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Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment provide security on the beach following an amphibious landing as part of Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational, amphibious training exercise designed to hone the amphibious landing skills of I Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Expeditionary Strike Group Three and allies of the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eric Keenan)

Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division use a compass to determine their left and right lateral limits on the beaches of Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015, Sept. 5. Dawn Blitz is a multinational training exercise designed to enhance Expeditionary Strike Group Three and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s ability to conduct sea-based operations, amphibious landings, and command and control capabilities alongside Japan, Mexico and New Zealand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Staten)

Marines offload vehicles from a Landing Craft Air Cushion on to a beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015, Sept. 5. Dawn Blitz is a multinational training exercise designed to enhance Expeditionary Strike Group Three and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s ability to conduct sea-based operations, amphibious landings, and command and control capabilities alongside Japan, Mexico and New Zealand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Staten)

Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion unhook towing cables from an amphibious assault vehicle following an amphibious landing during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational, amphibious training exercise designed to hone the amphibious landing skills of I Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Expeditionary Strike Group Three and allies of the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eric Keenan)