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Cpl. Bradley Graczyk, combat engineer with Combat Logistics Regiment 45 directs a Humvee offloading from USNS Sgt. William R. Button during a maritime prepositioning force offload at the port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, May 23, 2018. The primary purpose of the MPF program is to enable the rapid deployment and engagement of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force anywhere in the world in support of US National Defense Strategy. (Courtesy photo provided by Cpl. Anthoney Moore)

Cpl. Bradley Graczyk, combat engineer with Combat Logistics Regiment 45 directs a Humvee offloading from USNS Sgt. William R. Button during a maritime prepositioning force offload at the port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, May 23, 2018. The primary purpose of the MPF program is to enable the rapid deployment and engagement of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force anywhere in the world in support of US National Defense Strategy. (Courtesy photo provided by Cpl. Anthoney Moore)

Photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, convoy during their final exercise in Trident Juncture, Oct. 28, 2015. The simulated exercise taught the Marines each other’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to seek improvement as well as build interoperability among the warfighters.

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, convoy during their final exercise in Trident Juncture, Oct. 28, 2015. The simulated exercise taught the Marines each other’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to seek improvement as well as build interoperability among the warfighters.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct reconnaissance during their final exercise in Trident Juncture, Oct. 31, 2015. The simulated exercise taught the Marines each other’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to seek improvement as well as build interoperability among the warfighters.

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct reconnaissance during their final exercise in Trident Juncture, Oct. 31, 2015. The simulated exercise taught the Marines each other’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to seek improvement as well as build interoperability among the warfighters.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, simulate a casualty evacuation during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain, Oct. 31, 2015. The exercise provided an opportunity for Reserve Marines to gain experience within their military occupational specialty and demonstrates their readiness in conjunction with other foreign nationals.

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, simulate a casualty evacuation during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain, Oct. 31, 2015. The exercise provided an opportunity for Reserve Marines to gain experience within their military occupational specialty and demonstrates their readiness in conjunction with other foreign nationals.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Scouts for 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division navigate down steep, rocky terrain in Almería, Spain, Oct. 31, 2015, during the final exercise for Trident Juncture 2015. The scouts provide surveillance to the Marines manning the vehicles as well as provide reconnaissance on safe routes to travel and maneuver.

Scouts for 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division navigate down steep, rocky terrain in Almería, Spain, Oct. 31, 2015, during the final exercise for Trident Juncture 2015. The scouts provide surveillance to the Marines manning the vehicles as well as provide reconnaissance on safe routes to travel and maneuver.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

A Light Armored Vehicle attached to 4th LAV Battalion, 4th Marine Division, sits on the horizon during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain Oct. 30, 2015. The exercise provided an opportunity for Reserve Marines to gain experience within their military occupational specialty and demonstrates their readiness in conjunction with other foreign nationals.

A Light Armored Vehicle attached to 4th LAV Battalion, 4th Marine Division, sits on the horizon during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain Oct. 30, 2015. The exercise provided an opportunity for Reserve Marines to gain experience within their military occupational specialty and demonstrates their readiness in conjunction with other foreign nationals.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conceal their Light Armored Vehicle during their final exercise in Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain, Oct. 30, 2015. The simulated exercise taught the Marines each other’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to seek improvement as well as build interoperability among the warfighters.

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conceal their Light Armored Vehicle during their final exercise in Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain, Oct. 30, 2015. The simulated exercise taught the Marines each other’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to seek improvement as well as build interoperability among the warfighters.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Sgt. Duane A. Peppel, scout team leader 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, scans the horizon during the final stages of exercise Trident Juncture 15 in Almería Spain, Oct. 28, 2015. The simulated training taught the Marines each other’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to seek improvement as well as build interoperability among the warfighters.

Sgt. Duane A. Peppel, scout team leader 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, scans the horizon during the final stages of exercise Trident Juncture 15 in Almería Spain, Oct. 28, 2015. The simulated training taught the Marines each other’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to seek improvement as well as build interoperability among the warfighters.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct live fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. Trident Juncture is the largest exercise NATO has held in the past 10 years with more than 30 nations and more than 5,000 U.S. service members participating. NATO is showing the world how they operate as a global response force with multiple nations in the mix.

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct live fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. Trident Juncture is the largest exercise NATO has held in the past 10 years with more than 30 nations and more than 5,000 U.S. service members participating. NATO is showing the world how they operate as a global response force with multiple nations in the mix.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Lance Cpl. Arturo Campos, assistant fire team leader for Delta Co., 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, run through dry fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. These drills allow Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments and maintain a high state of readiness. More than 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations are participating in the exercise which is the largest NATO has conducted in the past 10 years.

Lance Cpl. Arturo Campos, assistant fire team leader for Delta Co., 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, run through dry fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. These drills allow Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments and maintain a high state of readiness. More than 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations are participating in the exercise which is the largest NATO has conducted in the past 10 years.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Graham

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct live fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. Trident Juncture is the largest exercise NATO has held in the past 10 years with more than 30 nations and more than 5,000 U.S. service members participating. NATO is showing the world how they operate as a global response force with multiple nations in the mix.

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct live fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. Trident Juncture is the largest exercise NATO has held in the past 10 years with more than 30 nations and more than 5,000 U.S. service members participating. NATO is showing the world how they operate as a global response force with multiple nations in the mix.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines from 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, hit their targets in a live fire drill in Almeria, Spain for exercise Trident Juncture 2015, Oct. 27, 2015. Live fire drills allow Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments and maintain a high state of readiness. More than 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations are participating in the exercise which is the largest NATO has conducted in the past 10 years.

Marines from 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, hit their targets in a live fire drill in Almeria, Spain for exercise Trident Juncture 2015, Oct. 27, 2015. Live fire drills allow Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments and maintain a high state of readiness. More than 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations are participating in the exercise which is the largest NATO has conducted in the past 10 years.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division stand by during a safety brief before they conduct live fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. Live fire drills allow Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments and maintain a high state of readiness. More than 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations are participating in the exercise which is the largest NATO has conducted in the past 10 years.

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division stand by during a safety brief before they conduct live fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. Live fire drills allow Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments and maintain a high state of readiness. More than 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations are participating in the exercise which is the largest NATO has conducted in the past 10 years.

Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, run through dry fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. The drills allow Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments and maintain a high state of readiness. More than 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations are participating in the exercise which is the largest NATO has conducted in the past 10 years.

Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, run through dry fire drills during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almeria, Spain, Oct. 27, 2015. The drills allow Reserve Marines to train in realistic environments and maintain a high state of readiness. More than 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations are participating in the exercise which is the largest NATO has conducted in the past 10 years.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Graham

Humvees are stored inside the Frigaard Cave in central Norway. The cave is one of six caves that are part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway, which supports the equipping of Marine Expeditionary Brigade consisting of 15,000 Marines and with supplies for up to 30 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n::

Humvees are stored inside the Frigaard Cave in central Norway. The cave is one of six caves that are part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway, which supports the equipping of Marine Expeditionary Brigade consisting of 15,000 Marines and with supplies for up to 30 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n::

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek

Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham, a machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, changes the barrel of a M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham, a machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, changes the barrel of a M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham, a machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, reloads a M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.::r::::n::::r::::n::

Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham, a machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, reloads a M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.::r::::n::::r::::n::

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

Lance Cpl. James Lemire, assistant machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, directs Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham as he shoots targets with the M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Lance Cpl. James Lemire, assistant machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, directs Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham as he shoots targets with the M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, fires the M240B machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, fires the M240B machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

An M2 .50 caliber machine gun, sits here July 25 before being fired by Georgian soldiers and Marine machine gunners from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

An M2 .50 caliber machine gun, sits here July 25 before being fired by Georgian soldiers and Marine machine gunners from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah