U.S. Marines with Lima Company Battalion Landing Team 3rd
Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to
board an MV-22B Osprey during Composite Training Unit Exercise
(COMPTUEX) aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) off the coast of San Diego March
29 2015. These Marines executed a vertical raid at Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. to prepare for the MEU�s
upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna
Albrecht/Released)
A U.S. Marine with Lima Company Battalion Landing Team 3rd
Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit listens to
last-minute changes to the plan before taking off for a vertical raid
during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the USS Essex
(LHD 2) off the coast of San Diego March 29 2014. These Marines executed
a raid in Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif.
in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Shaquille Tidwell left and Cpl. Jordan Cohen
right prepare to depart the USS Essex (LHD 2) on an MV-22 Osprey during
Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego
March 29 2015. These Marines are with the Law Enforcement Detachment
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. They were attached to Lima Company
Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment for a vertical
raid in Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
U.S. Marines with Lima Company Battalion Landing Team 3rd
Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit take a
tactical pause after landing at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms Calif. during Composite Training Unit Exercise
(COMPTUEX) March 29 2015. These Marines performed a vertical raid from
the USS Essex (LHD 2) in preparation for the MEU�s upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit gather
intelligence during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29
2015. These Marines executed a vertical raid with Lima Company
Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment in preparation
for the MEU�s upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna
Albrecht/Released)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Heath Crouch provides security during a beach
assault which was part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)
aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. March 27 2015. Crouch is an intelligence
analyst with Kilo Company Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Marines with BLT 3/1
provided security while Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 15th
MEU transported troops and equipment ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by
Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company Battalion Landing Team 3rd
Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit provide
security during a beach assault which was part of Composite Training
Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. March 27 2015.
Marines with BLT 3/1 provided security while Marines with Combat
Logistics Battalion 15 15th MEU transported troops and equipment ashore.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Zarren Rutledge provides security during a beach
assault which was part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)
aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. March 27 2015. Rutledge is a combat
engineer with Kilo Company Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. After landing on the
beach Marines with BLT 3/1 tactically made their way to Range 710 for
follow-on training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel
Ramos/Released)
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit completes a
pre-inspection before operating the M1A1 Abrams tank during Composite
Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. March 28
2015. Marines with BLT 3/1 trained for combined arms operations in
restricted terrain in preparation for their deployment this spring.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
U.S. Marine Sgt. Paul Luna exits an AAV-7 Amphibious Assault
Vehicle while conducting immediate action rehearsals during Composite
Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. March 28
2015. Luna is a squad leader with Kilo Company Battalion Landing Team
3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Marines with BLT 3/1 trained with M1A1 Abrams tanks AAVs and Combined
Anti-Armor Teams for combined arms operations in restricted terrain in
preparation for their deployment this spring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Oai Tran shouts orders to his fire team while
executing immediate action drills during Composite Training Unit
Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. March 28 2015. Luna is a
squad leader with Kilo Company Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. During the training
Marines with BLT 3/1 responded to simulated enemy fire and assaulted
through enemy positions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel
Ramos/Released)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Oai Tran rehearses fire-team rushes while
executing immediate action drills during Composite Training Unit
Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. March 28 2015. Luna is a
squad leader with Kilo Company Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. During the training
Marines with BLT 3/1 integrated with M1A1 Abrams tanks AAV-7 Amphibious
Assault Vehicles and Combined Anti-Armor Teams in preparation for their
deployment this spring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel
Ramos/Released)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Oai Tran rehearses fire-team rushes while
conducting immediate action drills during Composite Training Unit
Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. March 28 2015. Luna is a
squad leader with Kilo Company Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. During the training
Marines with BLT 3/1 integrated with M1A1 Abrams tanks AAV-7 Amphibious
Assault Vehicles and Combined Anti-Armor Teams in preparation for their
deployment this spring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel
Ramos/Released)
A boy holds a weapon while Shiite rebels known as Houthis protest
against Saudi-led airstrikes during a rally in Sanaa Yemen Wednesday
April 1 2015.
Shiite rebels known as Houthis hold up their weapons to protest
against Saudi-led airstrikes during a rally in Sanaa Yemen Wednesday
April 1 2015. Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Shiite rebel
positions in both north and south Yemen early Wednesday setting off
explosions and drawing return fire from anti-aircraft guns. (AP
Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Shiite rebels known as Houthis carry their weapons as they march
to protest against Saudi-led airstrikes during a rally in Sanaa Yemen
Wednesday April 1 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Police officers stand after two leftist militants attacked
Istanbul Security headquarters rear in Istanbul Turkey Wednesday April 1
2015. One of militants was killed and two police officers were injured
in a shootout with police. A day earlier a chief prosecutor and two
gunmen who took him hostage were killed in a shootout with security
forces inside Istanbul's main courthouse.(AP Photo/Akin Celiktas)
This undated photo provided by the Israel Ministry of Defense
shows a test launch of "David's Sling" missile system. Israeli officials
said a joint U.S.-Israeli missile defense system has successfully
passed a new test this and is expected to be operational next year. (AP
Photo/Israel Ministry of Defense)
Military police officers (BOPE) patrol the streets and alley's of
Roquette Pinto shantytown part of the Mare slum complex in Rio de
Janeiro Brazil Wednesday April 1 2015. The Brazilian army has begun to
pull out of one of Rio de Janeiro's most violent slums with police
assuming responsibility for security in the area. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
ATF agents gather in a parking lot where media have been asked to
gather down the road from the entrance to Ft. Meade after a vehicle
rammed a gate to the National Security Agency Monday March 30 2015 in
Fort Meade Md. One person was killed in a firefight that erupted Monday
after a car with two people tried to ram a gate at the Fort Meade Md.
military base near a gate to the National Security Agency according to
preliminary reports cited by two U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Andrew
Harnik)
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division
launches an M58 Mine Clearing Charge into a simulated mine field during a
Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Fort Pickett Va. March
25-28 2015. The MICLIC clears a lane 8 meters wide by 100 meters long in
a potential minefield so that safe passage through can used. (U.S.
Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released)
An M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting
Extraction System with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division drives
through brush and saplings in an open field during a Marine Corps Combat
Readiness Evaluation at Fort Pickett Va. March 25-28 2015. The HERCULES
is used to recover or tow heavy armored vehicles that become stuck or
have maintenance problems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl.
Alexander Mitchell/released)
Two M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting
Extraction Systems (HERCULES) with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine
Division lift an M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB) onto a
flatbed for transportation during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness
Evaluation at Fort Pickett Va. March 25-28 2015. Marines with the
battalion were evaluated in different scenarios during the MCCRE which
included tactical road marches tanks advancing through a field while
engaging potential threats and shooting at a range designed for platoon
gunnery qualification. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Alexander
Mitchell/released)
An M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting
Extraction System with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division extracts
an M1A1 Abrams tank from a deep ditch during a Marine Corps Combat
Readiness Evaluation at Fort Pickett Va. March 25-28 2015. The HERCULES
is used to recover or tow heavy armored vehicles that become stuck or
have maintenance problems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl.
Alexander Mitchell/released)
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division
drives through mud to reach a defensive position for a breach on a
simulated enemy village during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness
Evaluation at Fort Pickett Va. March 25-28 2015. Marines with the
battalion were evaluated in different scenarios during the MCCRE which
included tactical road marches tanks advancing through a field while
engaging potential threats and shooting at a range designed for platoon
gunnery qualification. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Alexander
Mitchell/released)
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine
Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire at targets during
Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 27 2015. The Marines
of BLT 3/1 train in harsh environments to hone their skills and improve
their combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt.
Jamean Berry/Released)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sean Carmichael provides security during
Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 27 2015. Carmichael
is a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine
Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines of BLT 3/1 train
in harsh environments to hone their skills and improve their combat
effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean
Berry/Released)
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit runs through smoke during
Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms March 27 2015. The Marines of BLT
3/1 train in harsh environments to hone their skills and improve their
combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt.
Jamean Berry/Released)
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit runs to his next
objective during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 27
2015. The Marines of BLT 3/1 train in harsh environments to hone their
skills and improve their combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit pulls a bayonet from its
sheath during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine
Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015.
The Marines of BLT 3/1 train in harsh environments to hone their skills
and improve their combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps
photo by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit pulls a bayonet from its
sheath during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine
Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015.
The Marines of BLT 3/1 train in harsh environments to hone their skills
and improve their combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps
photo by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Shawn Reed observes his squad�s movement
during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps
Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015. Reed is a
platoon sergeant with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine
Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines of BLT 3/1 train in
harsh environments to hone their skills and improve their combat
effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean
Berry/Released)
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine
Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit relocate an M240B machine gun
during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps
Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015. The
Marines of BLT 3/1 train in harsh environments to hone their skills and
improve their combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine
Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit provide suppressive fire during
Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015. The Marines
of BLT 3/1 train in harsh environments to hone their skills and improve
their combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt.
Jamean Berry/Released)
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine
Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit relocate an M240B machine gun
during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps
Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015. The
Marines of BLT 3/1 train in harsh environments to hone their skills and
improve their combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Demitri Evert fires an M240B machine gun
during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps
Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015. Evert is
a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine
Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines of BLT 3/1 train in
harsh environments to hone their skills and improve their combat
effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean
Berry/Released)
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st Marine
Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M240B machine gun
during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps
Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015. The
Marines of BLT 3/1 train in harsh environments to hone their skills and
improve their combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Belles right tosses rounds to a
Marine during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine
Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015.
Belles is a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines of BLT 3/1
train in harsh environments to hone their skills and improve their
combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean
Berry/Released)
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Calderon supervises his platoon
during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Marine Corps
Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif. March 29 2015. Calderon
is a platoon sergeant with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 1st
Marine Regiment 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines of BLT 3/1
train in harsh environments to hone their skills and improve their
combat effectiveness as a unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean
Berry/Released)
4/1/2015 - A B-52H Stratofortress prepares to take off at
Barksdale Air Force Base La. April 1 2015. The flight was part of a U.S.
Strategic Command-directed mission to the Arctic and North Sea regions
called "Polar Growl." Bomber operations provide a flexible and visible
signal that highlights the U.S. ability to deter strategic attacks and
respond to any potential future crisis or challenge. (U.S. Air Force
photo/Airman 1st Class Curt Beach)
hogdriver
Does anyone know what kind of chest rig the Airborne soldier is
wearing? Looks like a chest rig on top of a plate carrier but I can't
tell.
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/6 clear a building during a
vertical assault raid training course at Combat Town aboard Marine
Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C. March 31 2015. The course is designed to
teach Marines how to conduct military operations in urban terrain after
being inserted by aircraft. The unit practiced patrolling room clearing
and casualty evacuation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dalton A.
Precht/Released)
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/6 provides security during
a vertical assault raid training course at Combat Town aboard Marine
Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C. March 31 2015. The course is designed to
teach Marines how to conduct military operations in urban terrain after
being inserted by aircraft. The unit practiced patrolling room clearing
and casualty evacuation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dalton A.
Precht/Released)
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/6 enter to clear a building
during a vertical assault raid training course at Combat Town aboard
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C. March 31 2015. The Marines cleared
the building of enemy forces and assessed casualties as part of the
simulated raid. The course is designed to teach Marines how to conduct
military operations in urban terrain after being inserted by aircraft.
The unit practiced patrolling room clearing and casualty evacuation.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dalton A. Precht/Released)
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/6 provides covering fire
while his team prepares to clear a building during a vertical assault
raid training course at Combat Town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp
Lejeune N.C. March 31 2015. The course is designed to teach Marines how
to conduct military operations in urban terrain after being inserted by
aircraft. The unit practiced patrolling room clearing and casualty
evacuation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dalton A. Precht/Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Kidd a UH-1Y Huey crew chief assigned
to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 Marine Aircraft Group 26
1st Marine Aircraft Wing participates in an aerial reconnaissance
mission while supporting the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course
at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Ariz. March 27 2015. WTI is a
seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics
Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical
training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support
Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and
employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by
Lance Cpl. Travis Jordan 3rd MAW Combat Camera/ Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bart Davis a UH-1Y Huey helicopter
crew chief assigned to Marine Weapon and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1)
Assault Support Department participates in an aerial reconnaissance
mission while supporting the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course
at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Ariz. March 27 2015. WTI is a
seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre. MAWTS-1 provides
standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor
qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and
assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S.
Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Travis Jordan 3rd MAW Combat Camera/
Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Kidd a UH-1Y Huey crew chief assigned
to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 Marine Aircraft Group 26
1st Marine Aircraft Wing participates in an aerial reconnaissance
mission while supporting the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course
at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Ariz. March 27 2015. WTI is a
seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics
Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical
training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support
Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and
employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by
Lance Cpl. Travis Jordan 3rd MAW Combat Camera/ Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Schillingger a UH-1Y Huey helicopter crew
chief assigned to Marine light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 Marine
Aircraft Group 39 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participates in an aerial
reconnaissance mission while supporting the Weapons and Tactics
Instructor (WTI) Course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Ariz. March 27
2015. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Weapons and
Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized
tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to
support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in
developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Travis Jordan 3rd MAW Combat Camera/ Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jared Tape a UH-1Y Huey crew chief
assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1)
Assault Support Department engages targets with a GAU-17/A .30-caliber
minigun during an aerial reconnaissance mission while supporting the
Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course at Marine Corps Air Station
Yuma Ariz. March 27 2015. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by
MAWTS-1 cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and
certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine
Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing
aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.
Travis Jordan 3rd MAW Combat Camera/ Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jared Tape a UH-1Y Huey crew chief
assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1)
Assault Support Department engages targets with a GAU-17/A .30-caliber
minigun during an aerial reconnaissance mission while supporting the
Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course at Marine Corps Air Station
Yuma Ariz. March 27 2015. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by
MAWTS-1 cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and
certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine
Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing
aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.
Travis Jordan 3rd MAW Combat Camera/ Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jared Tape a UH-1Y Huey crew chief
assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1)
Assault Support Department participates in an aerial reconnaissance
mission while supporting the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course
at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Ariz. March 27 2015. WTI is a
seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre. MAWTS-1 provides
standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor
qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and
assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S.
Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Travis Jordan 3rd MAW Combat Camera/
Released)
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division
drives down a road during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at
Fort Pickett Va. March 25-28 2015. Marines with the battalion were
evaluated in different scenarios during the MCCRE which included
tactical road marches advancing through a field while engaging potential
threats and shooting at a range designed for platoon gunnery
qualification. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Alexander
Mitchell/released)
Two M1A1 Abrams tanks with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division
leave their defensive position on the platoon gunnery range and prepare
to close with and engage the enemy down range at Fort Pickett Va. March
25-28 2015. Four Marines in each tank conducted the platoon gunnery
range for qualification in which they shot from a defensive position
tactically moved up toward the simulated enemy and withdrew for a
counter-attack when the enemy engaged the tanks. (U.S. Marine Corps
photo taken by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released)
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division
fires a high explosive anti-tank round during a Marine Corps Combat
Readiness Evaluation at Fort Pickett Va. March 25-28 2015. Four Marines
manned each tank conducted the platoon gunnery range for qualification
in which they shot from a defensive position tactically moved up toward
the simulated enemy and withdrew for a counter-attack when the enemy
engaged the tanks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Alexander
Mitchell/released)
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division
fires a high explosive anti-tank round during a Marine Corps Combat
Readiness Evaluation at Fort Pickett Va. March 25-28 2015. Four Marines
manned each tank conducted the platoon gunnery range for qualification
in which they shot from a defensive position tactically moved up toward
the simulated enemy and withdrew for a counter-attack when the enemy
engaged the tanks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Alexander
Mitchell/released)
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division
fires a high explosive anti-tank round during a Marine Corps Combat
Readiness Evaluation at Fort Pickett Va. March 25-28 2015. Four Marines
manned each tank conducted the platoon gunnery range for qualification
in which they shot from a defensive position tactically moved up toward
the simulated enemy and withdrew for a counter-attack when the enemy
engaged the tanks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Alexander
Mitchell/released)
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division
fires a high explosive anti-tank round during a Marine Corps Combat
Readiness Evaluation at Fort Pickett Va. March 25-28 2015. Four Marines
in each tank conducted the platoon gunnery range for qualification in
which they shot from a defensive position tactically moved up toward the
simulated enemy and withdrew for a counter-attack when the enemy
engaged the tanks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Alexander
Mitchell/released)
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division
fires an M2 .50 caliber automatic machine gun during a Marine Corps
Combat Readiness Evaluation at Fort Pickett Virginia March 25-28 2015. A
team of four Marines was in each tank and conducted the platoon gunnery
range for qualification in which they shot from a defensive position
tactically moved up toward the simulated enemy and withdrew for a
counter-attack when the enemy engaged the tanks. (U.S. Marine Corps
photo taken by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released)
Hellenic 32nd Marines Brigade coduct exercise "Eyialos (seashore) 02/2015"
U.S. Marines from Alpha Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team
Company Europe Naval Station Rota Spain along with British Royal Marine
Commandos and Spanish Marines from the Infanteria de Marina look for
items at unknown distances before being able to continue to the next
station during a squad competition in Sierra Del Retin Spain March 9
2015. The squad competition was the first events during Lisa Azul a
trilateral exercise to increase interoperability amongst all units.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
U.S. Marines from Alpha Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team
Company Europe Naval Station Rota Spain conduct transition from primary
to secondary weapon drills during live-fire training at a shooting range
in Sierra Del Retin Spain March 9 2015. The training was part of
exercise Lisa Azul a trilateral exercise conducted to master and sustain
unit core capabilities between U.S. British and Spanish Marines. (U.S.
Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
British Royal Marine Commandos practice shooting and moving
drills during live-fire training at a shooting range in Sierra Del Retin
Spain March 9 2015. The training was part of exercise Lisa Azul a
trilateral exercise conducted to master and sustain unit core
capabilities between U.S. British and Spanish Marines. (U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
British Royal Marine Commandos practice shooting and moving
drills during live-fire training at a shooting range in Sierra Del Retin
Spain March 9 2015. The training was part of exercise Lisa Azul a
trilateral exercise conducted to master and sustain unit core
capabilities between U.S. British and Spanish Marines. (U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
Spanish Marines from the Infanteria de Marina calibrate rifle
scopes before conducting live-fire training at a shooting range in
Sierra Del Retin Spain March 9 2015. The training was part of exercise
Lisa Azul a trilateral exercise conducted to master and sustain unit
core capabilities between U.S. British and Spanish Marines. (U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
Spanish Marines from the Infanteria de Marina participate in a
U.S. Marine led course of fire during live-fire training at a shooting
range in Sierra Del Retin Spain March 9 2015. The training was part of
exercise Lisa Azul a trilateral exercise conducted to master and sustain
unit core capabilities between U.S. British and Spanish Marines. (U.S.
Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
Spanish Marines from the Infanteria de Marina practice pistol
marksmanship during live-fire training at a shooting range in Sierra Del
Retin Spain March 9 2015. The training was part of exercise Lisa Azul a
trilateral exercise conducted to master and sustain unit core
capabilities between U.S. British and Spanish Marines. (U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
U.S. Marines from Alpha Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team
Company Europe Naval Station Rota Spain along with British Royal Marine
Commandos and Spanish Marines from the Infanteria de Marina practice
tactically closing on a target during a live-fire exercise in Sierra Del
Retin Spain March 9 2015. The training was part of exercise Lisa Azul a
trilateral exercise conducted to master and sustain unit core
capabilities between U.S. British and Spanish Marines. (U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
U.S. Marines from Alpha Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team
Company Europe Naval Station Rota Spain along with British Royal Marine
Commandos and Spanish Marines from the Infanteria de Marina practice
tactically closing on a target during a live-fire exercise in Sierra Del
Retin Spain March 9 2015. The training was part of exercise Lisa Azul a
trilateral exercise conducted to master and sustain unit core
capabilities between U.S. British and Spanish Marines. (U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
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Militiamen loyal to Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi
take positions at a street in Aden Yemen Thursday April 2 2015. Yemen's
Shiite rebels and their allies fought their way through the commercial
center of Aden on Thursday and seized the presidential palace on a
strategic hilltop in this southern coastal city security officials said.
(AP Photo/Wael Qubady)
Family members of victims walk between buses for a memorial
ceremony in front of a steel & a stone slab erected as a monument
set up in memory of the victims in the area where the Germanwings
jetliner crashed in the French Alps in Le Vernet France Wednesday April 1
2015. The heads of Lufthansa and its low-cost airline Germanwings are
visiting the site of the crash that killed 150 people amid mounting
questions about the co-pilot and how much his employers knew about his
mental health. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
In these photos taken on Tuesday March 31 2015 and provided by
the French Interior Ministry French emergency rescue services work among
debris of the Germanwings passenger jet at the crash site near
Seyne-les-Alpes France. The heads of Lufthansa and its low-cost airline
Germanwings are visiting the site of the crash that killed 150 people
amid mounting questions about the co-pilot and how much his employers
knew about his mental health. (AP Photo/Yves Malenfer Ministere de
l'Interieur)
Shiite fighters known as Houthi gather at a street in Aden Yemen
Thursday April 2 2016. Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies fought
their way through the commercial center of Aden on Thursday and seized
the presidential palace on a strategic hilltop in this southern coastal
city security officials said. (AP Photo/Wael Qubady)
Police officers from the City of Kankakee and Kankakee County
search for prison escapee Kamron T. Taylor in Kankakee Ill. Wednesday
April 1 2015. Authorities say Taylor a convicted murderer who escaped
from jail earlier in the day after beating a guard into unconsciousness
taking his keys and uniform and speeding off in his SUV. (AP Photo/The
Daily Journal Mike Voss)
Police approach a vehicle with guns drawn that convicted murderer
Kamron T. Taylor stole during his escape early Wednesday April 1 2015
from the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee Ill.
Kenya Defence Forces tank drives outside the Garissa university
college Thursday April 2 2015. Al-Shabab gunmen attacked Garissa
University College in northeast Kenya early Thursday targeting
Christians and killing at least 15 people and wounding 60 others
witnesses said. (AP Photo).(AP Photo)
Kenyan police officers take cover outside the Garissa University
College during an attack by gunmen in Garissa Kenya Thursday April 2
2015.
Members of the Jordanian government forces patrol the border with
Syria near the Nasib crossing in the town of Jaber north of Mafraq
Jordan Thursday April 2 2015. Syrian rebels and fighters from the
al-Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front captured the only functioning border
crossing with Jordan and three nearby military posts prompting Syrian
government bombing raids on the area activists said Thursday. The
Jordanian government had closed the Nasib crossing Tuesday night for
security reasons. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
Russia-backed rebels take positions on the outskirts of Donetsk
eastern Ukraine Thursday April 2 2015. OSCE monitors accompanied by
pro-Russian rebels visited the ruins of Donetsk Airport and nearby areas
to monitor the situation on the ground and discuss the observance of
February�s cease-fire. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)
Iraqi security forces launch a rocket against Islamic State
extremist positions during clashes in Tikrit 130 kilometers (80 miles)
north of Baghdad Iraq Monday March 30 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
SAN DIEGO (March 31 2015) Sailors assigned to the amphibious
assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) lower and prepare the ship's colors for
the last time during the ship's decommissioning ceremony. Peleliu will
be towed from San Diego to Hawaii to join the reserve fleet. (U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Bell/Released)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 31 2015) Lt. j.g. Brittany Gilmartin
inspects the avionics on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the
Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 Detachment 4
aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67).
Shiloh is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility
supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S.
Navy photo by Lt. Frederick Martin/Released)
NORFOLK (April 1 2015) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship
USNS Comfort (TA-H 20) departs Naval Station Norfolk. Comfort is
deploying to support Operation Continuing Promise 2015 a series of
humanitarian exercises conducted under the direction of U.S. Southern
Command to provide medical dental and veterinary aid to people in the
Caribbean Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communications Specialist 2nd Class Justin Yarborough/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (March 31 2015) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Paul
Banner from Los Angeles secures a hatch in order to prevent smoke from
spreading during a fire drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C.
Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis Strike Group is undergoing tailored
ship's training availability and final evolution problem assessing its
abilities to conduct combat missions support functions and survive
complex casualty control situations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)
PASCAGOULA Miss. (March 28 2015) The future USS John Finn (DDG
113) is launched. John Finn the first Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class
(DDG 51) ship will be equipped with the Navy's Aegis Combat System the
world's foremost integrated naval weapons system. Flight IIA ships will
provide increased capabilities over previous DDG 51 destroyers including
advances in anti-submarine warfare command and control and anti-surface
warfare. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (April 1 2015) Landing Craft
Utility (LCU) 1631 assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 lowers its ramp
inside the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay
(LPD 20). Sailors and Marines from the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious
Ready Group and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are
participating in the Korean Marine Exchange Program with the Republic of
Korea marine corps and navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 3rd Class Scott Barnes/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 31 2015) Quartermaster 3rd Class Jacob
Worden mans a 240 mm machine gun during a general quarters drill aboard
the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68). Anzio is en route to
Scotland to participate in Joint Warrior a United Kingdom-led
semi-annual multinational cooperative training exercise. (U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Abe McNatt/Released)
SAN DIEGO (March 31 2015) Rear Admiral Fernandez L. Ponds
commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 delivers remarks during
the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) decommissioning
ceremony. Peleliu will be towed from San Diego to Hawaii to join the
reserve fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd
Class Zachary Bell/Released)
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