October 10, 2017 - U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Lecompte and Lance Cpl. Dulton James with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment run in the hot grabbing sand toward simulated casualties while training in an undisclosed Middle East location. They are members of a quick reaction force that is capable of responding to developing situations on short notice. Marines with 2/7 were tasked to conduct a QRF to quickly recover simulated casualties and take them back to safety. This was the first exercise 2/7 has conducted after replacing 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. (U.S. Marine  Corps photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontivero)

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