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History in the making: One-of-a-kind armor unit concludes debut deployment

U.S. Marines and sailors with the Combined Arms Company concluded the initial iteration of the unit’s three planned rotations at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Jan. 22, 2016.The mechanized unit, supplemental to the Black Sea Rotational Force, arrived in Eastern Europe in August 2015 to provide reassurance to partner-nations by demonstrating the

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Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment prepare to fire during a company live-fire exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2015. The exercise is in preparation for the integrated training exercise taking place at Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., in October. - Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment prepare to fire during a company live-fire exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2015. The exercise is in preparation for the integrated training exercise taking place at Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., in October.

1st Battalion, 8th Marines prepares for upcoming ITX

Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment geared up to begin a company live-fire exercise taking place at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 30, 2015.The exercise is in preparation for the integrated training exercise that is going to take place at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, in October.“Today we are

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Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, measure detonation cord and create breaching charges during the urban breaching portion of a demolition package at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 10, 2015. The demolition package was conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment, where the two units will be working together in support of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response- Africa. - Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, measure detonation cord and create breaching charges during the urban breaching portion of a demolition package at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 10, 2015. The demolition package was conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment, where the two units will be working together in support of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response- Africa.

Fire and Fury; 2nd CEB, 1/8 conduct urban breaching techniques to prepare for upcoming deployment

Approximately 30 Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and nine Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment participated in an urban demolitions range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 10.The range was the fourth and final day of a demolitions training package being conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Hall, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, fires an AT-4 anti-armor weapon during a live-fire training exercise in Sierra Del Retin, Spain, March 24, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF conducted a live-fire training exercise at the Spanish Marines’ training facility to maintain and uphold their infantryman skills. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Hall, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, fires an AT-4 anti-armor weapon during a live-fire training exercise in Sierra Del Retin, Spain, March 24, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF conducted a live-fire training exercise at the Spanish Marines’ training facility to maintain and uphold their infantryman skills.