A Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF-8), positions a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) into a CH-53 Super Stallion prior to conducting an air assault course during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17 (ITX) on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 29, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF.

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