U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines (1/12), currently assigned to 3/12, dig holes to firmly implant their M777-A2 Howitzer into the ground during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-15 at Blacktop Training Area aboard Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 30th, 2015. ITX 2-15, being executed by Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4 (SPMAGTF-4), is being conducted to enhance the integration and warfighting capability from all elements of the MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson, MCBH Combat Camera/Released)