Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd

Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire for effect as part of a nighttime company-sized assault during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) at Camp Pendleton, California, June 22. CERTEX serves as the final at-sea period for the 11th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 5. It is designed to strengthen the blue-green team's ability to operate together, and to respond to various situations while deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Wenger/Released)