U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon A. Cordero, a field artillery cannoneer assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, aims an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon down range during Operation Rolling Thunder, at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 24, 2014. The operation was held in order to better integrate the ground combat element with the aviation combat element in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)