Light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, stand in front

Light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, stand in front of the firing line before Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions battle sight zero their weapons for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2016. LAR battalions perform combined arms reconnaissance and security missions in support of the ground combat element. Their mission is to conduct reconnaissance, execute security and economy of force operations, and within their capabilities, limited offensive or defensive operations that exploit the units’ mobility and firepower. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn V. Klein)