Tag Archives: U.S. Marines

Live-Fire Range

Worth A Thousand Words: Controlled Pair

Posted on March 13, 2013 by bniegel

U.S. Marines assigned to Mobile Strike Force Team and Infantry Kandak 2, II Marine Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct live-fire training on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.
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Lance Cpl. Anthony Zavala, ammunition technician, Regimental Combat Team 7, dreamed of deploying to Afghanistan since he joined the Marine Corps two years ago. His dream almost did not come true when he suffered third degree burns on his hand. He was sent to a burn center in San Diego and was approved by a military doctor to deploy to Helmand province.

Marine Overcomes Injury, Deploys to Afghanistan

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

USMC Cpl. Anthony Zavala was pumped to head to Afghanistan, but his plans seemed ruined due to a severe hand injury. Find out how he beat the odds and kept his dreams on track.
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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Tyler Coleman, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs a ladder during gas and oil platform seizure training as part of Exercise Leading Edge 13 under way in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 7, 2013. The exercise is a multinational and interagency supported exercise designed to develop and refine weapons integration capabilities among partnering nations including suspect maritime material inspections, seizure and disposition. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bobby J. Gonzalez

Worth A Thousand Words: Leading Edge

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Tyler Coleman, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs a ladder during gas and oil platform seizure training as part of Exercise Leading Edge 13 under way in the U.S. 5th Fleet …
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Marines assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineering Battalion, 2nd Marine Division brace in line behind a blast blanket while a charge is set off during live explosive training at Engineer Training Area 3 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jan. 10, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Long

Combat Engineer Marines Take on Live-Fire Explosives Training

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

After three days of classes and one day of rehearsals, junior Marines got hands-on training with live explosives on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines battle a fire during a live-fire training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Jan. 17, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Payne

Worth A Thousand Words: Fire Drill

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines battle a fire during a live-fire training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Jan. 17, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Payne

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