An Emergency Action Plan training exercise at the Oasis Pool aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, drew together the lifeguard team and fire department personnel August 27 to practice their lifesaving skills and to ensure that the aquatics center remains accident and injury-free for all of its patrons.“We train once a month on all aspects of our job as lifeguards, but this EAP training exercise was a first since I’ve been here also involving the fire department paramedics and rescue personnel,” said Axel D. Rivera, Oasis Pool manager and supervising lifeguard.If a drowning were to occur at the Oasis Pool, Rivera said, the lifeguards would contact 911 aboard base to set the EAP in motion.“The EAP tells all involved parties,

Marines from all across the Marine Corps completed the 5th annual High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Sept. 12, 2019.The first place male and female winners of the competition were Sgt. Kevin Fisch, representing Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. and Cpl. Alexandra Martin, representing Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Okinawa. Fisch won first place for the second year in a row, and also competed on season 11 of the television show American Ninja Warrior, which is an obstacle course competition series.  The Marine Corps does two things for America. we make Marines and we win battles. We run the HITT program because this is one of the best ways to train to fight and win in

Marines assigned to the tank platoon of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment Landing Team, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, completed their semiannual crew qualifications at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 21.The Marines, as a part of the MEU Augmentation Program – Kuwait, began joint limited technical inspections on four M1A1 Abrams tanks and an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle to prepare them for upcoming semiannual crew qualifications.After ensuring the vehicles were fully operational, Marines moved from Camp Arifjan to Camp Buehring after ensuring the vehicles were fully operational and began their live fire exercises. In order to qualify, the tank crews completed a series of ranges that increased in difficulty with multiple

A Marine Corps Systems Command fire support device will be one of several communication technologies demonstrated at Island Marauder 2019.The Target Handoff System version 2.0 is a lightweight, fire control system that employs commercial off-the-shelf, shock-resistant tablets to perform various targeting functions. The man-portable technology helps ascertain global positioning coordinates and call for fire support.It allows Marines to use a single system to control close air support as well as artillery, mortars and naval surface fire support missions.“THSv2 is the digital fire support Program of Record for the Marine Corps,” said Jeff Nebel, Fire Support Coordination team lead at MCSC. “It is a modular equipment suite that provides the