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Lance Cpl. Jordan Krische posts security during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Krische is a team leader with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Lance Cpl. Jordan Krische posts security during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Krische is a team leader with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

A Marine rehearses Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain tactics during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marine is with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

A Marine rehearses Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain tactics during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marine is with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Marines rehearse Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain tactics during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Marines rehearse Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain tactics during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Lance Cpl. Zachary Lecates posts security during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Lecates is a team leader with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Lance Cpl. Zachary Lecates posts security during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Lecates is a team leader with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Private First Class Seth Nans posts security during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Nans is an infantry automatic rifle gunner with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Private First Class Seth Nans posts security during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Nans is an infantry automatic rifle gunner with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Marines participate in an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Marines participate in an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Marines rehearse an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Marines rehearse an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

An MV-22B Osprey inserts Marines during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The aircraft is with Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron 162, Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

An MV-22B Osprey inserts Marines during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The aircraft is with Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron 162, Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Marines post security during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Marines post security during an airfield assault and seizure simulation at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field, Camp Davis, NC, June 9, 2020. The simulation was a part of a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Corporal Davin Degagne conducts a radio check during Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise on Camp Lejeune, NC, June 8, 2020. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Degagne is a radio operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Corporal Davin Degagne conducts a radio check during Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise on Camp Lejeune, NC, June 8, 2020. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Degagne is a radio operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s communication section test equipment from Joint Light Tactical Vehicles at Camp Lejeune June 8, 2020 as part of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Exercise. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s communication section test equipment from Joint Light Tactical Vehicles at Camp Lejeune June 8, 2020 as part of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Exercise. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Corporal Andrew Xaysana tests communication capabilities from a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise on Camp Lejeune, NC, June 8, 2020. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Xaysana is a radio operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Corporal Andrew Xaysana tests communication capabilities from a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise on Camp Lejeune, NC, June 8, 2020. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Xaysana is a radio operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Sergeant Ferminton Maratita assembles a satellite communication antenna during a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise on Camp Lejeune, NC, June 8, 2020. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Maratita is a radio operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Sergeant Ferminton Maratita assembles a satellite communication antenna during a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force exercise on Camp Lejeune, NC, June 8, 2020. The exercise is designed to increase the MEU’s proficiency and enhance their capabilities as a MAGTF. Maratita is a radio operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit practices breathing under water during helicopter underwater egress training at the Water Survival Training Center on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 26, 2020. Egress training provides Marines and Sailors with the confidence to safely and efficiently exit a submerged aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit practices breathing under water during helicopter underwater egress training at the Water Survival Training Center on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 26, 2020. Egress training provides Marines and Sailors with the confidence to safely and efficiently exit a submerged aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Petty Officer First Class Melony Moxon, a health service support leading petty officer with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rehearses breathing under water during helicopter underwater egress training at the Water Survival Training Center on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 26, 2020. Egress training provides Marines and Sailors with the confidence to safely and efficiently exit a submerged aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Petty Officer First Class Melony Moxon, a health service support leading petty officer with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rehearses breathing under water during helicopter underwater egress training at the Water Survival Training Center on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 26, 2020. Egress training provides Marines and Sailors with the confidence to safely and efficiently exit a submerged aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in helicopter underwater egress training at the Water Survival Training Center on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 26, 2020. Egress training provides Marines and Sailors with the confidence to safely and efficiently exit a submerged aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in helicopter underwater egress training at the Water Survival Training Center on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 26, 2020. Egress training provides Marines and Sailors with the confidence to safely and efficiently exit a submerged aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Lance Cpl. James Fyffe, a Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear Defense specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary unit, breaks chlorobenzalmalononitrile capsules during gas chamber training on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 14, 2020. Marines participate in this training to stay proficient with their mask in case they are exposed to a contaminated environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Lance Cpl. James Fyffe, a Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear Defense specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary unit, breaks chlorobenzalmalononitrile capsules during gas chamber training on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 14, 2020. Marines participate in this training to stay proficient with their mask in case they are exposed to a contaminated environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit breaks the seal of his M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask during the Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 14, 2020. Marines participate in this training to stay proficient with their mask in case they are exposed to a contaminated environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit breaks the seal of his M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask during the Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 14, 2020. Marines participate in this training to stay proficient with their mask in case they are exposed to a contaminated environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Corporal Heriberto Nunez, an administrative specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clears his M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask during the Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 14, 2020. Marines participate in this training to stay proficient with their mask in case they are exposed to a contaminated environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Corporal Heriberto Nunez, an administrative specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clears his M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask during the Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 14, 2020. Marines participate in this training to stay proficient with their mask in case they are exposed to a contaminated environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale

Members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces secure a landing zone while a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, lands in Tifnit, Morocco, during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise, Sept. 10, 2019. TRAP is a core function of a crisis-response force and SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 consistently trains to increase TRAP proficiency by rehearsing realistic scenarios. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gumchol Cho)

Members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces secure a landing zone while a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, lands in Tifnit, Morocco, during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise, Sept. 10, 2019. TRAP is a core function of a crisis-response force and SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 consistently trains to increase TRAP proficiency by rehearsing realistic scenarios. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gumchol Cho)

Photo by Cpl. Gumchol Cho