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Cpl. Kenneth Hack, a field radio operator with Combat Logistics Company 36, climbs over the high wall during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 12. This physical training plays a vital role in developing a combat mindset, which is being prepared for the mental and physical stresses adhered to a combat environment. This annual exercise is used to enhance the service members’ tactical skill sets taught to them in their initial training as well as develop a combat mindset. - Cpl. Kenneth Hack, a field radio operator with Combat Logistics Company 36, climbs over the high wall during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 12. This physical training plays a vital role in developing a combat mindset, which is being prepared for the mental and physical stresses adhered to a combat environment. This annual exercise is used to enhance the service members’ tactical skill sets taught to them in their initial training as well as develop a combat mindset.
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 prepare for a perimeter sweep foot patrol during the security force exercise in support of pre-deployment training Dec. 7-10, 2014, at the Auxiliary Landing Field II on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The exercise provided Marines a hands-on experience for installation night and day security operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/ Released) - Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 prepare for a perimeter sweep foot patrol during the security force exercise in support of pre-deployment training Dec. 7-10, 2014, at the Auxiliary Landing Field II on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The exercise provided Marines a hands-on experience for installation night and day security operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/ Released)
A convoy attached to Truck Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, enters a mock enemy town where Marines acting as enemy soldiers waited to ambush the vehicles during convoy training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 2015 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 5, 2014. The exercise gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential combat skills needed in a combat environment. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focuses on conventional operations and provides realistic training that prepares Marine for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released) - A convoy attached to Truck Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, enters a mock enemy town where Marines acting as enemy soldiers waited to ambush the vehicles during convoy training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 2015 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 5, 2014. The exercise gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential combat skills needed in a combat environment. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focuses on conventional operations and provides realistic training that prepares Marine for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)
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