The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon executes precise drill movements without cadence or command during the Battle Color Ceremony Feb. 29 at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field. The Silent Drill Platoon is made up of 24 hand-picked, highly-trained Marines that carry M-1 Garand Rifles with bayonets attached. The Marines are trained to spin, toss and catch these rifles in synchronized order within mere inches of the Marine next to him. - The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon executes precise drill movements without cadence or command during the Battle Color Ceremony Feb. 29 at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field. The Silent Drill Platoon is made up of 24 hand-picked, highly-trained Marines that carry M-1 Garand Rifles with bayonets attached. The Marines are trained to spin, toss and catch these rifles in synchronized order within mere inches of the Marine next to him.
Lance Cpl. Travis Thornhill, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and Kissee Mills, Minn., native says goodbye to his family one last time during 3/4?s departure from the Combat Center Feb. 25. 3/4 will be deployed for seven months in western Al Anbar Province. The battalion has deployed to Iraq five times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Lance Cpl. Travis Thornhill, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and Kissee Mills, Minn., native says goodbye to his family one last time during 3/4?s departure from the Combat Center Feb. 25. 3/4 will be deployed for seven months in western Al Anbar Province. The battalion has deployed to Iraq five times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
U.S Marine Staff Sgt. Alex A. Magedaleno, a communications chief with Embedded Trainer Team 5-3, climbs up a hill to scout for possible enemy assault during a convoy assault training scenario in Hawthorne, Nev., Feb. 2, 2008. U.S. Marines and sailors with Embedded Trainer Teams, all serving with 3rd Marine Division, executed a training lane aboard U.S. Army training grounds surrounding Hawthorn Army Depot that involved mass casualty evacuation, immediate action to improvised explosive devices and ambush counterattacks. The training lane is part of a pre-deployment package dubbed Mountain Viper. ETT 5-3 are preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan where they?ll be tasked with mentoring, monitoring and advising Afghan army units to become a self-capable military force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel De Luna-Felix) - U.S Marine Staff Sgt. Alex A. Magedaleno, a communications chief with Embedded Trainer Team 5-3, climbs up a hill to scout for possible enemy assault during a convoy assault training scenario in Hawthorne, Nev., Feb. 2, 2008. U.S. Marines and sailors with Embedded Trainer Teams, all serving with 3rd Marine Division, executed a training lane aboard U.S. Army training grounds surrounding Hawthorn Army Depot that involved mass casualty evacuation, immediate action to improvised explosive devices and ambush counterattacks. The training lane is part of a pre-deployment package dubbed Mountain Viper. ETT 5-3 are preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan where they?ll be tasked with mentoring, monitoring and advising Afghan army units to become a self-capable military force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel De Luna-Felix)