MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team speak with disoriented local citizens in a notional country during Certification Exercise, June 12, 2017. Interacting with the local population and understanding customs of a local population is imperative for proper relationship building. CERTEX is the last in a series of training exercises, which certifies the MEU capable for deployment in support of fleet and combatant commanders across the full range of military operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

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