Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, reconnoiter the beach during an amphibious raid demonstration in conjunction with a visit from the secretary of defense, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 27, 2015. The Marines inserted close to the beach using riverine command boats and swam ashore to conduct a beach reconnaissance with the mission to identify any obstacles or enemy that may interfere with the main landing. ( Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie A. Curtis)

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