Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Lafrance, with Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon, sniper team, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, hikes to his live fire exercise position, part of Realistic Urban Training Exercise Marine Corps Base Hawaii Crater, Jan. 11, 2023. The purpose of RUTEX is to incorporate the specialized individual and small unit skills of the MEU and conduct high-intensity, advanced, and complex Marine Air Ground Task Force operations in order to prepare MEUs and other designated forces to support the geographic combatant commanders.

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