Marines with the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task

Marines with the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force conduct a three-mile run aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2014. The task force conducted the run to build unit cohesion and maintain physical fitness across the unit. From October 2014 to July 2015, the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force will conduct individual and collective skills training in designated combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)