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Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, face up Range 101 while waiting for instructions to begin a battle sight zero exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms... More

The infrastructure of the combat operations center

The infrastructure of the combat operations center

The infrastructure of the combat operations center is set up Jan. 17 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, for Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. The COC is the operations center where the comman... More

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (right), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), observes US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines conducting a training scenario during Exercise MOJAVE VIPER. MOJAVE VIPER simulates an Iraqi village, giving USMC Marines an opportunity to get an early look at some of the potentially deadly situations they may encounter in Iraq (IRQ). SECNAV is in Southern California to get a first-hand look at the work being done by the US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines stationed in the region

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (right), Secretary of the Navy (SE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status... More

Enhanced Mojave Viper U.S. Navy, California

Enhanced Mojave Viper U.S. Navy, California

Hospital Corpsman Albert Amayarivera, assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security from the window of a cleared building during a foot patrol through the Warda-Mir training fac... More

Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missiles

Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missiles

Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missiles lay ready for firing by anti-tank missilemen from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise a... More

Lance Cpl. Clinton Bilbrey, a squad leader with Kilo

Lance Cpl. Clinton Bilbrey, a squad leader with Kilo

Lance Cpl. Clinton Bilbrey, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, directs his Marines' movement from a trench during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Com... More

Lance Cpl. Andrew Ellis, a machine gunner with India

Lance Cpl. Andrew Ellis, a machine gunner with India

Lance Cpl. Andrew Ellis, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires in support of a company attack at Range 400 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Cal... More

Checkerboard Marines work 12-hour shifts to ensure

Checkerboard Marines work 12-hour shifts to ensure

Checkerboard Marines work 12-hour shifts to ensure aircraft are properly maintained and the necessary ordnance is equipped.

Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, half-loads an 81 mm mortar round during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Ce... More

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, bound down the battlefield during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 16. The ba... More

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (right), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), meets with US MarineCorps (USMC) Marines participating in a training scenario during MOJAVE VIPER. MOJAVE VIPER simulates an Iraqi village, giving USMC Marines an opportunity to get an early look at some of the potentially deadly situations they may encounter in Iraq (IRQ). SECNAV is in Southern California to get a first-hand look at the work being done by the US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines stationed in the region

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (right), Secretary of the Navy (SE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status... More

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), and US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, talk with USMC Marines conducting a training scenario during MOJAVE VIPER. MOJAVE VIPER simulates an Iraqi village, giving USMC Marines an opportunity to get an early look at some of the potentially deadly situations they may encounter in Iraq (IRQ). SECNAV is in Southern California to get a first-hand look at the work being done by the US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines stationed in the region

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the Na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Patrick Kline (center), explains to The Honorable,Dr. Donald C. Winter (right), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), and USMC General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, some of the scenarios established to challenge USMC Marines participating in MOJAVE VIPER. MOJAVE VIPER simulates an Iraqi village, giving USMC Marines an opportunity to get an early look at some of the potentially deadly situations they may encounter in Iraq (IRQ). SECNAV is in Southern California to get a first-hand look at the work being done by the US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines stationed in the region

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Patrick Kline (center)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status... More

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), speaks with Iraqi-Americans manning the Souq, a simulated Iraqi marketplace, during MOJAVE VIPER. They want to do their part in preparing USMC Marines for the various situations they may encounter while in Iraq. MOJAVE VIPER simulates an Iraqi village, giving USMC Marines an opportunity to get an early look at some of the potentially deadly situations they may encounter in Iraq (IRQ). SECNAV is in Southern California to get a first-hand look at the work being done by the US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines stationed in the region

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the Na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status... More

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hike

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hike

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hike toward Range 101 to conduct a battle sight zero exercise at Range 101 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 27, 2011. The ... More

Killing Time: A sanctuary of Spades

Killing Time: A sanctuary of Spades

Dimly lit by the neon glow of chem lights in his tent, Lance Cpl. Jared Honeyman (left) escapes into a sanctuary of Spades with friends following a day of pre-deployment training on Marine Corps Air Ground Comb... More

Pfc. Kevin Alexander, an anti-tank missilemen with

Pfc. Kevin Alexander, an anti-tank missilemen with

Pfc. Kevin Alexander, an anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wraps a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile in a Kevlar blanket to prepare it for firing... More

Lance Cpl. Joseph Dioro (left) and Cpl. John Reed (right)

Lance Cpl. Joseph Dioro (left) and Cpl. John Reed (right)

Lance Cpl. Joseph Dioro (left) and Cpl. John Reed (right) carry a simulated casualty to a landing zone for medical evacuation during immediate action drills here Nov. 14. The Okinawa-based Marines with Combat L... More

Robert S. O'malley acts as a casualty of an improvised

Robert S. O'malley acts as a casualty of an improvised

Robert S. O'malley acts as a casualty of an improvised explosive device during training with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 here, Nov. 24. O'malley is a professional actor with Strategic Operations, an acting and... More

Lance Cpls. Brett Neibel and Jesus Oliver, mortarmen

Lance Cpls. Brett Neibel and Jesus Oliver, mortarmen

Lance Cpls. Brett Neibel and Jesus Oliver, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, watch 81 mm mortar rounds impact the training area during a fire support coordination exercise on M... More

Lance Cpls. Justin Turner and Phil Schiffman, mortarmen

Lance Cpls. Justin Turner and Phil Schiffman, mortarmen

Lance Cpls. Justin Turner and Phil Schiffman, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, punch the bore of an 81 mm mortar tube during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Cor... More

Artillery provides suppressing fire from multiple kilometers

Artillery provides suppressing fire from multiple kilometers

Artillery provides suppressing fire from multiple kilometers away Feb. 9 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, during the Battalion Assault Course as part of Integrated Training Exerc... More

Lance Cpl. Andrew Gray, a team leader with Guard Force

Lance Cpl. Andrew Gray, a team leader with Guard Force

Lance Cpl. Andrew Gray, a team leader with Guard Force Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, searches two Afghan role-players after stopping their vehicle while patrolli... More

Sgt. Curtis Wolf, a squad leader with Guard Force Platoon,

Sgt. Curtis Wolf, a squad leader with Guard Force Platoon,

Sgt. Curtis Wolf, a squad leader with Guard Force Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, thanks an Afghan role-player for his hospitality after meeting at the role-player... More

Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, load into an amphibious assault vehicle before beginning clearing operations during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 1 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat... More

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrol toward a village shortly after dawn during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 4 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Cal... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Alex Puente, a platoon commander

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Alex Puente, a platoon commander

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Alex Puente, a platoon commander with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, helps one of his Marines scale a wall while clearing two city blocks during Exercise Clear, Hold... More

Lance Cpl. Clinton Bilbrey, a squad leader with Kilo

Lance Cpl. Clinton Bilbrey, a squad leader with Kilo

Lance Cpl. Clinton Bilbrey, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, takes a break after completing a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynin... More

Sgt. Roger Merritt, an 81 mm mortar section leader

Sgt. Roger Merritt, an 81 mm mortar section leader

Sgt. Roger Merritt, an 81 mm mortar section leader with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scans his Marines' position before they assault an enemy city during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 4 on... More

Cpl. Alfonso Palacios, a gunner with Headquarters and

Cpl. Alfonso Palacios, a gunner with Headquarters and

Cpl. Alfonso Palacios, a gunner with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holds security for his fellow Marines during improvised explosive device lane training at Outpost Barma... More

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, view

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, view

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, view their targets and make adjustments to their weapons during a battle sight zero exercise at Range 101 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Pal... More

Cpl. Alexis Vazquez, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron

Cpl. Alexis Vazquez, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron

Cpl. Alexis Vazquez, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 ordnance technician ensures a M-83 bomb is properly aligned while attaching to an aircraft. Ordnance Marines handle many alternate types of ordnance not... More

Lance Cpls. Channing Bergen and Matthew Adair, riflemen

Lance Cpls. Channing Bergen and Matthew Adair, riflemen

Lance Cpls. Channing Bergen and Matthew Adair, riflemen with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hold watch over a detainee at an entry control point during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 at Range... More

Marines of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,

Marines of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,

Marines of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, run to cover during an assault at Range 401, Jan. 29. Alpha Company conducted the range as part of their Enhanced Mojave Viper pre-depl... More

Lance Cpl. Josh Berryhill, a machine gunner with Lima

Lance Cpl. Josh Berryhill, a machine gunner with Lima

Lance Cpl. Josh Berryhill, a machine gunner with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, reloads his weapon while bounding toward an enemy position during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 1 on Marine Corps... More

Lance Cpls. Phil Schiffman and Jake Rupnow, mortarmen

Lance Cpls. Phil Schiffman and Jake Rupnow, mortarmen

Lance Cpls. Phil Schiffman and Jake Rupnow, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, brace themselves after firing an 81 mm mortar round during a fire support coordination exercise on... More

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participate in a Motorized Operations Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine P... More

Lance Cpls. Cody Varnell and Nick Lacarra, military

Lance Cpls. Cody Varnell and Nick Lacarra, military

Lance Cpls. Cody Varnell and Nick Lacarra, military working dog handlers with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, toss around a baseball outside their sleeping quarters following a training day... More

Brig. Gen. Frederick Padilla, the commanding general

Brig. Gen. Frederick Padilla, the commanding general

Brig. Gen. Frederick Padilla, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division, greets Lance Cpl. Jack Becker, a team leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, while Becker digs in his defensiv... More

Desert training continues at Enhanced Mojave Viper: Marines collect biometrics evidence

Desert training continues at Enhanced Mojave Viper: Marines collect bi...

Lance Cpl. Mary C. McKenna (center) uses a HIDE system to document the iris of man displaying suspicious behavior here Nov. 18. The data would be entered into a biometrics database used to identify insurgents a... More

Lance Cpls. Justin Downing and Patrick Walker, mortar

Lance Cpls. Justin Downing and Patrick Walker, mortar

Lance Cpls. Justin Downing and Patrick Walker, mortar men with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, brace themselves while firing a 60mm mortar round during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 3 on Marine ... More

Pfc. Daniel Candelaria and Capt. Gareth Hughes, a rifleman

Pfc. Daniel Candelaria and Capt. Gareth Hughes, a rifleman

Pfc. Daniel Candelaria and Capt. Gareth Hughes, a rifleman and forward air controller with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, carry ammunition to a machine gun position during a company attack a... More

Infantrymen with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Infantrymen with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Infantrymen with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, bound through a cloud of yellow smoke during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., ... More

Gunnery Sgt. Todd Leahey, the 81mm mortar platoon sergeant

Gunnery Sgt. Todd Leahey, the 81mm mortar platoon sergeant

Gunnery Sgt. Todd Leahey, the 81mm mortar platoon sergeant for Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, motions toward impacting rounds while supporting Kilo Company, 3/3, during Exercise Clear, Hol... More

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the avy (SECAV), and US Marine Corps (USMC) Brigadier General (BGE) Commanding General, Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Training Command, talks with American-Iraqis manning the simulated Souq, a Iraqi marketplace, during Exercise MOJAVE VIPER. They want to do their part in preparing USMC Marines for the various situations they may encounter while in Iraq. MOJAVE VIPER simulates an Iraqi village, giving USMC Marines an opportunity to get an early look at some of the potentially deadly situations they may encounter in Iraq (IRQ). SECAV is in Southern California to get a first-hand look at the work being done by the US...

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the av...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), and US Marine Corps (USMC) Brigadier General ... More

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), speaks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines conducting a training scenario during MOJAVE VIPER. MOJAVE VIPER simulates an Iraqi village, giving USMC Marines an opportunity to get an early look at some of the potentially deadly situations they may encounter in Iraq (IRQ). SECNAV is in Southern California to get a first-hand look at the work being done by the US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines stationed in the region

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the Na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status... More

Pfc. Daniel Candelaria, a rifleman with India Company,

Pfc. Daniel Candelaria, a rifleman with India Company,

Pfc. Daniel Candelaria, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds security during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 at Range 210 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Pa... More

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, watch

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, watch

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, watch the Marines of India Company, 3/3, maneuver through a company attack at Range 400 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. ... More

Lance Cpl. John A. Degmore provides security during

Lance Cpl. John A. Degmore provides security during

Lance Cpl. John A. Degmore provides security during an improvised explosive device response drill here, Nov. 24. The drill included simulated wounds, explosives and smoke. Degmore is a military policeman with C... More

Cpl. Steven McKinney, a mortarman with Weapons Company,

Cpl. Steven McKinney, a mortarman with Weapons Company,

Cpl. Steven McKinney, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, moves down Range 101 to examine his target during a battle sight zero exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Cente... More

Pfcs. Greg Zecher and Nicholas Roberts, machine gunners

Pfcs. Greg Zecher and Nicholas Roberts, machine gunners

Pfcs. Greg Zecher and 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 C... More

Cpl. Aaron Pickett, an anti-tank missilemen with Weapons

Cpl. Aaron Pickett, an anti-tank missilemen with Weapons

Cpl. Aaron Pickett, an anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires a Javelin missile from the front of a Humvee during the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise at the... More

Lance Cpl. Nick Montez, an improvised explosive device

Lance Cpl. Nick Montez, an improvised explosive device

Lance Cpl. Nick Montez, an improvised explosive device dog handler with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, calms his working dog, Mally, as Lance Cpl. Jared Hunter, a mortarman with Weapons Co... More

Marines set up camouflage netting as the first step

Marines set up camouflage netting as the first step

Marines set up camouflage netting as the first step in forming a combat operations center Jan. 16, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, for Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. A COC is where ... More

Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Lee, a grenadier for 2nd Platoon,

Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Lee, a grenadier for 2nd Platoon,

Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Lee, a grenadier for 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holds security when his patrol halts at Range 401, Jan. 29. Alpha Company conducted the range as part of... More

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participate in a Motorized Operations Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine P... More

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series on Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. They are preparing for war by training in the Cal... More

Lance Cpl. Hillian Galindo, flight mechanic with Marine

Lance Cpl. Hillian Galindo, flight mechanic with Marine

Lance Cpl. Hillian Galindo, flight mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, inspects an aircraft prior to going to the Enhanced Mojave Viper combat training.

Combat Logistics Battalion 4 Marines practice immediate

Combat Logistics Battalion 4 Marines practice immediate

Combat Logistics Battalion 4 Marines practice immediate action drills simulating an improvised explosive device strike here Nov. 13. The Okinawa-based Marines established a security perimeter and transported th... More

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Coltharp, a machine gunner with India

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Coltharp, a machine gunner with India

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Coltharp, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assists fellow machine gunner Lance Cpl. Andrew Ellis with firing in support of a company attack at Range 400... More

Anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion,

Anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion,

Anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, watch as a fellow missileman fires a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile from a Humvee during the Enhanced Mojave... More

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), observes US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines conducting a training scenario during Exercise MOJAVE VIPER. MOJAVE VIPER simulates an Iraqi village, giving USMC Marines an opportunity to get an early look at some of the potentially deadly situations they may encounter in Iraq (IRQ). SECNAV is in Southern California to get a first-hand look at the work being done by the US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines stationed in the region

The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter (white shirt), Secretary of the Na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status... More

Anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion,

Anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion,

Anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile from a Humvee during the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise at t... More

Lance Cpl. Branden Garcia, a Marine Fighter Attack

Lance Cpl. Branden Garcia, a Marine Fighter Attack

Lance Cpl. Branden Garcia, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 ordnance technician, takes the expended cartridge actuated device out of an aircraft at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentyn... More

Second Lt. Adam Staff, a platoon commander with Kilo

Second Lt. Adam Staff, a platoon commander with Kilo

Second Lt. Adam Staff, a platoon commander with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, communicates with his Marines during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twe... More

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Coltharp, a machine gunner with India

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Coltharp, a machine gunner with India

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Coltharp, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds links of ammunition for Lance Cpl. Andrew Ellis to fire during a company attack at Range 400 on Marine ... More

Powerline plane captains maintain most engine and tire

Powerline plane captains maintain most engine and tire

Powerline plane captains maintain most engine and tire related issues while ensuring all aircraft are ready for flight during their 12-hour shifts.

Sgt. Randall W. Lester guides junior Marines setting

Sgt. Randall W. Lester guides junior Marines setting

Sgt. Randall W. Lester guides junior Marines setting up the combat operations center Jan. 16, at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, for Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Lester stood back to mak... More

Combat Logistics Battalion 4 Marines stand by for the

Combat Logistics Battalion 4 Marines stand by for the

Combat Logistics Battalion 4 Marines stand by for the sun to set before beginning a night marksmanship shoot here Nov. 13. The Okinawa-based Marines used night vision equipment to engage targets from various ra... More

Marines extend the legs of a canopy-style tent as part

Marines extend the legs of a canopy-style tent as part

Marines extend the legs of a canopy-style tent as part of the combat operations center for Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 Jan. 16 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. It is important to set u... More

Air and ground combat elements provide suppressing

Air and ground combat elements provide suppressing

Air and ground combat elements provide suppressing fire for other ground units to move to assault objectives Feb. 9 during the battalion assault course at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif... More

Lance Cpl. Scott McDonald, mechanic with Marine Heavy

Lance Cpl. Scott McDonald, mechanic with Marine Heavy

Lance Cpl. Scott McDonald, mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, checks to see that everything is working aboard the highly packed CH-53E Super Stallion prior to Enhanced Mojave Viper, Sept. 30.

Marines prepare to board three CH-53E Super Stallions

Marines prepare to board three CH-53E Super Stallions

Marines prepare to board three CH-53E Super Stallions as part of an aerial assault for the Battalion Assault Course on Feb. 12 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, during Integrated ... More

Cpl. Steven McKinney, a mortarman with Weapons Company,

Cpl. Steven McKinney, a mortarman with Weapons Company,

Cpl. Steven McKinney, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, shows his cleared weapon to a marksmanship instructor following a battle sight zero exercise at Range 101 on Marine Co... More

Clouds form into what looks like a jet in the sky above

Clouds form into what looks like a jet in the sky above

Clouds form into what looks like a jet in the sky above Camp Wilson, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The wide-open areas surrounding Camp Wilson offer many ranges for aircr... More

Cpl. Richard Mikesell, a squad leader with Kilo Company,

Cpl. Richard Mikesell, a squad leader with Kilo Company,

Cpl. Richard Mikesell, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, digs in a machine gun position during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentyni... More

Lance Cpl. Jarrett Hatley, a working dog handler with

Lance Cpl. Jarrett Hatley, a working dog handler with

Lance Cpl. Jarrett Hatley, a working dog handler with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and his dog Blue provide security while clearing two city blocks during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 1 on M... More

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fire an 81mm mortar to support the night defense of Kilo Company, 3/3, during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat ... More

Sgt. Chad D. Frokjer, a squad leader for 2nd Platoon,

Sgt. Chad D. Frokjer, a squad leader for 2nd Platoon,

Sgt. Chad D. Frokjer, a squad leader for 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, gives his Marines an alert, direction, description, range, target assignment, and fire control on rock hi... More

A blanket of green smoke sweeps by as an instructor

A blanket of green smoke sweeps by as an instructor

A blanket of green smoke sweeps by as an instructor watches infantrymen with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide fire suppression during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air ... More

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participate in a Motorized Operations Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine P... More

Marines detonate the mine-clearing line charge Feb.

Marines detonate the mine-clearing line charge Feb.

Marines detonate the mine-clearing line charge Feb. 9 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, at the battalion assault course during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. The MCLIC is a 1,... More

Lance Cpl. Cody Blessing, an anti-tank missilemen with

Lance Cpl. Cody Blessing, an anti-tank missilemen with

Lance Cpl. Cody Blessing, an anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to load a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile for firing during the Enhance... More

Lance Cpl. Timothy A. Henderson, a squad leader with

Lance Cpl. Timothy A. Henderson, a squad leader with

Lance Cpl. Timothy A. Henderson, a squad leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, calls his team toward his position while clearing a building during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 1 on Marine... More

Infantrymen with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Infantrymen with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Infantrymen with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wait for the command to bound forward during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., ... More

Lance Cpl. Timothy Jackson, a team leader with Kilo

Lance Cpl. Timothy Jackson, a team leader with Kilo

Lance Cpl. Timothy Jackson, a team leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, reloads his weapon during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palm... More

Mojave Viper: Culminating Exercise Tests Capabilities

Mojave Viper: Culminating Exercise Tests Capabilities

Sgt. Maj. Angela Maness, battalion sergeant major for Combat Logistics Battalion 3 (reinforced), Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, checks on the Marines as... More

Lance Cpl. Carl Sanchez, a rifleman with Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Carl Sanchez, a rifleman with Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Carl Sanchez, a rifleman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, uses a mine detector to sweep the area around a simulated casualty during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 1 on Marine Corps... More

Lance Cpl. Dan Jackson, an anti-tank missileman with

Lance Cpl. Dan Jackson, an anti-tank missileman with

Lance Cpl. Dan Jackson, an anti-tank missileman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, waits in the gun turret of a Motorized All-Terrain Vehicle to begin Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 4 on Mar... More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 administer

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 administer

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 administer buddy aid to a simulated casualty who was wounded by an improvised explosive device during a convoy exercise at MAGCC Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 5 during... More

Lance Cpl. Justin Downing, a mortar man with Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Justin Downing, a mortar man with Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Justin Downing, a mortar man with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scans his area while patrolling during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 3 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twent... More

Cpl. Brian Ortiz, a squad leader with Kilo Company,

Cpl. Brian Ortiz, a squad leader with Kilo Company,

Cpl. Brian Ortiz, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scans the battlefield before leading his squad forward during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Com... More

Capt. John Kolb, a forward air controller with Kilo

Capt. John Kolb, a forward air controller with Kilo

Capt. John Kolb, a forward air controller with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, uses his radio to set up an aircraft landing zone for a simulated casualty evacuation during Exercise Clear, Hold... More

Lance Cpl. Brian Hernandez, a mortarman with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Brian Hernandez, a mortarman with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Brian Hernandez, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, waits for the command to move forward on a patrol during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 4 on Marine Corps Air Groun... More

A secondary improvised explosive device detonates near

A secondary improvised explosive device detonates near

A secondary improvised explosive device detonates near a disabled Combat Logistics Battalion 4 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle during a convoy exercise at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palm... More

Lance Cpl. Shawn D. Turner stems the blood flow from

Lance Cpl. Shawn D. Turner stems the blood flow from

Lance Cpl. Shawn D. Turner stems the blood flow from a simulated casualty using improvised tourniquets during immediate action drills here Nov. 14. The Okinawa-based Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 4 re... More

Infantry Marines move to counter-attack the enemy’s

Infantry Marines move to counter-attack the enemy’s

Infantry Marines move to counter-attack the enemy’s attack in the later stage of the battalion assault course Feb. 10 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, during Integrated Training ... More

Lance Cpl. Jurrell Brown, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron

Lance Cpl. Jurrell Brown, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron

Lance Cpl. Jurrell Brown, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 powerline plane captain, inspects an aircraft’s hydraulic system after flight Sept. 1 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Different types of munitions are used to support both

Different types of munitions are used to support both

Different types of munitions are used to support both air and ground units while in combat. Pilots use many types of ordnance such as fire bombs, Mark 83 and MK-82 bombs.

A Marine and an interpreter with Combat Logistics Battalion

A Marine and an interpreter with Combat Logistics Battalion

A Marine and an interpreter with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 explain to actors portraying civilians that they are sweeping the area for improvised explosive devices during a convoy exercise Dec. 5. The actors ... More

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