U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jasen Wrubel, an advisor with Marine Corps Training Mission United Arab Emirates, briefs U.S. Marines of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on safety procedures prior to conducting a supported platoon attack range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 14, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps and UAE-PG maintain a close relationship through persistent bilateral training engagements and programs, enhancing each other’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations, protect critical infrastructure, and support national defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
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A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command, and United Arab Emirates soldiers with 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Al Forsan Brigade, Presidential Guard, and U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, run down range during a supported platoon attack range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 14, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps and UAE-PG maintain a close relationship through persistent bilateral training engagements and programs, enhancing each other’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations, protect critical infrastructure, and support national defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
A United Arab Emirates soldier with 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Al Forsan Brigade, Presidential Guard, fires his rifle during a supported platoon attack range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 14, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps and UAE-PG maintain a close relationship through persistent bilateral training engagements and programs, enhancing each other’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations, protect critical infrastructure, and support national defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
A United Arab Emirates soldier with 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Al Forsan Brigade, Presidential Guard, fires his rifle during a supported squad attack range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 12, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps and UAE-PG maintain a close relationship through persistent bilateral training engagements and programs, enhancing each other’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations, protect critical infrastructure, and support national defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
United Arab Emirates soldiers with 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Al Forsan Brigade, Presidential Guard, occupy a machine gun position during a supported squad attack range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 12, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps and UAE-PG maintain a close relationship through persistent bilateral training engagements and programs, enhancing each other’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations, protect critical infrastructure, and support national defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
A United Arab Emirates soldier with 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Al Forsan Brigade, Presidential Guard, leaves a machine gun position during a supported squad attack range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 12, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps and UAE-PG maintain a close relationship through persistent bilateral training engagements and programs, enhancing each other’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations, protect critical infrastructure, and support national defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas Aguilera, machine gunner, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, coaches United Arab Emirates soldiers with 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Al Forsan Brigade, Presidential Guard, firing a Browning .50 caliber heavy machine gun during training on a heavy machine gun range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 10, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps and UAE-PG maintain a close relationship through persistent bilateral training engagements and programs, enhancing each other’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations, protect critical infrastructure, and support national defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, coaches a United Arab Emirates soldier with 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Al Forsan Brigade, Presidential Guard, during an unknown distance combat marksmanship range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 10, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps and UAE-PG maintain a close relationship through persistent bilateral training engagements and programs, enhancing each other’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations, protect critical infrastructure, and support national defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
A United Arab Emirates soldier with 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Al Forsan Brigade, Presidential Guard, fires his rifle during an unknown distance combat marksmanship range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 10, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps and UAE-PG maintain a close relationship through persistent bilateral training engagements and programs, enhancing each other’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations, protect critical infrastructure, and support national defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
U.S. Army Rangers with 3rd Ranger Battalion sit in a freezing pond as part of the “Hypothermia Lab,” a unique and intense training event held at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Jan 26, 2022. The training the Marines and soldiers participated in induced hypothermia in a safe and controlled environment, and taught them to recover from its effects, improving their ability to recognize and fight hypothermia in a survival situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew R. Bray)
U.S. Marines, with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Airmen with the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron conducted hot-pit refueling training on Kadena Air Base, March 9. The training helped increase the Marines’ and Airmen’s proficiency using a single-point refuel pump to refuel the F-35A Lightning II upon immediate landing. During this refueling method, the aircraft will keep one engine running, drastically increasing the response time in an operational environment...
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The U.S. Ambassador to Japan marked the 11-year anniversary of the March 11, 2011 disaster in Northeast Japan with a visit to the island of Oshima, meeting U.S. Marines and islanders united by Operation Tomodachi. For his first trip outside of the Tokyo area, Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, formerly the White House Chief of Staff during the Obama administration, made a series of stops along the coastal areas of Kesennuma to commemorate the 3.11 anniversary...
U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade began their first dedicated bilateral training exercise together, taking place at Numazu Beach, Japan, and Combined Arms Training Center Fuji, Japan. The exercise known as the Maritime Defense Exercise-Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade began with a staff exercise that preceded the event...
U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, which provides assured command and control to II MEF commanders during Exercise Cold Response 2022, introduced PacStar Radio over Internet Protocol, a critical communication capability which enables instantaneous and simultaneous two-way radio communication using local and worldwide internet networks. The first transmission between the Marines at Exercise Cold Response ‘22 in Norway and II MEF Headquarters in Camp Lejeune, N.C. was as simple as a keystroke from a laptop, or the press of a button on a secure phone...
The 17XX Cyberspace Operations occupational field is redesignated as the 17XX Information Maneuver OCCFLD today. The Deputy Commandant for Information directed the consolidation of Operations in the Information Environment military occupational specialties into one OCCFLD resulting in the redesignation. Aligned with Talent Management modernization, the 17XX IM OCCFLD formally manages the career path of Marines with highly specialized training required for space, electromagnetic spectrum operations, cyber warfare, civil affairs, and psychological operations...
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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, conduct Assault Support Training 3 and 4 while participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-21, which runs concurrently with Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 2021. The purpose of WTI is to train the next generation of Weapons and Tactics Instructors who will return to their squadrons as experts in tactical flight planning and execution. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as a Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Colton Brownlee and Lance Cpl. Shane T. Beaubien)
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