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Jared Torgeson and Mitch Whitesel exchange punches during Leatherneck IV, MMA Fight Night Live aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 2, 2015. Marines gathered at Goettge Memorial Field House to watch nine professional fights and meet special guest five-time UFC Champion and UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Kane Fiala/Released) - Jared Torgeson and Mitch Whitesel exchange punches during Leatherneck IV, MMA Fight Night Live aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 2, 2015. Marines gathered at Goettge Memorial Field House to watch nine professional fights and meet special guest five-time UFC Champion and UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Kane Fiala/Released)

Leatherneck IV, MMA Fight Night Live

Through the efforts of the Single Marine Program, Marines gathered at Goettge Memorial Field House to watch nine professional fights and meet special guest five-time Ultimate Fighting Championship Champion and UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 2, 2015.

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A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, operates an M240B medium machine gun turret during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 25, 2015. Marines with the unit assaulted a simulated town, set up a defensive position and repelled simulated enemy attacks in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released.) - A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, operates an M240B medium machine gun turret during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 25, 2015. Marines with the unit assaulted a simulated town, set up a defensive position and repelled simulated enemy attacks in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released.)

1/8 defends, assaults during field exercise

Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, participated in a ground combat operation during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2015. Marines with Charlie Co. hiked to Tactical Landing Zone Swan, set up a defensive position and then assaulted a simulated village in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response.

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Service members with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2 organize the significant events they expect to encounter during a preparatory command post exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 4, 2015. Marines with the company worked together to maintain a network by establishing a means of communication while preparing for an upcoming CPX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released) - Service members with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2 organize the significant events they expect to encounter during a preparatory command post exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 4, 2015. Marines with the company worked together to maintain a network by establishing a means of communication while preparing for an upcoming CPX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released)

Communications Marines prepare for CPX

Marines with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, participated in a preparatory command post exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 4. The unit worked together to establish a functional command operations center and maintained a network by establishing various means of communication while preparing for a CPX.

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