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John Vasquez, soccer player, Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, maneuvers the playing field during an indoor soccer match against Headquarters Battalion at the East Gym Dec. 3, 2013. - John Vasquez, soccer player, Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, maneuvers the playing field during an indoor soccer match against Headquarters Battalion at the East Gym Dec. 3, 2013.

Soccer season comes to a close

When the Combat Center soccer league began, the slate was clear. All of the teams were seen as equals. Players were ready to represent their units and ultimately battle for the indoor-soccer championship. All the teams fought head-to-head during the season. There were big wins, upsets, and a couple of standout players, but with the season coming to a close, only the top eight teams will move on to the playoffs.

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A Marines with 81mm mortars platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security during a partol while conducting a counter-improvised-explosive device exercise at Range 215, Nov. 15, 2013. - A Marines with 81mm mortars platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security during a partol while conducting a counter-improvised-explosive device exercise at Range 215, Nov. 15, 2013.

‘Darkhorse’ practice counter-IED skills

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., conducted their counter-improvised-explosive device training at the Combat Center’s Range 215, Nov. 16, 2013.

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A Navy corpsman drags a Marine who sustained a simulated injury to safety to provide first-aid during a counter insurgency exercise at the Combat Center’s Range 215, Nov. 18th, 2013. - A Navy corpsman drags a Marine who sustained a simulated injury to safety to provide first-aid during a counter insurgency exercise at the Combat Center’s Range 215, Nov. 18th, 2013.

‘Dark Horse’ conducts counter insurgency exercise on Range 215

A Muslim prayer echoed through the streets as platoons of Marines began to advance through the outskirts of town. Their objective could only be reached by using streets riddled with hidden improvised explosive devices, unidentified vehicles and hostile insurgents waiting to catch them off-guard.

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CLB -7 navigates training corridor for logistics platoon exercise

The ground shook as a convoy of Humvees, 7-ton trucks, and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles trekked up a passage in the Combat Center’s Lava Lake Training Area. The vehicles lined the route while helicopters flew overhead providing air support. A combat logistics platoon navigated the terrain, stopping at designated areas to fire on mountainside targets. The Marines progressed through the Lava Lake Corridor simulating combat scenarios during the unit’s participation in Integrated Training Exercise 1-14.

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Marines perform Cherry-picker drills with a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a Combat Logistics Patrol in the Combat Center’s Lava Lake training area Nov. 15, 2013. - Marines perform Cherry-picker drills with a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a Combat Logistics Patrol in the Combat Center’s Lava Lake training area Nov. 15, 2013.