 The most decorated battalion in the Marine Corps was tested on their last eight months of training during a combat readiness evaluation. The Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment patrolled hills, creeks, and cleared combat towns during the live fire exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, September 12th. The training helped the Marines see how multiple elements of an attack worked together to accomplish a single mission. It's a challenge but it's probably instrumental in what we do because as a rifleman we have to shoot, move, and communicate and this really, it ties in everything that we've learned so far and really gets us ready for deployment. The Marines simulated assaulting enemy positions in austere locations in the training area, carrying rocket systems and heavy machine guns. The physically challenging aspect of the training was beneficial to the Marines because of how it reflects being in actual combat. Two days ago we completed a 6.5 kilometer movement to contact up of some rigorous terrain here on Camp Pendleton and as we prepare for live fire this really tests the Marines' ability to do their job under arduous conditions similar to a combat environment. The training prepared the Marines for their upcoming deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and for future operations. Reporting from Camp Pendleton, California, I'm Lance Corporal Christopher Moore.