Explore Photos - Page 17 - Category Training

Sgt. Donald J. Conde III, a rifleman, conducts a tactical shore insertion off the coast of Noumea, New Caledonia, August 18, 2016. The Marines are in New Caledonia participating in a French Nautical Commando Course which consists of various water survival and tactical training. The course is a part of Exercise AmeriCal 16, a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance mutual combat capabilities and improve relations between the U.S. Marine Corps and the French Armed Forces. Conde III from Temecula, California, is with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin.

Photo by Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr.

Sgt. Ryan R. Krohn, left, a rifleman, and French Army Sgt. Axel Fauss, an infantryman, box during a French Armed Forces Nautical Commando Course at Quartier Gribeauval, New Caledonia, August 16, 2016. The course is a part of Exercise AmeriCal 16, a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance mutual combat capabilities and improve relations with our partners by exchanging a U.S. Marine Corps and French Armed Forces infantry platoon. While the U.S. Marines are in New Caledonia, the French infantry platoon traveled to Australia to participate in Exercise Koolendong 16 with U.S. and Australian forces. Krohn, from Acworth, Georgia, is with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin. Fauss, from French Alps, France, is with 92nd Regiment, French Army.

Photo by Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr.

Sgt. Juan Gonzalez, paraloft chief for Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, checks the distance left before a jump during Exercise Northern Strike 2016 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 16, 2016. Reserve Recon Marines practice jumping from the back of C-130s to meet their requirements and perfect their skills. Exercise Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries. The exercise strives to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Devan Barnett

Sgt. Mathew W. Dearborn, data networking specialist with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, searches a simulated casualty for weapons and contraband before he can be brought to the Shock Trauma Platoon for treatment during Exercise Global Medic at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 17, 2016. Marines provided security for the STP to ensure that victims were not hiding explosives or other harmful substances on their body and that unauthorized personnel were not entering the STP.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa Martens

Sgt. Charles P. Retter, right, motor transport maintenance chief with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, teaches Marines how to properly utilize new trailers for the 7-ton truck during Exercise Global Medic at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 18, 2016. By explaining how new equipment is used, Retter is ensuring that his Marines will be ready in a combat zone to use their skills to fulfill the mission requirements.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa Martens

Sgt. Sergio E. Sotelo, a motor transport operator with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, leads his Marines on a virtual patrol mission during Exercise Global Medic at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 18, 2016. Using the equipment, Marines were able to see and hear the virtual environment with members of their squad, make contact with enemy forces, clear rooms and patrol through the rally point at the end of the course.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa Martens

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Markis Woods, a tank loader with Detla Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division checks over ammunition before conducting offensive and defensive tactics during Large Scale Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., Aug. 17, 2016. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters.

Photo by Cpl. Clarence A. Leake

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank, with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducts offensive and defensive tactics during Large Scale Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., Aug. 16, 2016. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters.

Photo by Cpl. Clarence A. Leake

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank, with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducts offensive and defensive tactics during Large Scale Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., August 17, 2016. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters.

Photo by Cpl. Clarence A. Leake

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion attached to 3rd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division fire a mine clearing line charge during Large Scale Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., Aug. 17, 2016. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters.

Photo by Cpl. Clarence A. Leake

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank, with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducts offensive and defensive tactics during Large Scale Exercise on August 18, 2016, on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters.

Photo by Cpl. Clarence A. Leake

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Markis Woods, a tank loader with Detla Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division loads ammunition into a ready position before conducting offensive and defensive tactics during Large Scale Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., Aug. 17, 2016. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters.

Photo by Cpl. Clarence A. Leake

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marque Jones sprays a non-lethal weapons training student with oleoresin capsicum, commonly known as OC spray, as a part of the non-lethal weapons training at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Aug. 18, 2016. The BSRF is a rotational deployment to the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions designed to enhance participants’ collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability and build enduring relationships with partner nations.

Photo by Cpl. Clarence Wimberly

U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducts pre-check before conducting offensive and defensive tactics during Large Scale Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., Aug. 16, 2016. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division repair A1 Abrams Tank during Large Scale Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., Aug. 18, 2016. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 takes off from a simulated combat zone during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 17, 2016. Marines with VMM-161 conducted the exercise in support of 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, in order to increase proficiency in conducting CAS EVACS.

Photo by Pfc. Jake McClung

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, sit in an MV-22B Osprey during casualty evacuation training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 17, 2016. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 supported 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, in order to increase proficiency in conducting CAS EVACS.

Photo by Pfc. Jake McClung

Marines from 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, walk away from an MV-22B Osprey during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 17, 2016. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 supported 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, in order to increase proficiency in conducting CAS EVACS.

Photo by Pfc. Jake McClung

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, carry a simulated casualty toward an MV-22B Osprey during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 17, 2016. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 supported 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, in order to increase proficiency in conducting CAS EVACS.

Photo by Pfc. Jake McClung

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, assist a simulated casualty onto an MV-22B Osprey during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 17, 2016. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 supported 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, in order to increase proficiency in conducting CAS EVACS.

Photo by Pfc. Jake McClung