Sara Kowt, a large, mock Afghan town aboard the Combat Center’s training area, is the town the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, set up their temporary living quarters around during a three-day-long final exercise Sept. 23-25 for a new Afghanistan-specific pre-deployment training evolution, known as Mojave Viper. - Sara Kowt, a large, mock Afghan town aboard the Combat Center’s training area, is the town the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, set up their temporary living quarters around during a three-day-long final exercise Sept. 23-25 for a new Afghanistan-specific pre-deployment training evolution, known as Mojave Viper.
Mortar Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, perform fire missions during a mock Taliban ambush prior to the company calling in rotary and fixed wing air strikes during an Afghanistan-centered Mojave Viper at the Combat Center Sept. 17. - Mortar Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, perform fire missions during a mock Taliban ambush prior to the company calling in rotary and fixed wing air strikes during an Afghanistan-centered Mojave Viper at the Combat Center Sept. 17.