Lance Cpl. Wesley Rhea, a machine gunner with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Wesley Rhea, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Oklahoma City, Okla., reloads a M240G medium machine gun during urban combat training here, Feb 8. The Marines utilized Special Effects Small Arms Marking System (SESAMS) rounds and a Military Operation on Urban Terrain facility to simulate actual combat. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region and is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.