Jeanette James, left, staff member with the House Armed Services Committee, talks with Marines of Amphibious Assault Vehicle Platoon, Company B, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, about the integration of female Marines in ground combat military occupational specialties during her visit to Range 500 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 9, 2015. James and two other staff members from HASC visited Marines of Company B to observe the Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity assessment the Marines are conducting during their time at Twentynine Palms. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards-based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)