Lance Cpl. Brandon Lee [front] a machine gunner with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, lays down suppressive fire with his M240G while Lance Cpl. Tyler Connor, a team leader with Co. I, 3/3, directs the machine gun bursts during a platoon size attack at the Combat Center’s Range 410A Sept. 7, 2011. - Lance Cpl. Brandon Lee [front] a machine gunner with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, lays down suppressive fire with his M240G while Lance Cpl. Tyler Connor, a team leader with Co. I, 3/3, directs the machine gun bursts during a platoon size attack at the Combat Center’s Range 410A Sept. 7, 2011.
A simulated rocket propelled grenade cripples a tank with Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, during the clear stage of the Enhanced Mojave Viper training for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion at range 220 Sept. 5, 2011. ::r::::n:: - A simulated rocket propelled grenade cripples a tank with Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, during the clear stage of the Enhanced Mojave Viper training for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion at range 220 Sept. 5, 2011. ::r::::n::
[From left] 1st Lt. Joshua Waddell, who received a Bronze Star Medal, 1st Lt. Schyler Newson and Cpl. Zane Kutch, who both received Purple Heart Medals, salute just before being dismissed from an awards ceremony at Liberty Field Sept. 2, 2011. - [From left] 1st Lt. Joshua Waddell, who received a Bronze Star Medal, 1st Lt. Schyler Newson and Cpl. Zane Kutch, who both received Purple Heart Medals, salute just before being dismissed from an awards ceremony at Liberty Field Sept. 2, 2011.
A Marine with Battery G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, stands guard in a training town during the Clear, Hold, Build training aboard the Combat Center Aug. 9, 2011. - A Marine with Battery G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, stands guard in a training town during the Clear, Hold, Build training aboard the Combat Center Aug. 9, 2011.
Tanks fire down range at the Tiger Competition at the 4th Tank Battalion Compound in Boise, Idaho Aug. 6, 2011. The competition included the best crew from every tank battalion in the Marine Corps to compete and represent their battalion. - Tanks fire down range at the Tiger Competition at the 4th Tank Battalion Compound in Boise, Idaho Aug. 6, 2011. The competition included the best crew from every tank battalion in the Marine Corps to compete and represent their battalion.
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle belonging to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., rolls through the hills of the Combat Center's Combat Vehicle Operators Course Aug. 5, 2011. - A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle belonging to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., rolls through the hills of the Combat Center's Combat Vehicle Operators Course Aug. 5, 2011.