MARINE CORPS AIR-GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS,

MARINE CORPS AIR-GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, California – Lance Cpl. Luke Holbrook, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, waits to pass off 81mm mortars to be used during a reinforced company assault at Range 400 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, on May 10, 2017. Part of Integrated Training Exericse 3-17, Marines with 1st Bn., 8th Marines, conducted a company level assault reinforced by machine guns, vehicles, mortars and snipers. ITX 3-17 is a training evolution conducted five times a year to enhance the lethality and co-operability between the four elements of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)