Marines with 3rd platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion,

Marines with 3rd platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hold landing zone security while the rest of their platoon mates bound to a military operations in urban terrain facility during an airborne raid as part of Exercise Lava Viper, Hawaii, July 18, 2013. The Marines were conducting the raid to clear a MOUT town and capture a high value individual believed to be an enemy battalion commander. Lava Viper is a battalion-level combined-arms exercise designed to enhance the skills of the ground combat and support element Marines participating. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan/Released)