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U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, are briefed before participating in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, are briefed before participating in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders

U. S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Roger Griffith, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sergeant major, talks to a Marine from the security element platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Oct. 9, 2015, between relays of a live-fire qualification shoot, during the security element course held at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) compound at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When the 22nd MEU composites in December, 1st Bn, 6th Marines, is slated to become the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of the 22nd MEU. The security element course is an EOTG-led training regimine, which gives infantry Marines the additional skills and mindset to serve as a secuirty cordon force during actions conducted by Special Operations Forces (SOF). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

U. S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Roger Griffith, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sergeant major, talks to a Marine from the security element platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Oct. 9, 2015, between relays of a live-fire qualification shoot, during the security element course held at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) compound at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When the 22nd MEU composites in December, 1st Bn, 6th Marines, is slated to become the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of the 22nd MEU. The security element course is an EOTG-led training regimine, which gives infantry Marines the additional skills and mindset to serve as a secuirty cordon force during actions conducted by Special Operations Forces (SOF). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

U. S. Marine instructors, in green uniforms, from Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) evaluate Marines from the security element platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Oct. 9, 2015, as they participate in a live-fire qualification shoot, during the security element course held at the EOTG compound at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When the 22nd MEU composites in December, 1st Bn, 6th Marines, is slated to become the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of the 22nd MEU. The security element course is an EOTG-led training regimine, which gives infantry Marines the additional skills and mindset to serve as a secuirty cordon force during actions conducted by Special Operations Forces (SOF). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

U. S. Marine instructors, in green uniforms, from Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) evaluate Marines from the security element platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Oct. 9, 2015, as they participate in a live-fire qualification shoot, during the security element course held at the EOTG compound at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When the 22nd MEU composites in December, 1st Bn, 6th Marines, is slated to become the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of the 22nd MEU. The security element course is an EOTG-led training regimine, which gives infantry Marines the additional skills and mindset to serve as a secuirty cordon force during actions conducted by Special Operations Forces (SOF). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

U. S. Marine instructors, in green uniforms, from Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) evaluate Marines from the security element platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Oct. 9, 2015, as they participate in a live-fire qualification shoot, during the security element course held at the EOTG compound at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When the 22nd MEU composites in December, 1st Bn, 6th Marines, is slated to become the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of the 22nd MEU. The security element course is an EOTG-led training regimine, which gives infantry Marines the additional skills and mindset to serve as a secuirty cordon force during actions conducted by Special Operations Forces (SOF). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

U. S. Marine instructors, in green uniforms, from Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) evaluate Marines from the security element platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Oct. 9, 2015, as they participate in a live-fire qualification shoot, during the security element course held at the EOTG compound at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When the 22nd MEU composites in December, 1st Bn, 6th Marines, is slated to become the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of the 22nd MEU. The security element course is an EOTG-led training regimine, which gives infantry Marines the additional skills and mindset to serve as a secuirty cordon force during actions conducted by Special Operations Forces (SOF). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

U. S. Marine instructors, in green uniforms, from Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) evaluate Marines from the security element platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Oct. 9, 2015, as they participate in a live-fire qualification shoot, during the security element course held at the EOTG compound at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When the 22nd MEU composites in December, 1st Bn, 6th Marines, is slated to become the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of the 22nd MEU. The security element course is an EOTG-led training regimine, which gives infantry Marines the additional skills and mindset to serve as a secuirty cordon force during actions conducted by Special Operations Forces (SOF). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

U. S. Marine instructors, in green uniforms, from Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) evaluate Marines from the security element platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Oct. 9, 2015, as they participate in a live-fire qualification shoot, during the security element course held at the EOTG compound at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When the 22nd MEU composites in December, 1st Bn, 6th Marines, is slated to become the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of the 22nd MEU. The security element course is an EOTG-led training regimine, which gives infantry Marines the additional skills and mindset to serve as a secuirty cordon force during actions conducted by Special Operations Forces (SOF). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

Photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element finish a morning run at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element finish a morning run at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

Photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

Photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

Photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

Photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element run a morning 5k at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. All sections within the MEU’s command element came together to build morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu /Released)

Photo by GySgt Freddy G. Cantu

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element cross the street during a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element cross the street during a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit(MEU) commanding officer Col. Todd P. Simmons, right, and acting MEU sergeant major Master Gunnery Sgt. John A. McGrath, lead the Marines and Sailors of the MEU command element on a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit(MEU) commanding officer Col. Todd P. Simmons, right, and acting MEU sergeant major Master Gunnery Sgt. John A. McGrath, lead the Marines and Sailors of the MEU command element on a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cheng Mor V. Vang, an administrative clerk with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element dons his pack at the end of a 10-minute break at the turn-around point during a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cheng Mor V. Vang, an administrative clerk with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element dons his pack at the end of a 10-minute break at the turn-around point during a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element verify their personnel count at the end of a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element verify their personnel count at the end of a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element perform 22 push-ups at the end of a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element perform 22 push-ups at the end of a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit(MEU) commanding officer Col. Todd P. Simmons, talks to the Marines and Sailors of the MEU at the end of a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit(MEU) commanding officer Col. Todd P. Simmons, talks to the Marines and Sailors of the MEU at the end of a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element step off for a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element step off for a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the MEU command element an opportunity to build comradery and prepare for future hikes of greater distance and heavier loads. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matt Epright