U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company C., 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct an assault beside Amphibious Assault Vehicles during a Mechanized Assault Course for Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-20 on Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, Oct. 16, 2019. The purpose of ITX 1-20 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)

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