Marine 1st Lt. Ben Newman, a platoon commander with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stairs down the sights of an M249 light machine gun mounted on top of a light armored vehicle during a reconnaissance convoy, June 6, 2018, on San Clemente Island. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU are conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), the final exercise before the units' upcoming deployment. This exercise validates the ARG/MEU team's ability to adapt and execute missions in ever-changing, unkown environments. Upon co


Marine 1st Lt. Ben Newman, a platoon commander with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stairs down the sights of an M249 light machine gun mounted on top of a light armored vehicle during a reconnaissance convoy, June 6, 2018, on San Clemente Island. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU are conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), the final exercise before the units' upcoming deployment. This exercise validates the ARG/MEU team's ability to adapt and execute missions in ever-changing, unkown environments. Upon completion of COMPTUEX, the 13th MEU and Essex ARG will be certified as the nation's premier forward-deployed, crisis response force, capable of executing missions across the broad spectrum of military operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Jackson)


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