Lance Cpl. Erving Wright, a maintenance administration clerk with the Range/Training Area Maintenance Section, drills lumber to help rebuild a bunker July 28 that burned down at Range 410A. - Lance Cpl. Erving Wright, a maintenance administration clerk with the Range/Training Area Maintenance Section, drills lumber to help rebuild a bunker July 28 that burned down at Range 410A.
Marines participating in pre-screening for Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival training swim laps at the training tank July 21. - Marines participating in pre-screening for Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival training swim laps at the training tank July 21.
Marines and sailors from 3rd LAR arrived at the Army's National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 18 to conduct pre-deployment training. The training at NTC is tough, realistic joint and combined arms training across a full spectrum of conflict set in a contemporary operating environment. The batalion wil spend two weeks honing their skills before their fifth deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom this spring. - Marines and sailors from 3rd LAR arrived at the Army's National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 18 to conduct pre-deployment training. The training at NTC is tough, realistic joint and combined arms training across a full spectrum of conflict set in a contemporary operating environment. The batalion wil spend two weeks honing their skills before their fifth deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom this spring.
Lance Cpl. Michael King, a Range/Training Areas Maintenance Section worker, saws plywood to be used for constructing a trench at Combat Center Range 400 Jan. 15. Units participating in Mojave Viper, the base’s 30-day pre-deployment training package, use Range 400 to practice coordinating platoon and company-sized attacks against enemy objectives using a combined force of infantry, mortars and machine guns. RTAMS maintains these ranges and began duplicating them Dec. 11 so multiple infantry battalions can train simultaneously. - Lance Cpl. Michael King, a Range/Training Areas Maintenance Section worker, saws plywood to be used for constructing a trench at Combat Center Range 400 Jan. 15. Units participating in Mojave Viper, the base’s 30-day pre-deployment training package, use Range 400 to practice coordinating platoon and company-sized attacks against enemy objectives using a combined force of infantry, mortars and machine guns. RTAMS maintains these ranges and began duplicating them Dec. 11 so multiple infantry battalions can train simultaneously.
Marines and foreign security role players are searching a car going through a vehicle check point when a simulated improvised explosive device explodes during a Situational Training Exercise Nov. 20 and 21 on Range 220A aboard the Combat Center. The skills they learn from this small portion of overall training will prepare the Marines for a more thorough Mission Rehearsal Exercise directly following. - Marines and foreign security role players are searching a car going through a vehicle check point when a simulated improvised explosive device explodes during a Situational Training Exercise Nov. 20 and 21 on Range 220A aboard the Combat Center. The skills they learn from this small portion of overall training will prepare the Marines for a more thorough Mission Rehearsal Exercise directly following.
Marines from Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment participate in the final exercise of the Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiments 2 at the Combat Center’s Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group Building Aug. 21. The main focus of the ECO LOE-2 was to train Marines in company level operations due to battlefield missions becoming larger and more distributed. - Marines from Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment participate in the final exercise of the Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiments 2 at the Combat Center’s Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group Building Aug. 21. The main focus of the ECO LOE-2 was to train Marines in company level operations due to battlefield missions becoming larger and more distributed.