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A 20-mile tactical march into a demanding combat eval ― this Marine regiment just did it
By: Todd South  

Marines with the 5th Marine Regiment recently completed the largest combat evaluation of the unit since the Corps changed standards to the test, including adding more than seven miles to the hike.

The 1st and 2nd Battalions with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, did a 20-mile hike with a 70-pound assault load in under eight hours before starting tactical events at Camp Pendleton, California, over a 10-day exercise that took place in late September.

The “regiment-sized” maneuver was not the first unit to complete the new Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation test since changes were signed in February and announced in April.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/10/09/a-20-mile-tactical-march-more-demanding-combat-eval-this-marine-regiment-just-did-it/