MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Cpl. Modesto Martinez, a water purification specialist with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, waits next to a water pump for his Marines to set up the hoses to draw water from the ocean and start the purification process during Certification Exercise, June 9, 2017. 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.

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