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.
Brig. Gen. John Broadmeadow, Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Pacific, listens to information about a high capacity alternator from one of several vendors during the Experimental Forward Operating Base 2011 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Aug. 16, 2011. The alternator, used with vehicles that require a lot of energy for on-board systems, is one of the renewable energy products showcased. - Brig. Gen. John Broadmeadow, Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Pacific, listens to information about a high capacity alternator from one of several vendors during the Experimental Forward Operating Base 2011 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Aug. 16, 2011. The alternator, used with vehicles that require a lot of energy for on-board systems, is one of the renewable energy products showcased.
A Marine with Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, negotiates a gorge at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center’s Leavitt Training Area Aug. 13, 2011, in Bridgeport, Calif. The Leavitt Training Area is where thousands of service members, both from U.S. services and allied militaries, have gained the skills to survive in the wild. - A Marine with Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, negotiates a gorge at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center’s Leavitt Training Area Aug. 13, 2011, in Bridgeport, Calif. The Leavitt Training Area is where thousands of service members, both from U.S. services and allied militaries, have gained the skills to survive in the wild.
2nd Lt. Jordan Alley, a platoon commander with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, hangs onto the rock face near the end of his 40-foot-tall top-roping exercise during the Mountain Leaders Course at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Aug. 10, 2011. - 2nd Lt. Jordan Alley, a platoon commander with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, hangs onto the rock face near the end of his 40-foot-tall top-roping exercise during the Mountain Leaders Course at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Aug. 10, 2011.