Lance Cpl. Zackary W. Rippin, infantry assaultman, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, operates a weaponized Multi-Utility Tactical Transport vehicle (MUTT) during a company assault on Range 400 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 7, 2016, as part of Integrated Training Exercise 1-17. The 28-day exercise is currently the longest-lasting activity that occurs at the installation and involves a series of progressive live-fire exercises that assesses the ability and adaptability of a force of more than 3,500 Marines and sailors. Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller has designated the battalion as the Marine Corps’ experimental force. - Lance Cpl. Zackary W. Rippin, infantry assaultman, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, operates a weaponized Multi-Utility Tactical Transport vehicle (MUTT) during a company assault on Range 400 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 7, 2016, as part of Integrated Training Exercise 1-17. The 28-day exercise is currently the longest-lasting activity that occurs at the installation and involves a series of progressive live-fire exercises that assesses the ability and adaptability of a force of more than 3,500 Marines and sailors. Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller has designated the battalion as the Marine Corps’ experimental force.
During a Marine Corps Intelligence Activity exercise May 5, the Multi-Utility Tactical Transport, or MUTT, is put through its paces at the Town of Quantico’s Riverside Park and in the Potomac River, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The unmanned vehicle can carry up to 600 pounds; roll over boulders, sand and debris; and even swim. - During a Marine Corps Intelligence Activity exercise May 5, the Multi-Utility Tactical Transport, or MUTT, is put through its paces at the Town of Quantico’s Riverside Park and in the Potomac River, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The unmanned vehicle can carry up to 600 pounds; roll over boulders, sand and debris; and even swim.
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