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Reserve Training
Assaultmen with Company B, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment fire, a Shoulder Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) towards an enemy bunker during a training exercise at range 410A at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 18. Range 410A allows Marines the opportunity to work on small unit leadership by completing a series of obstacles that involve a platoon size element. It is part of Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-13, a cornerstone of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Program, it is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise; helping establish best practices, refine planning guidance and baseline requirements for future Reserve units.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John M. McCall)
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Kings of Battle
Cpl. Nathaniel Meeks, a cannoneer with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, right, loads a 120 mm mortar round in the barrel of an M327 Towed Rifle mortar system during a fire mission of multiple rounds at Schofield Barracks, June 25, 2013. The battery fired 74 mortar rounds using three M327s, and it was the first time firing the mortar systems for most of the Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)
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Into the Great Unknown
Capt. Bob J. Sise, left, from Wrightsville Beach, N.C. and assigned to Georgian Liaison Team-9 conducts a dismounted patrol with Georgian Army soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion during Operation Northern Lion II in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2013. Northern Lion II was a Georgian-led operation conducted to deter insurgents, establish a presence, and gather human intelligence in the area.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)
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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class William Neason, left, and U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephen T. Desmond, both with the Georgian Liaison Team 9, patrol through the ruins of a 200 year-old castle during Operation Northern Lion in Mohammadabad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. Northern Lion was a Georgian-led Operation conducted to deter insurgents, establish a security presence and gather human intelligence in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/Released)
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Hold Your Breath
U.S. Marines assigned to Georgian Liaison Team-9 and Georgian Army soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion make their way to the extraction point during Operation Northern Lion II in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2013. Northern Lion II was a Georgian-led operation conducted to deter insurgents, establish a presence, and gather human intelligence in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)
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Boom, Head Shot!
Sgt. Michael Henderson, chief scout serving with Charlie company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, fires an M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle during a weeklong SASR training course here, July 10, 2013. Henderson, a native of Kalamazoo, Mich., took the course to learn how to effectively use the .50 caliber rifle and to train his Marines in his company.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Moore / Released)
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View from the Office
Marines and sailors with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, for a raid rehearsal as a part of Talisman Saber 2013, here, July 17. Talisman Saber 2013 is a biennial training activity aimed at improving Australian Defense Force and U.S. combat readiness and interoperability as a Combined Joint Task Force. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps' force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously deployed MEU.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Codey Underwood / Released)
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Water Guns
Marines and Sailors of the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage targets on the port side elevator of the ship here, July 7. The group used M4 carbines and M45 pistols to hone their skills in close combat marksmanship. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Oxton / released)
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It's Off to Work We Go ...
U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (1st Recon Bn) rush to a firing position during a company assault on range 800 aboard Camp Pendletion, Calif., July 15, 2013. 1st Recon Bn is preparing for an upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ismael E. Ortega, 1st Marine Division/Released)
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Slow, Steady Squeeze
Sgt. Michael Dowell, a reconnaissance Marine serving with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, sights in his .50 caliber sniper rifle during a raid exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 10, 2013. Dowell, 29, from Elko, Nev., serves as the sniper for his team as well as the pointman.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney / Released)