Lance Cpl. Elijah Palmer, a rifleman with Bravo Company,

Lance Cpl. Elijah Palmer, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment and a Morganton, N.C., native, loads an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon ammo pouch in preparation of a mock firefight at Home Station Training Lane (HSTL) village, April 13, 2015. More than 200 Marines from 1/6 traveled to Norfolk, Va., to board the USS Kearsarge, April 9-13, 2015, in support of Combined/Joint Operational Access Exercise (C/JOAX) 15.1. Marines simulated being part of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) element deployed to conduct ship-to-shore assault on Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune. The unit aimed to enhance skills in amphibious planning and execution, and to refine small unit urban operations during training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein/Released)