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center civilian personnel to properly use the center’s computers as part of a training command post exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. The simulation center allows regiments to fight an enemy without having to execute a regimental-sized field operation. Civilian personnel who work at the center created an intelligent, computerized enemy with the specifications the regiment wanted to create a realistic situation and provided technical aid to the Marines when it came to using the computers in order to move units.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze information about their simulated enemies during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. The command operation center’s job was to order the movements of the subordinate commands to effectively engage enemy in a simulated exercise. “It is part of our progressive training plan to make sure we are crawling, walking and then running in terms of our COC training," said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer for 6th Marines.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze information about their simulated enemies during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. The command operation center’s job was to order the movements of the subordinate commands to effectively engage enemy in a simulated exercise. “It is part of our progressive training plan to make sure we are crawling, walking and then running in terms of our COC training," said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer for 6th Marines.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting