Lance Cpl. Mitchell T. Spead Jr., VMR BC Det crew chief, holds one of his young daughters after arriving home from a three-month deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (US Navy Photos by Tammy Prine/Released) - Lance Cpl. Mitchell T. Spead Jr., VMR BC Det crew chief, holds one of his young daughters after arriving home from a three-month deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (US Navy Photos by Tammy Prine/Released)

Cpl. Nenyi Nyen, a fire team leader with 1st Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment posts security during a cordon and knock exercise at K2 Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 28. The Marines conducted a cordon and knock exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan later this year. - Cpl. Nenyi Nyen, a fire team leader with 1st Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment posts security during a cordon and knock exercise at K2 Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 28. The Marines conducted a cordon and knock exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan later this year.

Carlos R., a Special Operations Training Services instructor, performs a conscious check on a volunteer from 1st platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment. Carlos, who was also a corpsman with Army and Marine Corps special forces, trained the Marines on combat trauma situations May 24 at the 25 Area Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. in preparation for the unit’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. - Carlos R., a Special Operations Training Services instructor, performs a conscious check on a volunteer from 1st platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment. Carlos, who was also a corpsman with Army and Marine Corps special forces, trained the Marines on combat trauma situations May 24 at the 25 Area Combat Town, Camp Pendleton, Ca. in preparation for the unit’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

The eight pound extreme cold weather boots were among many cold weather items Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment received Oct. 15 as part of their gear issue for exercise Cold Response 2010.::r::::n:: Cold Response 2010 is a NATO-sponsored multinational training exercise with the Norwegian Armed forces focused on cold weather maritime/amphibious operations, interoperability of expeditionary forces, and special and conventional ground operations. ::r::::n:: The exercise, previously known as Battle Griffin, will occur entirely north of the Arctic::r::::n::Circle and will emphasize individual and unit cold weather capabilities. ::r::::n:: The last time U.S. Marines participated in the exercise was 2005. ::r::::n:: - The eight pound extreme cold weather boots were among many cold weather items Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment received Oct. 15 as part of their gear issue for exercise Cold Response 2010.::r::::n:: Cold Response 2010 is a NATO-sponsored multinational training exercise with the Norwegian Armed forces focused on cold weather maritime/amphibious operations, interoperability of expeditionary forces, and special and conventional ground operations. ::r::::n:: The exercise, previously known as Battle Griffin, will occur entirely north of the Arctic::r::::n::Circle and will emphasize individual and unit cold weather capabilities. ::r::::n:: The last time U.S. Marines participated in the exercise was 2005. ::r::::n::