U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, lay suppressive fire down range on the final objective to suppress enemy fire in a mechanized assault course during Integrated Training Exercise 1-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 30, 2015. Marines participate in a month-long field exercise demonstrating core mission essential tasks by conducting offensive, defensive and stability operations using combined arms, air integration, and battalion-level infantry tactics in order to strengthen operational readiness as they prepare for world-wide deployment.
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