Cpl. Carlos Torres directs his fire team during a vertical assault on Ie Shima Island, Japan, March 24, 2017. The assault took place as part of a certification exercise conducted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group. CERTEX involves vertical assault raids, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training, as part of a readiness evaluation for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to join the Navy’s 7th Fleet. Torres is from Houston, Texas and a team leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, assigned to the 31st MEU, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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