1st Battalion 3d Marines

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, practice fast-roping techniques as a part of Talon Exercise (TalonEx) 2018 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, September 21, 2018. TalonEx is a pre-deployment exercise in conjunction with the Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course that gives Marine ground combat elements the opportunity to work directly with air combat elements in real world scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas P. Miller)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assault fortified bunkers during a live fire range as part of Talon Exercise (TalonEx) 2018 at Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms, California, September 12, 2018. TalonEx is a pre-deployment exercise in conjunction with the Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course that gives Marine ground combat elements the opportunity to work directly with air combat elements in real world scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas P. Miller)

U.S. Marine machine gunners with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide suppressing fire during a live fire range as part of Talon Exercise (TalonEx) 2018 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, September 12, 2018. TalonEx is a pre-depoyment exercise in conjunction with the Weapons Tactics Instructors Course to allow Marine ground combat elements the opportunity to work directly with air combat elements in real world scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas P. Miller)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct a dry run of range 410A as part of Talon Exercise (TalonEx) 2018 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., September 11, 2018. TalonEx is a pre-deployment exercise in conjunction with the Weapons Tactics Instructors Course which allows Marine ground combat elements the opportunity to work directly with air combat elements in real world scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas P. Miller)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Eric A. Meador, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, observes troop movements during a live fire range as part of Talon Exercise (TalonEx) 2018 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., September 15, 2018. TalonEx is a pre-deployment exercise in conjunction with the Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course that gives Marine ground combat elements the opportunity to work directly with air combat elements in real world scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas P. Miller)

U.S. Marines are inserted by CH-53E Super Stallion during Exercise Bougainville I at Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, March 12, 2018. Bougainville I is used to train Marines at the small-unit level and build their proficiency for future deployments. The Marines are with Company B, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Trevor Rowett)

Capt. Peter Tate, battalion adjutant with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, salutes the colors as the National Anthem plays during the unit’s change of command ceremony at Dewey Square, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 21, 2017. The ceremony formally transferred authorities from Lt. Col. Jeremiah Salame to Lt. Col. Eric Meador. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Zachary Orr)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and a members of the Indonesian Korps Marinir hold a python as part of a jungle survival class during Cooperation Afloat Readiness & Training (CARAT) in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Sept. 11, 2017. CARAT builds, maintains and enhances bilateral defense and interoperability of military forces between the United States and Indonesia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osvaldo L. Ortega III)

Sgt. Maj. Emilio Hernandez, sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, delivers the unit color to the incoming and outgoing commanding officers of the battalion during the unit’s change of command ceremony at Dewey Square, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 21, 2017. The ceremony formally transferred authorities from Lt. Col. Jeremiah Salame to Lt. Col. Eric Meador. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Zachary Orr)

A sunrise hangs over the horizon at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, July 13, 2017. The Jungle Warfare Training Center provides individual and unit level training to increase survivability and lethality while operating in a jungle environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, rappel down a cliff at the Jungle Warfare Training Center aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, July 11, 2017. The Jungle Warfare Training Center provides individual and unit level training to increase survivability and lethality while operating in a jungle environment. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson)

Cpl. Bryan Hernandezrodriguez, a Hialeah, Florida native and rifleman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, travels across a rope bridge during the endurance course, aboard Camp Gonzales, Okinawa, Japan, July 7, 2017.The Jungle Warfare Training Center provides individual and unit level training to increase survivability and lethality while operating in a jungle environment. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson)

U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, feed a simulated casualty through an obstacle during the 3rd Marine Division Annual Squad Competition December 7, 2017, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan. The squad competition is conducted to test and compare each unit to see which is the fittest for combat. The squads are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Combat Assault Battalion. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, inflate their uniform as a flotation device during annual swim qualification aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 25, 2017. The Marines completed their swim qualification to build confidence and increase survivability in the water. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson/Released)

Pfc. Charles M. Burroughs, a La Plata, Maryland native and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear specialist with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, instructs Marines during annual gas chamber qualification aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2017. The annual training familiarizes Marines with the use of their gas mask to prepare them for a biological or chemical attack. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson/Released)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conduct the second portion of underwater egress survival training using the Shallow Water Egress Trainer (SWET). The next step uses the Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer (MAET) better known as the “helo dunker.” The MAET simulates a helicopter body that lands in the water and then turns upside down The training ensures Marines have the necessary skills and calm demeanor needed to exit a sinking aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Ross D. Geske)