Lieutenant Col. Seth E. Yost, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, speaks with company commanders during a counterinsurgency exercise on Range 220 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2013. The $140 million urban warfare training facility consists of more than 1,000 buildings and is divided into four sectors. The buildings replicate what can be found in an urban town to include gas stations, factories, one story complexes, marketplaces and multiple story buildings. The battalion is slated to continue a vigorous training schedule before deploying to Afghanistan this spring.