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Sgt. Jansen Davis (front right), a section chief with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, gives instruction to Lance Cpl. Justin Minor (left), a gunner with 2/14, as he guides the unloading and loading of an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 11, 2017. The Marines participated in WTI 1-18 during their two-week annual training and are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez

Lance Cpl. Justin Minor, a gunner with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, operates a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System's hydraulic control system during the loading of an M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System m, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 11, 2017. With possession of one of two HIMARS in the Marine Corps, 2/14 is highly interoperable with the active component and provides an essential shock absorber during exercises and deployments.

Photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson

Sgt. Jansen Davis (left), a section chief with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Lance Cpl. Zane Treece (center) and Lance Cpl. Justin Minor (right), a driver and gunner with 2/14, respectively, guide a launch pod trainer out of an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System carrier during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 11, 2017. The Marines with 2/14 are participating in WTI 1-18 to increase their proficiency with the HIMARS and to build experience with firing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System munitions, thus advancing their combat effectiveness and readiness for future exercises and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson

Sgt. Jansen Davis (right), a section chief with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and Lance Cpl. Justin Minor (left), a gunner with 2/14, operate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the unloading of a launch pod trainer and then loading M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems munitions into the M142 HIMARS carrier, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 11, 2017. The Reserve Marines are participating in WTI 1-18 during their annual training to maintain proficiency and experience with the HIMARS, advancing their combat effectiveness and readiness for future exercises and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson

Sgt. Jansen Davis, a section chief with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, directs and positions a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System to lift and load an M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 11, 2017. During WTI 1-18, Reserve Marines with 2/14 practiced multiple loading and unloading drills to maintain their proficiency with the HIMARS for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson

Sgt. Nathanael Izu, a section chief with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, makes note of rocket pod serial numbers and launch codes of an M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System before loading it onto a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 11, 2017. With possession of one of two HIMARS in the Marine Corps, 2/14 is highly interoperable with the active component and provides an essential shock absorber during exercises and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson

Marines with Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, line up their vehicles before convoying to their next destination during their annual training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., June 4, 2016. To maintain a high level of readiness, the Marine Corps Reserve conducts annual training to ensure Marines remain proficient in their jobs as well as gain experience in other areas.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

A guided multiple launch rocket system (GMLRS) rocket is launched from a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System, mounted on a truck, during exercise Iron Rage at McGregor Range, N.M. Saturday. The rocket went just under 30 km, impacting about 5 meters from the target.

Photo by Abigail Waldrop

Lance Cpl. Nicholas Tate, an artilleryman with Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, performs simulated corrective actions on a M2 .50-caliber machine gun during his annual training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., June 3, 2016. To maintain a high level of readiness, the Marine Corps Reserve conducts annual training to ensure Marines remain proficient in their jobs as well as gain experience in other areas.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserves, conduct dry-fire shooting drills during their annual training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., June 3, 2016. To maintain a high level of readiness, the Marine Corps Reserve conducts annual training to ensure Marines remain proficient in their jobs as well as gain experience in other areas.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

A Marine with Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, sets up an OE-254 communications antenna during his annual training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., June 2, 2016. To maintain a high level of readiness, the Marine Corps Reserve conducts annual training to ensure Marines remain proficient in their jobs as well as gain experience in other areas.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Staff Sgt. Anthony N. Rubio (center), communications chief for Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, teaches Marines the functions of a 117F multiband/multimission manpack radio, during their summer annual training exercise, “Iron Rage,” at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., June 5, 2016. During Iron Rage, Marines conducted field operations with HIMARS and tested command and control proficiency at platoon and regimental levels in conjunction with other batteries from 14th Marines in Alabama and Texas.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserves fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during their annual training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., June 5, 2016. The surface to surface missile system can accurately engage targets over great distances. With high volumes of lethal rocket and missile fire, the HIMARS delivers precise strikes from over 40 miles away. The Reserve component has one of the two HIMARS detachments in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve balance a rocket pod while offloading the unit from one truck to another before a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System test-fire at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., during their summer annual training exercise, “Iron Rage,” June 4, 2016. Iron Rage consisted of conducting field operations with HIMARS and testing command and control proficiency at platoon and regimental levels in conjunction with other batteries from 14th Marines in Alabama and Texas. The HIMARS is the Marine Corps’ most advanced artillery system, and 2/14 is the only battalion in the Reserve component that is trained and mission capable with HIMARS alongside 5/11, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during their annual training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., June 1, 2016. The surface to surface missile system can accurately engage targets over great distances. With high volumes of lethal rocket and missile fire, the HIMARS delivers precise strikes from over 40 miles away. The Reserve component has one of the two HIMARS detachments in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire