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An M1A1 Main Battle Tank fires from its main gun Sept. 26 during a practice shoot for the 2012 Tiger Competition aboard Camp Lejeune. The next day, a crew from 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, consisting of Sgt. Linh Ngo, tank commander; Cpl. Ryan Hanna, gunner; Lance Cpl. Delio Linares, loader; and Lance Cpl. Domenic Kalaski, driver, defeated crews from 1st Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion to win the tournament and capture the Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. McCard Cup. - An M1A1 Main Battle Tank fires from its main gun Sept. 26 during a practice shoot for the 2012 Tiger Competition aboard Camp Lejeune. The next day, a crew from 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, consisting of Sgt. Linh Ngo, tank commander; Cpl. Ryan Hanna, gunner; Lance Cpl. Delio Linares, loader; and Lance Cpl. Domenic Kalaski, driver, defeated crews from 1st Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion to win the tournament and capture the Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. McCard Cup.

Marines buy food, protein powders, hygiene gear and other useful items from a mobile exchange, Sept. 25. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 15 travel throughout the area to Marines, bringing them the services of a regular store. - Marines buy food, protein powders, hygiene gear and other useful items from a mobile exchange, Sept. 25. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 15 travel throughout the area to Marines, bringing them the services of a regular store.

Marines with Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 15th MEU, arrive at the USS Arizona Memorial before diving to see the sunken vessel, Sept. 19. The swift, silent and deadly divers used the time to sharpen their skills and qualify for some of the unique missions the Marines could be called upon to conduct during the deployment. They viewed USS Arizona Memorial from a unique vantage point of the and simultaneously earned an open-circuit dive qualification. An open-circuit dive is similar to recreational diving since the Marines use oxygen tanks. - Marines with Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 15th MEU, arrive at the USS Arizona Memorial before diving to see the sunken vessel, Sept. 19. The swift, silent and deadly divers used the time to sharpen their skills and qualify for some of the unique missions the Marines could be called upon to conduct during the deployment. They viewed USS Arizona Memorial from a unique vantage point of the and simultaneously earned an open-circuit dive qualification. An open-circuit dive is similar to recreational diving since the Marines use oxygen tanks.

Lance Cpl. Colby T. Jones loads a high explosive, dual purpose rocket into a shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon at Camp Schwab Sept. 19. Marines participated in a two-day weapons training event, which included firing the M249 squad automatic weapon, M240B medium machine gun, MK19 40 mm grenade launcher, .50?caliber Browning heavy machine gun and the SMAW. Jones is a combat engineer squad automatic weapon with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Colby T. Jones loads a high explosive, dual purpose rocket into a shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon at Camp Schwab Sept. 19. Marines participated in a two-day weapons training event, which included firing the M249 squad automatic weapon, M240B medium machine gun, MK19 40 mm grenade launcher, .50?caliber Browning heavy machine gun and the SMAW. Jones is a combat engineer squad automatic weapon with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.