Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Sgt. Brian Tuthill
Date: 2011-12-28 15:52:00 A Marine rifle honor guard from 3rd Marine Regiment prepares to greet the family of Pfc. Frank Cabiness as they carry his urn aboard the USS Arizona Memorial Dec. 23. Cabiness is the second Marine survivor to be buried with his shipmates.
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Lance Cpl. Jacob Barber
Date: 2011-09-17 15:04:00 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII—Captain Lucas Frokjer, officer in charge of the flightline for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, reunites with his family after returning from a seven-month deployment with HMH-463. The squadron arrived at Hangar 105 Saturday and were welcomed home by a large crowd of family and friends. The squadron was replaced by HMH-363 who deployed to Afghanistan in August in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-04 08:34:00 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 Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 4, 2011. The three-day CHB-1 evolution is part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by solidifying infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They’re preparing for an upcoming fall deployment to Afghanistan’s southernmost Helmand province, where they’ll support Operation Enduring Freedom. Henderson, 25, is from Soddy Daisy, Tenn. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-04 08:15:00 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 Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 4, 2011. The three-day CHB-1 evolution is part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by solidifying infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They’re preparing for an upcoming fall deployment to Afghanistan’s southernmost Helmand province, where they’ll support Operation Enduring Freedom. Hatley, 21, is from Millingport, N.C. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-04 08:02:00 Lance Cpl. Josh Berryhill, a team leader 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 Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 4, 2011. The three-day CHB-1 evolution is part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by solidifying infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They’re preparing for an upcoming fall deployment to Afghanistan’s southernmost Helmand province, where they’ll support Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-04 08:11:00 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, Build 1 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 4, 2011. The three-day CHB-1 evolution is part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by solidifying infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They’re preparing for an upcoming fall deployment to Afghanistan’s southernmost Helmand province, where they’ll support Operation Enduring Freedom. Puente, 25, is from New Orleans. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-04 06:11:00 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 Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 4, 2011. The three-day CHB-1 evolution is part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by solidifying infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They’re preparing for an upcoming fall deployment to Afghanistan’s southernmost Helmand province, where they’ll support Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-04 05:33:00 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 Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 4, 2011. The three-day CHB-1 evolution is part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by solidifying infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They’re preparing for an upcoming fall deployment to Afghanistan’s southernmost Helmand province, where they’ll support Operation Enduring Freedom. Sanchez, 19, is from Fresno, Calif. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-06 09:55:00 Lance Cpls. Justin Turner and Phil Schiffman, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, punch the bore of an 81mm mortar tube during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 6, 2011. The evolution was part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by practicing counterinsurgency operations with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Turner, 21, is from Flower Mound, Texas. Schiffman, 22, is from Phoenix. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-06 09:38:00 Lance Cpls. Phil Schiffman and Jake Rupnow, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, brace themselves after firing an 81mm mortar round during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 6, 2011. The evolution was part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by practicing counterinsurgency operations with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Rupnow, 20, is from Watertown, Wisc. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-06 09:36:00 Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, half-loads an 81mm mortar round during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 6, 2011. The evolution was part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by practicing counterinsurgency operations with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Schiffman, 22, is from Phoenix. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-06 08:28:00 Lance Cpls. Brett Neibel and Jesus Oliver, mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, watch 81mm mortar rounds impact the training area during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 6, 2011. The evolution was part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by practicing counterinsurgency operations with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Neibel, 25, is from Tucson, Ariz. Oliver, 20, is from Sacramento. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-06 07:40:00 Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, brace themselves after launching an 81mm mortar during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 6, 2011. The evolution was part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by practicing counterinsurgency operations with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-08 08:39:00 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., Aug. 8, 2011. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by polishing infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-08 05:08:00 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., Aug. 8, 2011. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by polishing infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-08 04:27:00 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 Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by polishing infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Bilbrey, 21, is from Clarksville, Tenn. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-08 04:15:00 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 Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by polishing infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Bilbrey, 21, is from Clarksville, Tenn. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-08 04:12:00 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 Palms, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by polishing infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Jackson, 21, is from Indianapolis. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-08 04:02:00 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 Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by polishing infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-08 03:37:00 2nd 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 Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion’s 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of ‘America’s Battalion’ are training to kill enemy fighters by polishing infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff, 30, is from Walton, Ky. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-10 06:12:00 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, Calif., Aug. 10, 2011. The attack was part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. During EMV, “America’s Battalion” is working from squad-level training evolutions to battalion-level counterinsurgency operations. They are training to deploy to Afghanistan’s Helmand province this fall in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Ellis, 19, is from Dothan, Ala. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-10 06:08:00 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 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10, 2011. The attack was part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. During EMV, “America’s Battalion” is working from squad-level training evolutions to battalion-level counterinsurgency operations. They are training to deploy to Afghanistan’s Helmand province this fall in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Coltharp, 21, is from Fort Gibson, Okla. Ellis, 19, is from Dothan, Ala. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-10 05:59:00 Pfc. Daniel Candelaria, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sights through his rifle as machine gun smoke drifts by during a company attack at Range 400 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10, 2011. The attack was part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. During EMV, “America’s Battalion” is working from squad-level training evolutions to battalion-level counterinsurgency operations. They are training to deploy to Afghanistan’s Helmand province this fall in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Candelaria, 23, is from Euless, Texas. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-10 05:31:00 Pfc. Daniel Candelaria and Capt. Gareth Hughes, a rifleman and air officer with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, carry ammunition to a machine gun position during a company attack at Range 400 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10, 2011. The attack was part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. During EMV, “America’s Battalion” is working from squad-level training evolutions to battalion-level counterinsurgency operations. They are training to deploy to Afghanistan’s Helmand province this fall in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Candelaria, 23, is from Euless, Texas. Hughes, 29, is from Grove City, Pa. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-10 05:27:00 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., Aug. 10, 2011. The attack was part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. During EMV, “America’s Battalion” is working from squad-level training evolutions to battalion-level counterinsurgency operations. They are training to deploy to Afghanistan’s Helmand province this fall in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder / RELEASED)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-09-10 05:17:00 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 Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10, 2011. The attack was part of the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. During EMV, “America’s Battalion” is working from squad-level training evolutions to battalion-level counterinsurgency operations. They are training to deploy to Afghanistan’s Helmand province this fall in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Coltharp, 21, is from Fort Gibson, Okla. Ellis, 19, is from Dothan, Ala.
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-29 09:10:00 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 Black Top Range Training Area on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 29, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 are working through the 35-day exercise, their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. During EMV, the infantry battalion is training in the field bolstering infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. The Marines will combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force to prepare for deployment. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-29 07:50:00 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 Viper training exercise at the Black Top Range Training Area on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 29, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 are working through the 35-day exercise, their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. During EMV, the infantry battalion is training in the field bolstering infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. The Marines will combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force to prepare for deployment. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-29 06:15:00 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 Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise at the Black Top Range Training Area on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 29, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 are working through the 35-day exercise, their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. During EMV, the infantry battalion is training in the field bolstering infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. The Marines will combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force to prepare for deployment. Blessing, 18, is from Perryville, Missouri. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-29 06:13:00 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 during the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise at the Black Top Range Training Area on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 29, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 are working through the 35-day exercise, their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. During EMV, the infantry battalion is training in the field bolstering infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. The Marines will combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force to prepare for deployment. Alexander, 19, is from Greenville, S.C. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-29 04:56:00 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 at the Black Top Range Training Area on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 29, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 are working through the 35-day exercise, their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. During EMV, the infantry battalion is training in the field bolstering infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. The Marines will combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force to prepare for deployment. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-28 19:44:00 Anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, crouch next to a Humvee as a fellow missileman fires a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile during the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise at the Black Top Range Training Area on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 28, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 are working through the 35-day exercise, their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. During EMV, the infantry battalion is training in the field bolstering infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. The Marines will combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force to prepare for deployment. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-28 19:08:00 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 the Black Top Range Training Area on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 28, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 are working through the 35-day exercise, their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. During EMV, the infantry battalion is training in the field bolstering infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. The Marines combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force to prepare for deployment. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Lance Cpl. Jacob Barber
Date: 2011-08-28 20:38:00 Lance Cpl. Stacy Hunt, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 maintenance specialist, spends one last moment with her husband Sunday, before departing to Helmand province, Afghanistan, for a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Barber/Released
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-27 03:36:00 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 Marines of 3/3 traveled from Hawaii to California last week to begin the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. While 3/3’s prior pre-deployment training in Hawaii focused on the battalion internally, EMV will allow them to combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force. This exercise will be their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-27 07:12:00 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 Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 27, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 traveled from Hawaii to California last week to begin the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. While 3/3’s prior pre-deployment training in Hawaii focused on the battalion internally, EMV will allow them to combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force. This exercise will be their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-27 07:34:00 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, Calif., Aug. 27, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 traveled from Hawaii to California last week to begin the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. While 3/3’s prior pre-deployment training in Hawaii focused on the battalion internally, EMV will allow them to combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force. This exercise will be their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-24 11:40:00 Pfc. Ben Brown, a machine gunner with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, observes Lance Cpl. Alex Caron, a field wireman with 3/3, as Caron performs remedial action on a heavy machine gun during a weapons familiarization class at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 24, 2011. The Marines of 3/3 traveled from Hawaii to California last week to begin the 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise here. While 3/3’s prior pre-deployment training in Hawaii focused on the battalion internally, EMV will allow them to combine with supporting arms, aviation and logistics units, and train to fight as a Marine Air Ground Task Force. This exercise will be their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. Brown, 20, is from Benton, Ark., and Caron, 21, is from Boston. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-26 15:48:00 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 during the Mojave Viper exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 25, 2011. By trade, both Marines are machine gunners. On their upcoming deployment, they’ll work with military working dogs to find improvised explosive devices before the IEDs can reign destruction. Though their pre-deployment training is exhausting, they make time every night for throwing around the baseball. The simple activity is their refresher from the grind of grunt life. “No matter how tired we are, we always have time for some relaxation and fun,” the 20-year-old Lacarra, from Long Beach, Calif., said. “Baseball is our way to unwind.” Varnell, 20, is from Mesquite, Texas. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Lance Cpl Jacob D. Barber
Date: 2011-08-25 16:16:00 Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks to Marines, sailors and their families at Hangar 105 here Thursday. More than 1,000 spectators gathered to hear Biden’s address. “I wish everyone’s wives, sons and daughters were here, because America owes them,” Biden said. “In all of history, no generation of families has had to deal with repeated deployments such as you have.” After his remarks to the troops, Biden took time after to shake hands and pose for photographs with each person who came forward to meet him. The vice president stopped in Hawaii after a nine-day trip to Asia where he met with key leaders there to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues, according to the White House. During his one-and-a-half day stay here, Biden visited children at the new base Youth Center and played golf at the Klipper Golf Course.
Unit: 3rd Battalion (3/3)
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-12 06:37:00 Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, trek down the Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility road during a 12-mile battalion conditioning hike on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 11, 2011. Following pre-deployment training here and on the Island of Hawaii, the battalion is preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August. The month long training event will be their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall.
Unit: 3rd Battalion (3/3)
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-15 11:16:00 Lance Cpl. Martin Argueta, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, posts security while his squad clears a house during counterinsurgency training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2011. The infantry Marines are preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August, following pre-deployment training on the Island of Hawaii and here. This month long training event will be 3/3’s final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. Argueta, 19, is from Yuma, Ariz.
Unit: 3rd Battalion (3/3)
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-15 11:18:00 Lance Cpl. James Horton, a team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, moves to clear a house during counterinsurgency training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2011. The infantry Marines are preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August, following pre-deployment training on the Island of Hawaii and here. This month long training event will be 3/3’s final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. Horton, 21, is from Lynchburg, Tenn.
Unit: 3rd Battalion (3/3)
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-15 10:32:00 Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, move down a corridor while clearing houses during counterinsurgency training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2011. The infantry Marines are preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August, following pre-deployment training on the Island of Hawaii and here. This month long training event will be 3/3’s final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall.
Unit: 3rd Battalion (3/3)
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-15 09:34:00 Pfc. Christopher Bewell, a mortarman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds security from a rooftop during counterinsurgency training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2011. The infantry Marines are preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August, following pre-deployment training on the Island of Hawaii and here. This month long training event will be 3/3’s final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. Bewell, 19, is from Lowell, Mich.
Unit: 3rd Battalion (3/3)
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-15 10:35:00 Pfc. Theodore LePage, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds security from a rooftop during counterinsurgency training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2011. The infantry Marines are preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August, following pre-deployment training on the Island of Hawaii and here. This month long training event will be 3/3’s final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. LePage, 21, is from Atlanta.
Unit: 3rd Battalion (3/3)
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-15 09:12:00 Lance Cpl. John Corsi, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, moves toward his squad’s next objective during counterinsurgency training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2011. The infantry Marines are preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August, following pre-deployment training on the Island of Hawaii and here. This month long training event will be 3/3’s final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. Corsi, 22, is from Jupiter Farms, Fla.
Unit: 3rd Battalion (3/3)
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-15 08:45:00 Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, clear a house during counterinsurgency training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2011. The infantry Marines are preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August, following pre-deployment training on the Island of Hawaii and here. This month long training event will be 3/3’s final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall.
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-02 14:19:00 Navy Seaman Nathan Martino, a corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, peers through the window of a building while providing security in a mock Afghan village during counterinsurgency training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 2, 2011. Over two weeks, 3/3’s line companies rotated from classes to two-day training evolutions at Schofield’s military operations in urban terrain facility, working through scenarios by practicing patrolling, working vehicle control points and interacting with the role-players. Moving further into their pre-deployment training program, the battalion is preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August. The month long training event will be their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. Martino is from Old Saybrook, Ct.
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Byline: Cpl. Reece Lodder
Date: 2011-08-02 13:40:00 Marines and a corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, balance tending to a mock casualty and responding to the concerns of Afghan role-players during counterinsurgency training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 2, 2011. Over two weeks, 3/3’s line companies rotated from classes to two-day training evolutions at Schofield’s military operations in urban terrain facility, working through scenarios by practicing patrolling, working vehicle control points and interacting with the role-players. Moving further into their pre-deployment training program, the battalion is preparing for the Mojave Viper exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., at the end of August. The month long training event will be their final evaluation before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this fall. |