Amphibious assault vehicles carrying elements of Company
Amphibious assault vehicles carrying elements of Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, charge onto Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during... More
An Australian Bushmaster vehicle maneuvers down dusty
An Australian Bushmaster vehicle maneuvers down dusty roads here during a training event, part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is participating with the Australian Defense Fo... More
An amphibious assault vehicle with Company G, Battalion
An amphibious assault vehicle with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, land on Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during a mock amphibious... More
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, charges onto Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area dur... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jason L. Hoffarth, a light armored
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jason L. Hoffarth, a light armored vehicle gunner with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, cleans an M240B machine gun, July 23, 2011, after providing security for a scenario-based exerci... More
Australian Defence Force Capt. Aaron Oldaker, from
Australian Defence Force Capt. Aaron Oldaker, from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory with 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit, low crawls through a tunnel ADF and U.S. Marines during a movement-to-contact exerc... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rush out of an amphibious assault vehicle to secure Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphi... More
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, charges onto Freshwater Beach, Queensland, Australia, in ... More
Australian Defence Force Pvt. Peter Noble (far left),
Australian Defence Force Pvt. Peter Noble (far left), Craftsman Carl Norling, (center) and Pvt. James Newton (right), all with 6th Aviation Regiment, listen as U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris L. Kusnierz (se... More
Amphibious assault vehicles carrying elements of Company
Amphibious assault vehicles carrying elements of Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, charge onto Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during... More
Lance Cpl. James Cathcart, a military police officer
Lance Cpl. James Cathcart, a military police officer with Combat Logistics Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit from Lake Orion, Mich., and Australian Army military policewoman Cpl. Andrea Bulow conduct a ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Stephan A. Fournier (left)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Stephan A. Fournier (left) and Craig J. Reyes, both mortarmen with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine E... More
Australian Defence Force Pvt. Peter Noble (far left),
Australian Defence Force Pvt. Peter Noble (far left), Craftsman Carl Norling (center), and Pvt. James Newton (right), all with 6th Aviation Regiment, listen as U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris L. Kusnierz (le... More
Three U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushioned, from
Three U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushioned, from the USS Germantown, head toward Freshwater Bay beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area carrying equipment and personnel during an amphibious assault in support o... More
U.S. Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion
U.S. Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a simulated casualty into an ambulance July 23, 2011, during a scenario-based exercise during Talisman Sabre 2011. Tal... More
Australian military police vehicles rest parked outside
Australian military police vehicles rest parked outside of a command post as Australian Defence Force and U.S. Marine military police officers of Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit re... More
An amphibious assault vehicle with Company G, Battalion
An amphibious assault vehicle with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, drive along Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area Beach to set up a bl... More
Capt. Robert Schwaab, assistant logistics officer,
Capt. Robert Schwaab, assistant logistics officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, listens as an Australian Defense Force convoy leader gives a brief during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Schwaab was planning fo... More
A Navy landing craft air cushioned carrying Marines
A Navy landing craft air cushioned carrying Marines and sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit lands on Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during a mock amphibious assault rehearsal July 18... More
Marines and sailors with 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons
Marines and sailors with 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait for fire missions during a joint live fire exerci... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphibious assault in support of Talisman Sabre 20... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while conducting stability and support operations. SASO operations were part... More
Australian Defence Force Cpl. Jitlani Culhane, from
Australian Defence Force Cpl. Jitlani Culhane, from Brisbane, Queensland, with Combat Team Berserker, a team of ADF personnel assembled to support Talisman Sabre 2011, heads a line of ADF and U.S. Marines perfo... More
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, charges onto Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area dur... More
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, charges onto Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area dur... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphibious assault in support of Talisman Sabre 2... More
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushioned, arrives at
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushioned, arrives at Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area carrying equipment and personnel with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during the amphibious assault in su... More
Lance Cpl. Johnathen Guzman, left, Lance Cpl. Kyle
Lance Cpl. Johnathen Guzman, left, Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Palmer, middle, and Lance Cpl. Samuel E. Robertson, right, mortarmen with the 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, ... More
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying elements of Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, charges onto a beach in Freshwater Bay in Shoalwater Bay Training... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up defensive positions during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 i... More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Okinawa, Japan, conduct a weapons drill with Australian Defence Fo... More
Marines with the Light Armored Reconnaissance Team,
Marines with the Light Armored Reconnaissance Team, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to unload a light armored vehicle from a Navy landing craft air cus... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, communicate beside an amphibious assault vehicle at Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area du... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Stephan A. Fournier,
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Stephan A. Fournier, left, and Craig J. Reyes, right, both mortarmen with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III M... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol a road during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is the larges... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is the la... More
Amphibious assault vehicles carrying Company G, Battalion
Amphibious assault vehicles carrying Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphibious a... More
U.S. Marines and Australian Defence Force personnel
U.S. Marines and Australian Defence Force personnel listen as U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Salas, right, from Yigo, Guam, a martial arts instructor trainer with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logi... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure Freshwater Beach during the amphibious assault in support of Exercise Talisman Sabre 201... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Chris L. Kusnierz (left)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Chris L. Kusnierz (left) and Jonathon P. Ashley, machinegunners with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III... More
Three U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushioned, from
Three U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushioned, from the USS Germantown (LSD 42) head toward Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area carrying equipment and personnel during the amphibious assault in supp... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphibious assault in support of Talisman Sabre 20... More
U.S. Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion
U.S. Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, treat a simulated casualty, July 23, 2011, during a scenario-based exercise during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011... More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Okinawa, Japan, conduct a weapons drill with Australian Defence Fo... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, exits an amphibious assault vehicle during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 20... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, climb into the back of an amphibious assault vehicle after providing security July 23, 2011, for a scen... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, climb into the back of an amphibious assault vehicle July 23, 2011, after providing security for a scen... More
U.S. Marines and Australian Defence Force personnel
U.S. Marines and Australian Defence Force personnel perform a squad pushup during a U.S. Marine Corps martial arts program demonstration and drill led by U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Salas, right, from Yigo... More
Amphibious assault vehicles with Company G, Battalion
Amphibious assault vehicles with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, land Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during a mock amphibious assa... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is the la... More
Lance Cpls. Kyle J. Palmer (left) and Johnathen Guzman,
Lance Cpls. Kyle J. Palmer (left) and Johnathen Guzman, mortarmen with the 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire... More
Cpl. Michael Hanna, the squad leader of gun three,
Cpl. Michael Hanna, the squad leader of gun three, 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoots an azimuth to place a... More
The sun sets here on the first official day of Exercise
The sun sets here on the first official day of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. The beach is a portion of the Shoal Water Bay Training Area which is now the training ground for thousands of service members from bo... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is the la... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphibious assault in support of Talisman Sabre 20... More
Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Palmer, left, an assistant gunner
Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Palmer, left, an assistant gunner on gun three and Lance Cpl. Samuel E. Robertson, right, a gunner also with gun three, both with 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Tea... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris L. Kusnierz (far
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris L. Kusnierz (far left), a machinegunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditiona... More
Amphibious assault vehicles with Company G, Battalion
Amphibious assault vehicles with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, land Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during a mock amphibious assa... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol through thick brush during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 i... More
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying Company G, Battalion
An amphibious assault vehicle carrying Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphibiou... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphibious assault in supp... More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Ross (right) of Albion,
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Ross (right) of Albion, Pa., and Lance Cpl. Christopher Jones, of Chicago, Ill., both military policemen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, follow ... More
An Australian military police vehicle rests parked
An Australian military police vehicle rests parked outside of a training area as Australian Defence Force and U.S. Marine military police officers of Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Uni... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Chris L. Kusnierz (left)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Chris L. Kusnierz (left) and Jonathon P. Ashley, machinegunners with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III... More
As Marines provide security, U.S. and Australian
As Marines provide security, U.S. and Australian investigative agencies search for evidence of a mock mass grave during a stability and support operation July 21. The SASO operations are part of a scenario-base... More
Lance Cpl. Sam T. Owens, a team leader with Company
Lance Cpl. Sam T. Owens, a team leader with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security as U.S. and Australian investigative agencies search f... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris L. Kusnierz (far
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris L. Kusnierz (far left), a machinegunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditiona... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rush out of an amphibious assault vehicle to secure Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphi... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while conducting stability and support operations. SASO operations were part... More
U.S. Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion
U.S. Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lift a simulated casualty and move him into an ambulance, July 23, 2011, during a scenario-based exercise during Talisman S... More
Australian Defence Force Lt. Ellen Quinn, left, a nursing
Australian Defence Force Lt. Ellen Quinn, left, a nursing officer with Combat Team Berserker, a team of ADF personnel assembled to support Talisman Sabre 2011, practices a U.S. Marine Corps martial arts program... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is the la... More
Marines and sailors with 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons
Marines and sailors with 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait for fire missions during a joint live fire exerci... More
Amphibious assault vehicles with Company G, Battalion
Amphibious assault vehicles with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, drive along Freshwater Beach to set up blocking positions at Freshwater Beach in Sh... More
Amphibious assault vehicles carrying elements of Company
Amphibious assault vehicles carrying elements of Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, charge onto Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during... More
Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Palmer (left) holds a mortar tube
Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Palmer (left) holds a mortar tube steady as Lance Cpl. Samuel E. Robertson, mortarmen with the 81mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiemen... More
Corps’ amphibious roots on display
Amphibious assault has long been a part of Marine Corps tradition, demonstrated first during the landing at New Providence Island, Bahamas, in 1776 and utilized during many major conflicts of World War II and t... More
U.S. and Australian investigative agencies search for
U.S. and Australian investigative agencies search for evidence of a mock mass grave during a stability and support operation July 21, 2011. The SASO operations are part of a scenario-based operation that took p... More
Lance Cpl. Sam T. Owens, a team leader with Company
Lance Cpl. Sam T. Owens, a team leader with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security as U.S. and Australian investigative agencies search f... More
U.S. Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion
U.S. Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lift a simulated casualty and move him into an ambulance, July 23, 2011, during a scenario-based exercise during Talisman S... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes a knee shortly before setting up a security position during a mock mechanized assault July 19, 2... More
U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team
U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security during a mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is the larg... More
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the amphibious assault in support of Talisman Sabre ... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrea Rague, left, from Portland,
U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrea Rague, left, from Portland, Maine, with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, base in Hawaii, and Aust... More
An amphibious assault vehicle with Company G, Battalion
An amphibious assault vehicle with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, land on Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during a mock amphibious... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol through thick brush during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 i... More
Amphibious assault vehicles with Company G, Battalion
Amphibious assault vehicles with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, land on Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during a mock amphibious a... More
An amphibious assault vehicle moves forward to provide
An amphibious assault vehicle moves forward to provide security for Marines after they made contact with the enemy during a mock mechanized assault July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is the largest joint... More
Lance Cpls. Kyle J. Palmer (right) and Samuel E. Robertson,
Lance Cpls. Kyle J. Palmer (right) and Samuel E. Robertson, mortarmen with the 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare ... More