Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron, (HMH-464) Marine Air Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF-8) prepares to load an Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) into a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter as part of the Air Assault Course rehearsal, during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 23, 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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