Nighttime is the Right Time for Live Fire
January 16th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
ARABIAN SEA (Jan 13, 2012) – Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s maritime raid force identify targets during a live-fire exercise aboard USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The unit is currently deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKIARG), which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam)
Stand Clear
December 21st, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
Two paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team fire a round from a Carl Gustav M3 84mm recoilless rifle during a certification class Dec. 6, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Care must be taken to clear the backblast area prior to the weapon’s operation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Who Needs a Road?
October 19th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 12, 2011) An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 2nd Marine Division from Camp Lejeune, N.C, drives off the stern gate of the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) during amphibious training operations off the North Carolina coast. Ponce is on the first leg of its final round of training operations and port calls before decommissioning in 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller)
A Nice Evening to Rappel
October 19th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 6, 2011) A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 rappels from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 during a training exercise aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). HSC-9 and Gettysburg are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Betsy Knapper)
Waiting His Turn
October 15th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
A medic with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team prepares to enter a chamber of tear gas during training on Oct. 3, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Soldiers must periodically show they are proficient at donning and sealing a gas mask under the stress of contact with an irritant such as tear gas. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Get Sandy!
October 14th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
A combat controller from the Special Tactics Training Squadron low crawls through the sand prior to completing a 2,000-meter swim, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 6, 2011. STTS Airmen swim 2,000 meters to prepare for the 3,000-meter swim they are required to complete in order to graduate. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman Naomi M. Griego)
Recon Jump
October 2nd, 2011 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
Reconnaissance Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 watch a platoon member float under canopy here Sept. 22 during parachute operations training with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced). The landing team and squadron are the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground-combat element and aviation-combat element respectively. The unit is preparing for a Western Pacific deployment this fall. (Lance Cpl. Ryan Carpenter/U.S. Marine Corps)
Pararescue Training
September 28th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adam Azar, left, and Staff Sgt. Ryan Cloudier, take part in a rappelling training course at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on Sept. 20, 2011. Azar and Cloudier are Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the Red Team of the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron. DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew J. Bruch, U.S. Air Force. (A1C Matthew J. Bruch/U.S. Air Force)
Night Light
September 27th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
PFC Greg Zecher and PFC Nicholas Roberts, machine gunners with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, illuminate the night sky by firing tracer rounds and then reloading their weapons during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 3 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 21, 2011. (Cpl. Reece Lodder. US Marine Corps)
Fort Pickett Assault
September 20th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
Marines from 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment train on assault operations using the V-22 Osprey Sept. 19 at Fort Pickett. More than 900 Marines and sailors are taking part in the Deployment for Training Exercise Sept. 6-23. The battalion is scheduled to attach to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as its Battalion Landing Team a few days after the training is complete. (Cotton Puryear/Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)