U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait to depart the USS Essex (LHD 2) on a simulated airfield seizure mission during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) March 22, 2015. These Marines inserted onto San Clemente Island where they practiced clearing and securing combat towns in preparation for the MEU’s upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)