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.
Sabrina Sammel, a participant of the Young Marines Program, is promoted to private first class by her parents during the graduation ceremony Jan. 23 at the Twentynine Palms Elementary School in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Three other children were also promoted to private first class during the ceremony. - Sabrina Sammel, a participant of the Young Marines Program, is promoted to private first class by her parents during the graduation ceremony Jan. 23 at the Twentynine Palms Elementary School in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Three other children were also promoted to private first class during the ceremony.
Navy Lt. Bill Vaughan, a mountain medicine medical officer at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., leads his team, team one, through the Mountain Leaders Course snow shoe familiarization exercise at the Grouse Meadows training area Jan. 15. - Navy Lt. Bill Vaughan, a mountain medicine medical officer at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., leads his team, team one, through the Mountain Leaders Course snow shoe familiarization exercise at the Grouse Meadows training area Jan. 15.
Smoke erupts from the front end of a crashed vehicle, while a victim rests motionless against the steering wheel during a mock car accident at the Combat Center’s Victory Field Jan. 24, 2009. The accident was part of a skit put on by the Safety Office here as part of the Fiscal Year 2009 Post Holiday Back in the Saddle Stand Down. The Safety Office, in a joint effort with the Combat Center Fire Department, PMO and the Inspector General, performed the skit to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving. - Smoke erupts from the front end of a crashed vehicle, while a victim rests motionless against the steering wheel during a mock car accident at the Combat Center’s Victory Field Jan. 24, 2009. The accident was part of a skit put on by the Safety Office here as part of the Fiscal Year 2009 Post Holiday Back in the Saddle Stand Down. The Safety Office, in a joint effort with the Combat Center Fire Department, PMO and the Inspector General, performed the skit to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving.
Marine Corps Formal School instructors of the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., use an untouched slope of snow off their ski path to test for tell-tale signs of potential avalanche occurrence at the Leavitt Lake training area Jan 9. - Marine Corps Formal School instructors of the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., use an untouched slope of snow off their ski path to test for tell-tale signs of potential avalanche occurrence at the Leavitt Lake training area Jan 9.