U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. Robert Hicks, right,

U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. Robert Hicks, right, and Staff Sgt. Jack Potts, both food service specialists with Headquarters Battery, 11th Marine Regiment, prepare evening chow during 11th Marine Regiment's Desert Fire Exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty Nine Palms, Calif. April 23, 2013. 11th Marines conducted an artillery desert firing exercise to maintain their combat proficiency via realistic combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James Mast, 1st Marine Division Combat Camera/ Released)