Corporal Peyton L. Simmons, a scout sniper with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Tacoma, Wash., native, sites through an M-110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System, or SASS, during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., July 17, 2014. During the exercise, scout snipers used the Hueys, from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), to provide cover for the assault force. The exercise was part of Realistic Urban Training, the first major pre-deployment training exercise for the 24th MEU in preparation for their deployment later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun) - Corporal Peyton L. Simmons, a scout sniper with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Tacoma, Wash., native, sites through an M-110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System, or SASS, during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., July 17, 2014. During the exercise, scout snipers used the Hueys, from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), to provide cover for the assault force. The exercise was part of Realistic Urban Training, the first major pre-deployment training exercise for the 24th MEU in preparation for their deployment later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to load onto amphibious assault vehicles to conduct a mechanized amphibious raid on Combat Town at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 9, 2014. The training was part of Kilo Company’s mechanized raid package in preparation for the unit’s deployment with the 24th MEU at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez) - Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to load onto amphibious assault vehicles to conduct a mechanized amphibious raid on Combat Town at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 9, 2014. The training was part of Kilo Company’s mechanized raid package in preparation for the unit’s deployment with the 24th MEU at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez)