U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Eric A. Meador, commanding

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)