Lance Cpl. Corey Dirico, a mortarman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepares to load his gear onto a 7-ton truck aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, , Oct. 19, 2013. The battalion recently conducted an

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Lance Cpl. Corey Dirico, a mortarman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepares to load his gear onto a 7-ton truck aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, , Oct. 19, 2013. The battalion recently conducted an activation and personnel movement drill for II Marine Expeditionary Force as a part of the Marine Corps' Alert Contingency Battalion. The Marines executed a movement to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to test how quickly the unit can mobilize if a crisis occurs.

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