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Pfc. Anthony C. Alamillo and Pfc. Nathan S. Barnes, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide support fire with a M224A1 60mm Mortar System during Exercise Chosin, a squad-level training evolution, at Range 410, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 26, 2015. The Marines with Weapons Company provided support to E Company as they executed an assault course.
Lance Cpl. Gabriel J. Weaver, rifleman with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provides cover fire for his squad during an assault course as part of Exercise Chosin, a squad-level training evolution, at Range 410, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 26, 2015.
A Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando demonstrates his swimming technique during a swim assessment by personnel with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, during a swim assessment in Dakar, Senegal, Aug. 28, 2015. The assessment was conducted to ensure the COFUMACO are capable and confident in the water before they conduct small-boat operations training together in the following weeks.
Air Department sailors signal to an MV-22 Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, as it prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) on the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 31, 2015. Boxer is currently underway off the coast of southern California participating in Dawn Blitz 2015. DB-15 is a multinational training exercise being conducted by Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade to build U.S., Japan, Mexico and New Zealand’s amphibious, and command and control capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse Monford/Released)
A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during atop an Amphibious Assault Vehicle during a Fire Support Coordination Exercise in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 25, 2015. The FSCEX is a SPMAGTF and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit combined arms exercise designed to promote interoperability between the two Marine Corps contingency response forces in the Central Command Area of Operations. The 15th MEU is embarked on the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes)
U.S. Marine Sgt. Danny Holzworth, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command calls in mortar strikes during a Fire Support Coordination Exercise in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 25, 2015. The FSCEX is a SPMAGTF and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit combined arms exercise designed to promote interoperability between the two Marine Corps contingency response forces in the Central Command Area of Operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes)
Corporals Marc A. Rivera, left, and David B. Gale get sprayed with OC during the Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor Course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 27, 2015. Before the students earn instructor certification as non-lethal weapons instructors, they must familiarize themselves with the spray by experiencing its effects firsthand. Rivera, from Springfield, Massachusetts, and Gale, from Kennewick, Washington, are both chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialists with 3rd Marine Division Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and will have the collateral duty of non-lethal weapons instructors upon completion of the course.
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, help a simulated casualty to a CH-53E Super Stallion during a casualty evacuation drill aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 10, 2015. A simulated improvised explosive device attack left the Marines with a disabled vehicle and two wounded Marines awaiting evacuation by helicopter.
A Marine with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force shoots a M2 .50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun from the top of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during a week-long field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 27, 2015. The Marines were conducting this training in order to uphold their readiness and standards in support of II Marine Expeditionary Force and to re-familiarize themselves with the weapons system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Krista James/Released)
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 descends to a secured landing zone during a simulated casualty evacuation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 10, 2015. The simulation gave Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group an opportunity to prepare for casualty response during future operations.
Crossing the danger zone between two buidlings, Marines from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, secure entry to the building they are to clear as part of their military operations in urban terrain training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 26, 2015. They began with team movements and worked their way up to sqaud-level sized movements. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Miranda Faughn/released)
Marines with multiple units assist Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, by acting as the opposing forces occupying this simulated village during a field exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 25, 2015. Marines with 1/8 assaulted a simulated town, set up a defensive position and waited to repel simulated attacks in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response.
The U.S. Secretary of Defense, the honorable Mr. Ashton Carter congratulates a young reconnaissance Marine on a job well done following a combined arms raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 27, 2015. Carter met with senior military leaders and service members and witnessed ship-to-shore operations, a capability synonymous with Navy and Marine Corps teams in order to assess the need to better support military capabilities.
Marines with Alpha Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company wait to move into a room to provide support at a shoot house aboard the Northwest Annex, Chesapeake, Virginia during Advanced Urban Combat Training Aug. 28., 2015. The training required the Marines to move through the training environment utilizing both live rounds and flash bang grenades to neutralize different types of targets.
Lance Cpl. Joshua Behling, a team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and De Pere, Wis. native, provides security from the prone position during signal, tactics and maneuver training at Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 24, 2015. The purpose of the training was to prepare the company’s Marines at the squad level, ensuring they are able to efficiently and effectively perform squad attacks and movements. By preparing their Marines for a combat environment, 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines, helps support the mission of MCB Hawaii, which is to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation.
Sgt. Brett Oros, a food service specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and a Wallingford, Conn. native, braces himself as a wave builds itself to crash into him while he wades through the surf of Fort Hase beach aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Sergeants Course Aug. 19, 2015. Oros, along with the other sergeants in the course, participated in a scenario where they were outnumbered 4 to 1, and needed to repair a broken down vehicle. Sergeants Course is a vital part of professional military education for any Marine and helps to maintain the standards amongst the NCOs of the Marine Corps. The course supports MCB Hawaii’s mission, which is to provide facilities, programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation.
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment exit an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) during egress training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18, 2015. Marines conducted the training as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.
A Marine with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provides security for his fellow Marines at the drop zone of a fast-roping exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug 18, 2015. Utilizing both fast-roping and Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rigging methods, the purpose of the training exercise was to integrate operational coordination between the I MEF Ground Combat Element and Air Combat Element.
Marines prepare F/A-18C Hornets to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to during Exercise Sentry Savannah 2015, Aug. 21. Several squadrons from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, including Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 flew training exercises for Sentry Savannah. The Marines are with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, Marine Aircraft Group 31.
Marines with 2nd Transportation Support Battalion prepare to attach an 8,500-pound high beam to a pintle hook beneath a CH-53E Super Stallion during an external lift exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 25, 2015. The 8,500 pound beam is only a fraction of the maximum 32,000 pounds the aircraft is capable of carrying.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Noah Soliz fires his M240-B medium machine gun during a live-fire squad attack course August 22, 2015 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin are conducting bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground elements. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines affords an unprecedented combined training opportunity with our Australian allies and improves interoperability between our forces. Soliz is a machine gunner with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF-D.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cody McConnell sights in while U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Noah Soliz prepares to fire his M240-B medium machine gun during a live-fire squad attack course August 22, 2015 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin are conducting bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground elements. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines affords an unprecedented combined training opportunity with our Australian allies and improves interoperability between our forces. McConnell is a team leader and Soliz is a machine gunner, both with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF-D.
A Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion conducts a final check of his gear as he prepares to enter the water aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2015. Marines within the unit are taking part in a preparatory course before they head to the Marine Combatant Diver Course at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, Panama City, Fla., later this year.
Marines with Company A, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, maneuver their Amphibious Assault Vehicle to the shore aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., after exiting the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD18), during a training exercise, Aug. 22, 2015. The purpose of the training was to provide surf qualification training for the battalion’s crew members.
U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles, in support of Large Scale Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 16, 2015, maneuver toward assault positions. LSE is a joint forces exercise conducted at the brigade level designed to enable live, virtual, and constructive training for participating units and allows participating nations to strengthen partnerships and their ability to operate together.
Pfc. Anthony C. Alamillo and Pfc. Nathan S. Barnes, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide support fire with a M224A1 60mm Mortar System during Exercise Chosin, a squad-level training evolution, at Range 410, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 26, 2015. The Marines with Weapons Company provided support to E Company as they executed an assault course.
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