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U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Delta Company 1st Recruit Training Battalion, wait on the firing line before the table two course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table two course of fire teaches recruits the fundamentals of safety and marksmanship in combat shooting positions and rifle carries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Delta Company 1st Recruit Training Battalion, wait on the firing line before the table two course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table two course of fire teaches recruits the fundamentals of safety and marksmanship in combat shooting positions and rifle carries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Hutchinson

U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Delta Company 1st Recruit Training Battalion, wait to begin the table two course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table two course of fire teaches recruits the fundamentals of safety and marksmanship in combat shooting positions and rifle carries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Delta Company 1st Recruit Training Battalion, wait to begin the table two course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table two course of fire teaches recruits the fundamentals of safety and marksmanship in combat shooting positions and rifle carries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Hutchinson

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Delta Company 1st Recruit Training Battalion, executes the table two course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table two course of fire teaches recruits the fundamentals of safety and marksmanship in combat shooting positions and rifle carries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Delta Company 1st Recruit Training Battalion, executes the table two course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table two course of fire teaches recruits the fundamentals of safety and marksmanship in combat shooting positions and rifle carries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Hutchinson

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, shoot the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, shoot the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez

A U.S. Marine Corps marksmanship instructor, with Weapons Field Training Battalion, instructs a recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

A U.S. Marine Corps marksmanship instructor, with Weapons Field Training Battalion, instructs a recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, pull and mark targets during the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, pull and mark targets during the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, shoot the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, shoot the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez

A U.S. Marine Corps marksmanship instructor, with Weapons Field Training Battalion, instructs a recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

A U.S. Marine Corps marksmanship instructor, with Weapons Field Training Battalion, instructs a recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 20, 2023. Table one covered the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions sitting, kneeling, and prone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappel out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappel out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

Photo by Cpl. Dean Gurule

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappel out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappel out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

Photo by Cpl. Dean Gurule

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shawn Voehringer, an electrical equipment engineer with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappels out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. Voehringer is a native of Beckley, West Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shawn Voehringer, an electrical equipment engineer with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappels out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. Voehringer is a native of Beckley, West Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

Photo by Cpl. Dean Gurule

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fast rope out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl.Gurule)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fast rope out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl.Gurule)

Photo by Cpl. Dean Gurule

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappel out of a UH-1Y Venom during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 13, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappel out of a UH-1Y Venom during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 13, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

Photo by Cpl. Dean Gurule

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct special patrol insert extraction operations out of a UH-1Y Venom during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 13, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct special patrol insert extraction operations out of a UH-1Y Venom during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 13, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gurule)

Photo by Cpl. Dean Gurule

MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Rein.), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly over Southern California during an offload evolution from amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), June 6, 2023. The amphibious capability of the Navy and Marine Corps team has been demonstrated in a broad range of operations including foreign humanitarian assistance operations, noncombatant emergency evacuations, natural disaster response, the recovery of downed aircraft and personnel, counter-piracy and strike operations, and diverse support to our partner nations. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eloise A. Johnson)

MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Rein.), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly over Southern California during an offload evolution from amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), June 6, 2023. The amphibious capability of the Navy and Marine Corps team has been demonstrated in a broad range of operations including foreign humanitarian assistance operations, noncombatant emergency evacuations, natural disaster response, the recovery of downed aircraft and personnel, counter-piracy and strike operations, and diverse support to our partner nations. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eloise A. Johnson)

Photo by Eloise A. Johnson

Lt. Cmdr. Cranor, left, and Lt. Phillips operate an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, off the coast of Southern California, June 6, 2023. The amphibious capability of the Navy and Marine Corps team has been demonstrated in a broad range of operations including foreign humanitarian assistance operations, noncombatant emergency evacuations, natural disaster response, the recovery of downed aircraft and personnel, counter-piracy and strike operations, and diverse support to our partner nations. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Johnson)

Lt. Cmdr. Cranor, left, and Lt. Phillips operate an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, off the coast of Southern California, June 6, 2023. The amphibious capability of the Navy and Marine Corps team has been demonstrated in a broad range of operations including foreign humanitarian assistance operations, noncombatant emergency evacuations, natural disaster response, the recovery of downed aircraft and personnel, counter-piracy and strike operations, and diverse support to our partner nations. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Johnson)

Photo by Eloise A. Johnson

A joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV) with the 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departs a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, embarked aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 6, 2023. The amphibious capability of the Navy and Marine Corps team has been demonstrated in a broad range of operations including foreign humanitarian assistance operations, noncombatant emergency evacuations, natural disaster response, the recovery of downed aircraft and personnel, counter-piracy and strike operations, and diverse support to our partner nations. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chu)

A joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV) with the 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departs a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, embarked aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 6, 2023. The amphibious capability of the Navy and Marine Corps team has been demonstrated in a broad range of operations including foreign humanitarian assistance operations, noncombatant emergency evacuations, natural disaster response, the recovery of downed aircraft and personnel, counter-piracy and strike operations, and diverse support to our partner nations. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chu)

Photo by Minh-Thy Chu

A wreath is placed on a monument during the 3rd Annual Military Working Dog Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Pacific Views Event Center on Camp Pendleton, California, May 25, 2023. Annually, The Dawgs Project and the MCI-West MWD sections come together to pay tribute to fallen military working dogs and handlers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Watts)

A wreath is placed on a monument during the 3rd Annual Military Working Dog Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Pacific Views Event Center on Camp Pendleton, California, May 25, 2023. Annually, The Dawgs Project and the MCI-West MWD sections come together to pay tribute to fallen military working dogs and handlers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, march in formation to the confidence chamber at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 23, 2023. The confidence chamber trains recruits how to properly use the M40 gas mask and respond to potential chemical and biological threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, march in formation to the confidence chamber at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 23, 2023. The confidence chamber trains recruits how to properly use the M40 gas mask and respond to potential chemical and biological threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, leave the confidence chamber after completing chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training at Marine Corps Base , Calif., May 23, 2023. The confidence chamber trained recruits how to properly use the M40 gas mask and respond to potential chemical and biological threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, leave the confidence chamber after completing chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training at Marine Corps Base , Calif., May 23, 2023. The confidence chamber trained recruits how to properly use the M40 gas mask and respond to potential chemical and biological threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvarez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez