Lance Cpl. Timothy Jackson, team leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, reloads his weapon during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 8. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion's 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of 'America's Battalion' were trained to kill enemy fighters by polishing infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. This was in preparation for a fall deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)

President Barack Obama and attendees at the Medal of Honor award ceremony applaud Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer at the White House in Washington Sept. 15. Meyer is the first living Marine Medal of Honor recipient for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel A. Wetzel)

An Afghan National Army soldier with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fires a high-explosive, dual-purpose artillery round from a 122 mm howitzer D-30 artillery cannon at dusk in Helmand Province, Afghanistan Sept. 26. The ANA soldiers fired numerous rounds to perfect their proficiency with the weapon system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeff Drew)

Capt. Lucas Frokjer, officer in charge of the flightline for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, reunites with his family after returning from a seven-month deployment with HMH-463 Sept. 17. The squadron arrived at Hangar 105 and were welcomed home by a large crowd of family and friends. The squadron was replaced by HMH-363 who deployed to Afghanistan in August in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Barber)

Sgt. Steve McCann, vehicle commander with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, provides overwatch during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Sept. 13. The unit, nicknamed "New England's Own," took over responsibility of a wide variety of operations from 1st Bn., 23rd Marines after their completion of a successful seven-month deployment. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard)